Chris Morgan is a pop culture and comedy writer based in the Detroit area. His written works include pieces for websites, books of both fiction and nonfiction, television, video games, and sketch shows for the stage.

“recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “a refreshingly accessible tour of the cult series’ 11-season run that works as both a history overview and greatest-hits tour...strongly recommended”—Bookgasm; “recommended.... It’s hard for me to express how much I enjoyed reading this book...this one’s got my thumbs-up”—Satellite News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi1. Next Sunday A.D.—An Introduction 12. Gamera, or “The ocean: Birthplace of all life” 103. The Crawling Eye, or “I spy with my little eye” 224. Catalina Caper, or “I just met a girl named Creepy Girl” 325. Pod People, or “It stinks!” 436. Manos: The Hands of Fate, or “In summary, Manos, the … hands of fate” 527. Mitchell, or “Say, Mike, what size jumpsuit do you wear?” 638. Kitten with a Whip, or “Russ Meyer’s Goldilocks” 739. Laserblast, or “There’s a point where it stops being a movie” 8410. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, or “There weren’t any puppets in this movie” 9511. Space Mutiny, or “We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese” 10512. Hobgoblins, or “Can we have a law that in the future, films have to be made by filmmakers?” 11713. Soultaker, or “You’re dead, Nancy Kerrigan” 12714. Danger: Diabolik, or “Look, Nelson, move on. I am.” 13715. An Incongruously Long Discussion of Short Films 14816. What Do You Think, Sirs?—A Conclusion 160Bibliography 167Index 169

Chris Morgan is a pop culture and comedy writer based in the Detroit area. His written works include pieces for websites, books of both fiction and nonfiction, television, video games, and sketch shows for the stage.

“recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “a refreshingly accessible tour of the cult series’ 11-season run that works as both a history overview and greatest-hits tour...strongly recommended”—Bookgasm; “recommended.... It’s hard for me to express how much I enjoyed reading this book...this one’s got my thumbs-up”—Satellite News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi1. Next Sunday A.D.—An Introduction 12. Gamera, or “The ocean: Birthplace of all life” 103. The Crawling Eye, or “I spy with my little eye” 224. Catalina Caper, or “I just met a girl named Creepy Girl” 325. Pod People, or “It stinks!” 436. Manos: The Hands of Fate, or “In summary, Manos, the … hands of fate” 527. Mitchell, or “Say, Mike, what size jumpsuit do you wear?” 638. Kitten with a Whip, or “Russ Meyer’s Goldilocks” 739. Laserblast, or “There’s a point where it stops being a movie” 8410. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, or “There weren’t any puppets in this movie” 9511. Space Mutiny, or “We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese” 10512. Hobgoblins, or “Can we have a law that in the future, films have to be made by filmmakers?” 11713. Soultaker, or “You’re dead, Nancy Kerrigan” 12714. Danger: Diabolik, or “Look, Nelson, move on. I am.” 13715. An Incongruously Long Discussion of Short Films 14816. What Do You Think, Sirs?—A Conclusion 160Bibliography 167Index 169

Chris Morgan is a pop culture and comedy writer based in the Detroit area. His written works include pieces for websites, books of both fiction and nonfiction, television, video games, and sketch shows for the stage.

“recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “a refreshingly accessible tour of the cult series’ 11-season run that works as both a history overview and greatest-hits tour...strongly recommended”—Bookgasm; “recommended.... It’s hard for me to express how much I enjoyed reading this book...this one’s got my thumbs-up”—Satellite News.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi1. Next Sunday A.D.—An Introduction 12. Gamera, or “The ocean: Birthplace of all life” 103. The Crawling Eye, or “I spy with my little eye” 224. Catalina Caper, or “I just met a girl named Creepy Girl” 325. Pod People, or “It stinks!” 436. Manos: The Hands of Fate, or “In summary, Manos, the … hands of fate” 527. Mitchell, or “Say, Mike, what size jumpsuit do you wear?” 638. Kitten with a Whip, or “Russ Meyer’s Goldilocks” 739. Laserblast, or “There’s a point where it stops being a movie” 8410. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, or “There weren’t any puppets in this movie” 9511. Space Mutiny, or “We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese” 10512. Hobgoblins, or “Can we have a law that in the future, films have to be made by filmmakers?” 11713. Soultaker, or “You’re dead, Nancy Kerrigan” 12714. Danger: Diabolik, or “Look, Nelson, move on. I am.” 13715. An Incongruously Long Discussion of Short Films 14816. What Do You Think, Sirs?—A Conclusion 160Bibliography 167Index 169