Eegah (1962)

aka: Eegah! The Name Written In Blood

While driving through the desert, a teenage girl (Marilyn Manning) is frightened by a seven-foot giant (Richard Kiel) which appears in her path. After escaping, she returns to the site with her boyfriend (Arch Hall Jr.) and her father in an attempt to find the giant. They do, and it then proceeds to terrorize them and the rest of Palm Springs, California.

Filmed in Bronson Canyon, the same desert where Robot Monster (1953) was filmed. Eegah’s cavern is Ro-Man’s headquarters seen from a different angle.

Marilyn Manning was Arch Hall Sr.’s secretary at the time of filming.

Arch Hall Sr. claimed that he came up with the idea for this film after meeting the 7′ 2″ Richard Kiel.