We've arrived at the end of Road to Gojira with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, which came out in 1953 and is frequently cited as the film that gave rise to Godzilla. It's also one of the first films to show a giant monster that is awoken by atomic energy.
SOURCES
BOOKS
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Art of Ray Harryhausen, The
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Dinosaur Films of Ray Harryhausen: Features, Early 16mm Experiments and Unrealized Projects
- Roy P. Webber
Dinosaur Filmography, The
- Mark F. Berry
Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
- John Walsh
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- Jeff Rovin
Harryhausen - The Movie Posters
- Richard Holliss
Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties
- Bill Warren
Lost Films of the Lost World & the Movies That Time Forgot: Volume I: 1905-1965
- John Lemay
My work in films
- Eugene Lourié
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
- Vanessa Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
DOCUMENTARIES
Harryhausen & Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship
Harryhausen Chronicles, The
Ray Harryhausen: Clash of the Monsters
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Rhedosaurus and the Roller Coaster: Making the Beast, The