The climax of SAIYUKI (1960, a.k.a. ALAKAZAM THE GREAT) had a lot of half-spooky/half-goofy elements, sort of a warm-up for the live-action YOKAI MONSTERS films several years later. Behold! The creepy giant scorpion at the 0:50:26 mark, and a veritable Monster Club at the 1:13:46 mark!

 

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