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In the first of my two-part look at the first three Universal Frankenstein films, guest host Todd Liebenow and I discuss James Whale’s Monster, as played by Boris Karloff. We look at the film’s subtext, how it worked in regards to the Hollywood Production Code, and more. I know it sounds read more

The horror genre turned Universal Studios into a flourishing business, but in just a decade it was already falling from grace. The rapid release of titles fatigued audiences, putting the studio back into the red. After successful re-releases of Dracula and Frankenstein, Universal decided to take a c read more

Originally published October 27th, 2012 I had originally planned to review the TCM/Fathom events double feature of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein but ended up missing out on it.  In the interest of time I figured best just to review the film I hadn’t already seen, The Bride of Fran read more

Originally published February 1st, 2013 I’m taking a class on American horror films, so don’t be surprised to see a spate of horror movie reviews randomly crop up throughout the next few months.  Expect said reviews to be fairly short, as I’ll be writing them immediately after clas read more

The Revenge of Frankenstein Directed by Terence Fischer Written by Jimmy Sangster and Hurford Janes 1958/UK Columbia Pictures/Hammer Films First viewing/Amazon Prime   Peter Cushing appears without Christopher Lee’s monster this time. Hammer nonetheless lavishes great care on an engagi read more

June 27, 2016 by smumcounty Few film sequels can claim to be better than their originals. Now that I think of it, almost none can claim that with certainty. Although one can argue the merits of “The Godfather” (1972) versus “The Godfather Part II” or “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” read more

Son of Frankenstein is a mostly wasted opportunity. For everything good, there’s something significantly wrong with it. The script is good, director Lee doesn’t direct actors well. The German Expressionist-influenced sets are great, Lee shoots it so stagy, the sets go to waste. Lee like read more

Just over half of House of Frankenstein is glorious. Kenton’s direction is outstanding, the sets are imaginative, the actors are doing great. Beautiful photography from George Robinson. House is a scary movie, what with physically but downright evil Boris Karloff running the proceedings. What read more

Share This! THE  MAN  WHO  MADE  A  MONSTER “Mr. Carl Laemmle feels it would be a little unkind to present this picture without a word of friendly warning,” begins Edward Van Sloan, one of the stars of the upcoming movie, speaking from the screen.  Standing meekly on a stage, he further cautions read more

Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is haunted by his family's past. His grandfather, Victor, was the infamous madman who brought a man back to life, only to have it terrorize a village. Because of this, Frederick wants nothing to do with the Frankenstein name, changing the pronunciation of it to f read more

Mistakes, Errors, and good old fashioned screw-ups I recently  had the opportunity to watch Frankenstein and The Bride Of Frankenstein back to back. And I found it puzzling that James Whale, with experience as an actor, a set designer, and a director, would allow such a muddled beginning to be read more

“The Bride of Frankenstein” was the sequel to the hit “Frankenstein”. It’s very rare that a sequel is more successful than the film that spawned it. But in this particular case a successful sequel was only possible because of the right director, a good story, a cast tha read more

It’s that time of year again… I’m sorry. I tried. I really tried. I tried to look at this iconic picture as the horror picture it’s supposed to be. Maybe when it was first released in 1935 people looked at it as the classic horror film it is. Back then people were trying to read more

Abbott e Costello às voltas com fantasmas / Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Os tempos mudam, as décadas passam, o cinema se modifica, mas há algo que nunca para de provocar riso: a comédia física. Desde os primórdios do cinema, ela estava lá. Max Linder, Mabel Normand, read more

Summer Camp Week 2: I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) 04 Thursday Jun 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1950s, Camp/Kitsch, Horror ≈ 2 Comments Tags1950s, Creepy True Story, Horror, Makeup, Summer Camp Series Reade read more

Auteur Publishing has started a new book series on famous classic horror films. One of the first entries covers THE CURSE OF THE FRANKENSTEIN, the seminal 1957 production which was the first color Gothic thriller released by England's Hammer Films. It would seem that there is nothing more that real read more

Auteur Publishing has started a new book series on famous classic horror films. One of the first entries covers THE CURSE OF THE FRANKENSTEIN, the seminal 1957 production which was the first color Gothic thriller released by England's Hammer Films. It would seem that there is nothing more that real read more

There is a lot of yelling in Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein, primarily overbred aristocrats shouting at peasants. One of the things that makes this film so special is what the rich are yelling about: zombies. And sex. If Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was a man driven by grief read more

Universal Studios enjoyed so much success with its various monsters that the temptation to make endless sequels and combinations of characters proved too tempting, and movies like Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) appeared in large numbers throughout the 1930s and 40s. Of course, the quality of read more

Universal Studios enjoyed so much success with its various monsters that the temptation to make endless sequels and combinations of characters proved too tempting, and movies like Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) appeared in large numbers throughout the 1930s and 40s. Of course, the quality of read more