By the time 1941 rolled around, Lon Chaney Jr., had already appeared in many films, though none quite as significant as The Wolf Man would end up being. In this film, his […]
Even a Man Who is Pure in Heart… – The Wolf Man (1941)
When the Past Comes Calling – The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
The third sequel to the original Frankenstein film finds that the people who live in the village do so in fear, as the past is hard to forget. They blame it upon […]
Sins of the Father – Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Son of Frankenstein marks the second sequel to the original film, this time without Colin Clive as Henry and without James Whale as director. Instead, Universal went to Rowland V. Lee when […]
Here Comes the Blushing… – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
James Whale returns to direct the sequel to 1931’s Frankenstein which finds the monster still alive beneath the collapsed windmill. Where the first movie featured horror in its purest form, this film […]
It’s Alive!! – Frankenstein (1931)
There have been many, many films that have given audiences a scare in the theater, but one of the very first was Frankenstein. It was by no means the first horror film […]
Like Father, Like… – Son of Dracula (1943)
Even though Dracula is dead and his bones burned, somehow he returns to life and gets himself invited to the United States. Son of Dracula is the second sequel to the original […]
Beginnings – Dracula (1931)
In 1931 audiences would be treated to two of literature’s biggest monsters. One would be the Frankenstein Monster by Mary Shelley and the other would be Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While Frankenstein would […]
Look Out For… – The Vampire (1957)
Seems like Dr. Campbell has passed away. When Dr. Beecher is called to look in on him he finds a bottle of pills and takes them home. Dr. Campbell was doing experiments […]
I Compell You to Watch This Film – The Witching (1972)
Remember Orson Welles? He starred as Charles Foster Kane in one of the greatest movies of all time, Citizen Kane. He also happened to have a hand in writing it and directed […]
Matinee Fluff – The Soul of a Monster (1944)
The Soul of a Monster is a 1944 film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Will Jason and written by Edward Dein. It stars Rose Hobart as Lilyan Gregg, George Macready as […]
The Telltale Mind 