If there was one thing that Universal enjoyed doing during the first few decades of its existence, it was going back to the well as many times as possible. That meant that […]
He Will Not Be Denied! – Revenge of the Creature (1955)
From the Depths Comes the… – Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Whenever Universal decided to make a great horror movie, creature feature or not, they went all out and the results were usually spectacular. That is not to say that when they were […]
Strange Indeed – The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx is an odd little film, marketed as a horror picture and yet it is more of a mystery-thriller than anything else. Even if you were in […]
If Looks Could Kill – House of Horrors (1946)
Poor Marcel. Nobody has it worse than a starving artist for it is not only their body that starves, but their soul. At least so Marcel would have you believe, and after […]
When Nice Guys Do Wrong – Tarantula (1955)
Usually, when a scientist decides to start experimenting on animals with strange formulas, it leads to all sorts of nasty business. At least that seems to be the case in cinema. Those […]
Reimagined – Dracula Untold (2014)
With the release of Dracula Untold, Universal is supposedly looking to reboot their Universal Monsters franchise with this being the first chapter. To do so, they tapped Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless […]
Deep In the Earth Are… – The Mole People (1956)
In 1956, Universal decided to try a little something different and put out a film about an underground race of monsters. True to the Universal twist though, the monsters in question turn […]
Curtain Call – House of Dracula (1945)
House of Dracula would be the last of the Universal pictures featuring the big three characters in their stable, Dracula, The Wolf Man and Frankenstein’s Monster, at least in a horror picture. […]
Karloff Comes Home – House of Frankenstein (1944)
With this fifth and final sequel to Frankenstein, it does not necessarily end the adventures of the monster, but it does end the series of films with his maker’s name in the […]
When Gather Titans – Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)
In Universal’s next outing for Frankenstein, they would team him up with one of their other properties, The Wolf Man, and together they would make history. This would be the first time […]
The Telltale Mind 