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 […]
You Do Not Want to Sleep On the… – Pillow of Death (1945)
The sixth and final picture to fall under the Inner Sanctum Mystery banner is one that actually features a mystery as Lon Chaney’s character Wayne Fletcher is under investigation for the murder […]
He Has A… – Strange Confession (1945)
Strange Confession is that type of movie that starts out a little uneven but then vastly improves as it moves on until you cannot stop watching. At first you want to stop […]
Not So Weird – Weird Woman (1944)
The second Inner Sanctum Mystery to hit the silver screen is a vast improvement over the first with a much stronger script taken from a novel by science-fiction stalwart Fritz Lieber and […]
Did He Do It? – Calling Dr. Death (1943)
The Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a radio program once upon a time that was popular enough to garner a film series from Universal. Calling Dr. Death is the first such film and […]
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 Volcanoes Erupt! – The Deadly Mantis (1957)
As far as giant creature movies go, or even giant bugs, The Deadly Mantis is one of the better ones. The visual effects are great and highly effective though it accompanies a […]
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 […]
Daddy’s Little Girl – Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
Unlike its predecessor, Dracula from 1931, this film would start out with a much lighter tone, comedic in fact, which would set it apart from the first one in more ways than […]
The Telltale Mind 