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 […]
If Looks Could Kill – House of Horrors (1946)
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 […]
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 […]
Starting Over – The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
The Evil of Frankenstein is the third film in Hammer’s Frankenstein series and the worst one to date. It can also lay claim to being one of the worst movies that Hammer […]
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 […]
Even a Man Who is Pure in Heart… – The Wolf Man (1941)
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 […]
The Telltale Mind 