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 […]
Sins of the Father – Son of Frankenstein (1939)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lost Upon the Earth – The Land Unknown (1957)
Ever since the expedition by Byrd found a warm body of water in Antarctica, there has been much curiosity about it, and so a new expedition is commissioned. Arriving in Antarctica, Commander […]
Brotherly Love – The Black Room (1935)
One knows they are watching a good movie when the credits roll and it introduces Boris Karloff as its star. Called The Black Room, the film is about two brothers who are […]
Overflowing With Love – The Devil Commands (1941)
Boris Karloff stars in the appropriately moody horror-suspense-science fiction menagerie called The Devil Commands. Made in 1941, it was a perfect fit for the actor who had just starred in some of […]
The Telltale Mind 