Tag: boris karloff

Death in the Air The Black Cat came after the establishment of the Haye’s Code. It never feels as such. Murder is one thing, but Black Cat deals in …

Gentle Rapping Bela Lugosi stars as a doctor driven mad, his lust for violence sustained by grisly worship of Edgar Allen Poe. Released not long after the production code’s …

Spoiler: It’s Quite Visible Invisible Ray’s flimsy science isn’t worth the excitement or fear mongering. An opening text suggests super radium X-rays were inevitable soon (this back in 1936). …

Karloff’s Transplant Universal cobbles together a number of genres in their production of Black Friday. The mad doctor movie, brain transplant story, the gangster parable, Jekyll/Hyde motions, and some …

Poetry of Medicine The Body Snatcher conveys perfect ‘40s era wartime horror. It’s indirect, but morbid and unseemly, where actions matter and dialog hangs. Corrupt in intent, and gruesome, …

Animal House The first act of House of Frankenstein deals exclusively with Dracula. John Carradine steps into the role, an exotic seducer who puts a woman under his spell. …

Sinister Son Stuck in the shadow of two revered classics, Son of Frankenstein never earned its deserved reverence. That’s more tragic than the monster. While Son of Frankenstein lacks …

Vincent Price scares up the laughs with an all-star cast in this comedy of errors Note: The Comedy of Terrors Blu-ray is available direct from Arrow Video. Director Jacques …

Bride has an energy about it that is infectious, a film that carries itself on a wicked sense of humor.

Mummy's somewhat flat style is heightened by intense cinematography and the realization that its heroes are doomed.

It took one hour and ten minutes of running time to make cinematic and cultural history with Frankenstein.

... through a series of lucky casting choices, The Terror is fairly memorable.