Frankenstein’s monster is proof that a good man just can’t be kept down. Or a bad man can’t be kept dead. The name of Frankenstein brings out the worst in people in the ancient village where the original mad scientist…
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Poll: Karloff or Lugosi?
With Halloween just a few weeks away, this week’s poll asks you to answer which of the following horror icons you like more: Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi. Vote below, and tell us why you chose who you did in…
Read more →Is “Son of Frankenstein” the Best of Universal’s Series?
Universal Monsters Week races towards its conclusion tomorrow with this examination of one of the finest sequels ever made… The general consensus among film critics and classic movie fans is that Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is the high point of…
Read more →Karloff & Lugosi: A Friendship Between Rivals
They were two of the biggest boogeymen who ever lived: Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi. They terrified millions with their signature roles as Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula. Even today, few horror stars have the name recognition that these two…
Read more →Create-a-Caption: Bride of Frankenstein
You know the drill. Below is a photo from the 1935 horror classic Bride of Frankenstein with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “Fire: good! Second-hand smoke: bad!”
Read more →Karloff vs. Lugosi: Whose Charlie Chan Movie Wins?
We all know the old “Karloff vs. Lugosi” horror film debate. MovieFanFare offers another take on the rivalry by asking who made the better Charlie Chan series appearance, Bela in 1931’s “The Black Camel” or Boris in 1936’s “Charlie Chan at the Opera.”
Read more →Happy Black Friday (1940) with Boris and Bela!
Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi went shopping for scares in the 1940 Universal thriller Black Friday, an odd tale of mad doctors, mobsters and brain transplants. Read on to see if the terror titans’ final team-up for the studio was a bargain or a bust.
Read more →Karloff Comes Back as The Walking Dead (1936)
Decades before zombies marched through Georgia on TV, a mechanical heart–based on a device co-designed by Charles Lindbergh–brought executed convict Boris Karloff back to life in The Waking Dead. Guest blogger Cliff Alpierti reviews the 1936 chiller.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Non-Frankenstein Boris Karloff Horror Film?
His name is forever linked to Mary Shelley’s man-made monster, but Boris Karloff’s fright film career stretched beyond the 1931 horror classic and its sequels. MovieFanFare wants to know which non-Frankenstein Karloff chiller is your favorite.
Read more →This Week In Film History, 01.30.11
February 2, 1922: Hollywood has a real whodunit on its hands when Paramount Pictures director William Desmond Taylor is found slain. February 5, 1927: Buster Keaton‘s comedic masterwork The General, based on a true Civil War incident, is released. February…
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