She was the original scream queen who played beauty to the titular beast in The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and, sadly, Julie Adams has died at the age of 92. Best known for her work in that Universal Monsters…
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If you’re like me, chances are you spent a good portion of this pre-Halloween weekend watching horror movies. And no journey into the world of cinematic terrors is complete without visiting the classic Universal Monsters. When it comes to the…
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Book Club Summer’s gone, but cooler days lie ahead…and tons of cool new DVDs and Blu-ray releases as well. This week’s new offerings include some underappreciated recent releases, several archival offerings (including several Universal Classic Monsters titles), TV season sets,…
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Here’s a look at one of the most unexpected film spin-offs ever made…which also happens to be an early example of the “cinematic universe” idea that is so in vogue today. The surprising popularity of 1942’s The Ghost of Frankenstein…
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There’s still time to check out our Haunted Halloween Sale to stock up on horror flicks old and new. Here’s a selection of just some of the films featured in the sale: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Director Don Siegel’s…
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October’s fright-filled Create-A-Captions continue with this week’s entry based on my personal favorite of the Universal Monster flicks, The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Regular readers may remember that we did one of these with the Gill Man back in…
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We originally printed this post from guest blogger Rick29 back in February, but we are featuring it again as we celebrate Halloween here on MovieFanFare!: Universal Studios was the “Home of Horror” from 1931 to 1946, but its Gothic monsters…
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Good afternoon ghouls! Well, Universal Monsters Week is just about over, but before we say goodbye to this tribute to the classiest celluloid creatures ever, we wanted to bring back one more Create-A-Caption featuring everyone’s favorite misguided monster. So below…
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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…
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Universal Monsters Week here at MovieFanFare continues with a look at the funniest cinematic team-up ever. Ask a classic movie fan to name their favorite comedians and I suspect only a few would list Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. More…
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