There are still a few one-off strays among the monster movie sequels left to review in this blog series on Universal Classic Horror. THE OLD DARK HOUSE is directed by James Whale, rounding out the four films he contributed to the series. His FRANKENSTEIN (1931), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), and THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) are the first, second, and ( Read more... )

"She's alive!"

Wow. I have never seen a movie quite like this. It's hard to believe I'd never seen it before. ("What do they teach them in those schools ( Read more... )

And now we circle back to the monsters!

I've been having fun with this blog series on the old Universal horror films, but so far I've been hitting mainly the early silents and one off Karloff/Lugosi flicks. Universal horror is really all about the monsters--Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, the Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon (can't ( Read more... )

I have been a lover of Mary Shelley's novel for years. I'm so glad that I have finally seen director James Whale's masterpiece FRANKENSTEIN film. This is one good movie. The importance of it, in our film and cultural history, would be difficult to overstate ( Read more... )