The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on August 7, 2022

Last night I watched the 2021 documentary BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER on the Tubi streaming channel. The film was directed and co-written by Thomas Hamilton. It's a fine program, giving a fairly complete retrospective on Boris Karloff's acting career. What makes it a cut above is the   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 30, 2021

In our current climate, it almost seems like an oxymoron to have a shoestring budget period piece, but many of Val Lewton’s best movies were founded on this formula. His three-film partnership was beneficial for all parties involved and we would like to consider how he was able to fashion...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on September 8, 2019

“Things have been awfully dead around here.” I am forever indebted to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The duo were my entry point into classic film as a kid, and many of their comedies (Buck Privates, Rio Rita, Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man) still rank among my all-time...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 12, 2019

Silver Screen Standards: Boris Karloff It was an early afternoon in June as I trooped along from Edinburgh’s Royal Mile near George IV Bridge with my family in tow. We were headed for Greyfriars Kirkyard to poke around the tombs until our tour time at Edinburgh Castle, and the old...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 24, 2019

Decades after getting his big break in Frankenstein (1931), Boris Karloff revisited the idea in Frankenstein 1970 (1958). This time he was the one harvesting body parts and playing with knobs as Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Karloff is the draw in this low-budget quickie production which recently made it   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on August 4, 2016

Share This!   What evil force is loose that empties graves of these long dead…buries those still alive…leaves behind it death…AND WORSE! Boris Karloff is still rather summarily dismissed in some circles as the actor who played Frankenstein or perhaps by younger generations as he wh   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 5, 2016

Share This! THE  MAN  WHO  MADE  A  MONSTER “Mr. Carl Laemmle feels it would be a little unkind to present this picture without a word of friendly warning,” begins Edward Van Sloan, one of the stars of the upcoming movie, speaking from the screen.  Standing meekly on a stage, he...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on June 18, 2015

Share This! Destruction to all he touched or looked upon! The last time we met Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi at this site and under this byline was in The Black Cat (1934).  Well, gentle reader, in comparing that film with The Invisible Ray, made two years later and featuring...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on June 18, 2015

Share This! Destruction to all he touched or looked upon! The last time we met Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi at this site and under this byline was in The Black Cat (1934).  Well, gentle reader, in comparing that film with The Invisible Ray, made two years later and featuring...   read more

Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on April 25, 2015

Humanizing villainous characters "'Men don't go about being bad just for the sake of being bad. Unless they are Lon Chaney, Priscilla Dean The Wicked Darling mentally deranged. There must be a reason for their badness, some human failing. Otherwise they merely are fictional characters having   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on January 22, 2015

Share This! From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise. Long thought to be among the ranks of famous lost films within ten years of its 1933 release, The Ghoul finally came to light in the late sixties. That version, however, was missing several significant scenes and was almost...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on January 22, 2015

Share This! From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise. Long thought to be among the ranks of famous lost films within ten years of its 1933 release, The Ghoul finally came to light in the late sixties. That version, however, was missing several significant scenes and was almost...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on December 24, 2014

Share This! “We shall play a little game, Vitus.  A game of death, if you like . . . ”—— Boris Karloff to Bela Lugosi First off, to set things straight and orient any readers venturing into unfamiliar horror film territory, this Black Cat is the 1934 version with Boris...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on November 23, 2014

Born November 23, 1887 Horror Icon Boris Karloff Boris Karloff appeared in over 200 film and television roles, silent and sound, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, Tower of London, The Body Snatcher, The Black Cat — and of course The Grinch! Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, himself, and The Grin   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on June 10, 2014

Directed by: Norbert Pfaffenbichler Starring: Boris Karloff I was delighted to end SIFF 2014 with a movie that combined two of my favorite things: classic movie stars and experimental film. Austrian filmmaker Norbert Pfaffenbichler's ode to the madness of Boris Karloff is one of my favorite films f   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on June 2, 2014

In his 1981 history of horror fiction Danse Macabre, Stephen King dubs Thriller "probably the best horror series ever put on TV." It's still hard to argue with King's assessment. While this 1960-62 anthology series was inconsistent, it boasted some of the most chilling content ever broadcast on tele   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 22, 2014

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 22, 2014

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on March 16, 2014

Amos Strickland arrives at the secluded Crandall’s Lost Cavern Hotel on a dark, rainy night.  He is greeted by hotel detective, Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott) who wonders what the most important criminal attorney in the country is doing at Crandall’s.  Strickland is in a foul mood, a mood wo   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on November 23, 2012

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Boris Karloff, born on November 23, 1887! Horror Icon, Boris Karloff, played some of the best (and scariest) monsters, madmen and villains of all time! Of course there’s Frankenstein (aka ‘The Monster” or — as listed in the opening cred   read more