NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1958). One of the best and a long time favorite, even if I want to pimp slap Dana Andrews's character for being so pig headed and clueless. Tons of atmosphere and ideal to watch on a chilly Autumn night. *****

Love that movie

One of the few times that the Film is better than the book/story.

Night of the Demon was such a pleasant surprise! I actually had never had the opportunity to see it until a few years ago. It's so well done, well above the fray. First of all, it looks and sounds really good, the effects may not have been expensive, but the visuals and sound produced some scary scenes. I can imagine what it must have looked like on the big screen. Plus most of the actors seemed quite inspired. The story had a serious tone they latched onto.

DR. BLOODS COFFIN 1961

The son of the local doctor returns to their small mountain village and sets up a creepy laboratory in the tunnels underground. Residents start disappearing as he conducts his gruesome business.


Well done , 1961!

Sounds like one I want to see! Thanks, Bloofer.

Watched Dracula 1931, yesterday afternoon. ::love:: Bela.

THE UNINVITED (1944). Probably the first serious Hollywood ghost story is helped considerably by fluid camera work, great sets and two pretty scary scenes (Steven Speilberg looks like he saw this for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK). But find the acting in here flabby for the most, especially Ray Milland, who like Ralph Bellamy in the same time period, You just couldn't feel any empathy for, although enjoyed them more as they got older. There are some good spots by Donald Crisp, Alan Napier and the lovely tragic Gail Russell. ***

House of Wax, with my boy Vincent Price. ::cool:: Never disappoints.

Wasn't that supposed to be one of those 3D films?

Yes. 3-D is awesome sauce.

I haven't seen one of those fancy 3D films yet. I need to sometime.

you've never seen a 3D movie? that's so crazy

I'm old fashioned. http://www.horror.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

The Invisible Man, 1933, 8/10


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The Wolf Man
Son of Frankenstein

Classics.

MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958). Probably the least of Jack Arnold's Sci-Fi flicks, but still OK. Lots of unintentional humor here...the way our guy becomes the title creature-twice!, the loud plaid shirt and of course, being the 50's, radiation has to come in somewhere.
The burning question is when Arthur Franz makes a long distance call to Madagascar (causing his future Father-In-Law much pain by the cost) to speak to a Dr Moreau..I wonder if it's THE Dr Moreau who escaped the ISLAND OF LOST SOULS and set up shop elsewhere::big grin::? **1/2

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Another classic.

House of Frankenstein

The Walking Dead (1936)
 

Taped this a very long time ago, and recently watched it again due to the interest that's been rekindled by folks here at the CHFB.

I'm not gonna attempt a complete analysis/synopsis of the film. You can get an excellent summation at the imdb website. I'll just make some observations.

First, imdb notes that this film was somewhat of a surprise in that Karloff was under contract at Universal but apparently loaned out to Warner Bros. for this appearance. Man, does he look good, probably the most effective makeup he's ever had barring the Monster himself (and of course, the makeup is very reminsicent of the Monster). High, gaunt cheekbones with a longish crewcut streaked with white. Nice image.

Also liked the supporting cast -- who were apparently stock players for Warner Bros. -- a lot. They include Ricardo Cortez as Nolan, the slimy mob lawyer; Barton MacLane as Loder, the chief mobster; veteran Joe Sawyer as hitman Trigger Smith. On the side of good is Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Beaumont, the man who brings Karloff back to life after execution in the electric chair; and it was really fun to see Warren Hull play a straight dramatic role two years before his famous appearance as Richard Wentworth in The Spider's Web.

The supernatural element is minimal; however, Karloff seems to know where and when to appear in order to drive the villains to suicide or accidental death; and there seems to be some sort of angelic vengeance occurring in the final scene. The metaphysical aspect was a bit heavy-handed for this old cynic, but nothing I couldn't accept from a 1936 film.

All in all, a very enjoyable picture, and a worthy addition to Karloff's canon.

... Reed

Frankenstein

THE WOLF MAN(1941). One of the last "Golden Age " horrors I saw, not until I was 16 and more interested in making out with my first girlfriend::embarrassment:: than really paying attention to the film.
As older/wiser (and less hormonal), find it a very good film, but find it SO SAD as Larry certainly doesn't deserve his fate. Great cast, makeup, sets and music. ****

Just watched Universal's The Mummy. Wolf Man is next FryeDwight. Hope you're having fun. ::danger::

I always thought Larry's interactions with his Brit father, and house-servants, are very bizarre.

The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

Fun little flick with Lugosi from his Monogram days.

Bride of Frankenstein-1935.

The Wizard of Oz-1939. ::love::

The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, for probably the two hundred and fifty third time.

Horror of Dracula
Dracula Has Risen From the Grave

Mr. Sardonicus

A delightful film! Great story line and effects. I very much recommend it.

I've always wondered about this movie! Thanks for the recommendation!

I guess there's two endings? thumbs up or thumbs down? What did you see?

Just saw Repulsion for the first time. Absolutely loved it.
I understand why it's a masterpiece. I posted a video review of it as a separate thread if you wanna know more of my thoughts.

I was genuinely surprised by how much I liked it.

A really underrated William Castle feature. It's such a creepy and sort of sleazy movie.

Always happy to hear that another Horror fan enjoyed this title. I really believe Repulsion to be one of the most unsettling and honest fright films ever made.

Ooops, I forgot to post what Ive been watching.

I went the Hammerfan route and binged the Universal Monster movies last week.

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I love The Tingler.


The Picture of Dorian Gray-1945.

A Streetcar Named Desire-1951. Brando. ::love::::love::::love::

The Brides of Dracula

Not Christopher Lee, but Peter Cushing is in it as Van Helsing. Continuing my Hammer Halloween marathon.

I don't think there are 2 endings - just a gimmick.

One of the very first Horror movies I ever watched, and that COLOR scene freaked me the hell out. At the age of about 8, the hand emerging from the tub of blood terrified me! Imagine my surprise when I saw it again years later, and found it more charming and campy than scary. It remains one of my all time favorites.

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)