Bride of Frankenstein isn’t a love story. Given the title’s nuptial tone, one could be forgiven for going into James Whale’s 1935 film with the expectation...
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is among the most iconic films ever made and arguably the greatest horror sequel of all time. Its images are indelible from...
It’s alive! It’s alive! It’s aliiiiiiiiiive! After wrapping up October with a look at the queer-leaning throuple in Killer Klowns From Outer Space (listen), the shifting...
Australia’s Imprint Films will release Blu-ray box sets dedicated to filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and James Whale on January 7. Hitchcock: The Early Years – Volume Two...
In 2025, the Halloweenies have been celebrating the storied legacy of the Universal Monsters. Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Invisible...
“An audience needs something stronger than a pretty little love story. So, why shouldn’t I write of monsters?” Elsa Lanchester’s iconic depiction of the titular Bride...
Gay Flowers. March featured a variety of conversations, including the Kristen Stewart vehicle Personal Shopper (listen), Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (listen), and Raja Gosnell‘s...
Like most movies, The Invisible Man travelled a long and winding road to the silver screen, and perhaps longer and more winding than most. As biographer...
In Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius, played by the inimitable Ernest Thesiger, raises his glass and proposes a toast to Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein—“to a new world...
RPDR Universal Monster Edition After tackling coming-of-age cannibals and killer escape rooms, we’re digging into old Hollywood horror (for the second time in as many months!)...
House Femm. It’s hard to believe that July is already almost over! We began the month by (rightfully) praising the unfairly maligned 1997 teen slasher film...
Much like John Carpenter and Halloween II, director James Whale felt he’d explored every possible corner in 1931’s Frankenstein and had no more to say. The huge success of...
After the success of Dracula and even bigger success of Frankenstein, Universal Pictures settled in to making monster features, and the Universal Classic Monsters as we...
The beginnings of what would become films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and House of 1000 Corpses can be found in James Whale’s The Old Dark House, a highly...
The beginnings of what would become films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and House of 1000 Corpses can be found in James Whale’s The...
Master of horror James Whale, the man behind Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein, arguably kick-started an entire sub-genre with the 1932 gothic...
Some (invisible) men just want to watch the world burn. With the 1923 release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Universal Studios began its reign as...
Can we take a moment to appreciate all the love that horror soundtracks are getting on vinyl over the past few months? It’s really amazing that...
Since my first trip to Austin in 2008, I’ve been a huge admirer of Mondo, the art boutique arm of the Alamo Drafthouse. What started with...
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