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The Old Dark House has a disarming levity that broadsided me at first. James Whale, the man who famously gave us Frankenstein, has all of his notable features with the tinges of horror on hand for another ghastly delight, and then he goes and pokes fun at the whole setup. Raymond Massey is instantly read more

 (1957) Directed by Mitsuo Murayama; Written by Hajime Takaiwa; Starring: Ryûji Shinagawa, Yoshirô Kitahara, Junko Kanô, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Ikuko Môri, Ichirô Izawa and Shizuo Chûjô; Available on Blu-ray  Rating: ***  “Light has a fixed wavelength. The human eye is the read more

Silver Screen Standards: The Invisible Man (1933) With a new film inspired by the H.G. Wells story having arrived earlier this year, it seems like a great time to revisit the original movie adaptation of The Invisible Man, which made its first appearance back in 1933 and helped to build the horro read more

DOUBLE BILL #19: The Invisible Man (1933) and The Wolfman (1941) On October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Horror is fascinating. Horror characters are fascinating. Whether they’re human, or monsters in the classic sense, the man read more

Originally published April 17th, 2012 I am shocked and astounded at the recent spike in readers this blog has found.  For the last three days we’ve consistently cracked 100 hits which is a bit feat for me (watch the numbers plunge as soon as I hit “publish”).  Today’s review read more

While James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein is widely regarded as a masterpiece, I'm always surprised that his adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man (1933) remains largely overlooked. Personally, I may even prefer it over Bride, given its striking visuals and Claude Rains' standout performa read more

One year, one film: 1933 The film: The Invisible Man, dir. James Whale starring Claude Rains Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via Never Enough Films) The Invisible Man, based on an H. G. Wells fantasy tale, tells the story of a scientist who turns himself invisible in an read more

This post is part of the CMBA Spring Blogathon celebrating The Fabulous Films of the 30s. Visit the Classic Movie Blog Association for more information and links to participating posts! Even among the great horrors produced by Universal in the 1930s, The Invisible Man (1933) stands out. It revels read more

This post is part of the CMBA Spring Blogathon celebrating The Fabulous Films of the 30s. Visit the Classic Movie Blog Association for more information and links to participating posts! Even among the great horrors produced by Universal in the 1930s, The Invisible Man (1933) stands out. It revels read more

This post is part of the CMBA Spring Blogathon celebrating The Fabulous Films of the 30s. Visit the Classic Movie Blog Association for more information and links to participating posts! Even among the great horrors produced by Universal in the 1930s, The Invisible Man (1933) stands out. It revels read more

The Invisible Man Returns Directed by Joe May Written by Joe May, Curt Siodmak, and Lester Cole based on characters by H.G. Wells 1940/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Vincent Price, with his mellifluous voice, makes a worthy successor to Claude Rains in the title role.  I thought read more

The Invisible Man is a filmmaking marvel. First off, R.C. Sherriff’s screenplay sets things up speedily and without much exposition. The film introduces Claude Rains’s character through everyone else’s point of view–first the strangers he meets, then his familiars–all read more

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari read more

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari read more

This sequel to the 1933 classic, The Invisible Man, stars Vincent Price as the latest victim of the invisibility formula that brings madness and doom to those who use it, a fate already experienced by Claude Rains in the original outing. Much like the first film, The Invisible Man Returns is primari read more

If you stop to think about it, the power of invisibility would be extremely useful, yet highly overrated.  With enough tact, you could easily eavesdrop on any conversation, give the slip to anyone, take what you want or pull some great scares with little chance of being caught.  What a dream for a read more

(Image via banonsroar.com) A man covered in bandages walks into a hotel bar… but he isn’t a man at all. Not in the flesh-and-bones sense, that is. So begins The Invisible Man. Scientist Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) has had a bit too much of a drug that causes invisibility. Wrapped in band read more

I am shocked and astounded at the recent spike in readers this blog has found.  For the last three days we’ve consistently cracked 100 hits which is a bit feat for me (watch the numbers plunge as soon as I hit “publish”).  Today’s review is a classic Universal movie from 1933 read more