The Monster (1925)

The Monster (1925) was a Comedy - Horror Film directed by Roland West and produced by W.L. Heywood.

THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY On Blu-ray From Eureka

We return to Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray set, this time to cover THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY, a 1964 German Krimi that is heavily influenced by the legend of Jack the Ripper. In modern London, a number of prostitutes are being savagely murdered within the same vicinity that a successful play a... Read full article

Musical Monday: The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965)

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Beach Girls and the Mons... Read full article

BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER

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 a... Read full article

THE LADY AND THE MONSTER

This is the very first film adaptation of Curt Siodmak's science-fiction novel DONOVAN'S BRAIN. The movie was made by Republic Pictures and released in 1944. Siodmak was not involved in the production, which was directed by Western veteran George Sherman. In a spooky castle-like building (which is c... Read full article

A Hammer Duo: Twins of Evil and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Neither Collinson twin looks evil here.In 1970, Hammer Films launched the Karnstein trilogy, which was loosely based on Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella Carmilla about a female vampire. The first two movies, The Vampire Lovers (1970) and Lust for a Vampire (1971), were modestly successful efforts chi... Read full article