House of Frankenstein – 1944
I was going to move on to something more interesting this week, because I’m already getting tired of the late Universal Monster Mash. Then I
In Search Of… S01E18 Ghosts
We open on an open window at night-time, curtains moving with the breeze, an owl hooting, and Leonard Nimoy talking about ghosts. Yeah! Drink it
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman – 1943
This is a dull movie and kind of pointless, and yet its historical importance is undeniable. The central idea — taking two successful characters from
In Search Of… S01E17 Easter Island Massacre
Waves crash on a rocky shore, and Nimoy is telling us about a mysterious massacre. And we’re looking at the moai of Rapa Nui, aka
In Search Of… S01E16 Dracula
Near Innsbruck, Nimoy tells us, there is a monument to perversity… And we’re off to a flying start! A monument to perversity! I wonder what’s
Frankenstein and Caligari
Obviously not a Frankenstein movie as such, the Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a classic silent film that has cast a long shadow across the
In Search Off… S01E15 Amelia Earhart
We start with a nice, matter-of-fact opening. The who-what-where of Amelia Earhart’s final flight. Good, basic journalism, over newsreel images of Earhart, 1930s planes, and
In Search Of… S01E14 Nazi Plunder
It’s got Nazis, it’s got plunder, it’s got treasure hunting. Could be good? Let’s find out. We open on a few minutes of WWII archive
The Munsters are Due on Maple Street
“Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art! The tortures of hell are too mild a vengeance for thy crimes. Wretched devil!” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. “I
Writing Tips
I got a warning from the Blog Police today, reminding me that every writer’s website needs a bunch of writing tips on it. Well, speaking