Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Boris Karloff performances. According to Wikipedia: Boris Karloff was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of the Monster in 1931's "Frankenstein". His popularity following "Frankenstein" in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".

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Boris Karloff: The Man Remembered

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Horror suggests physical repulsion, disgust, and that seems to me a worthless, pointless reaction for any work of entertainment to aim at; it's so easy it isn't worth doing. An eye, say, plopping all bloody into a glass dish may provoke a gasp of revulsion when it is first seen on the screen, but this is an entirely physical thing, and something one can get used to--no doubt with a certain coarsening of one's responses in the process. The second or third time something like this happens in a film, the surprise and excitement is gone, and then you come back to the old, ... Read Full Story

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It's Time for the 1st Zombos' Closet Halloween Contest!

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Trick or Treat! Now tap those feet. It's time for some really good treats! It was inevitable. With all the wonderful reviewer copies of DVDs and books cluttering up my attic office, as well as the enormous material I acquire on my own, I should have thought of this sooner. My gain will now become yours. But what's the price? You must play a game. First you must correctly answer the following devilishly difficult questions to win one of three splendidly horrifying prizes. Second, you must email those answers to me, whereupon I will place your name in the Skull o'Chance and perform the ... Read Full Story

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Frankenstein Friday Party in NYC for Halloween

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More Halloween fun... FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY this Halloween has been designated to honor and celebrate the "mother" and "father" of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and Boris Karloff. Every year a different venue is used to celebrate this occasion. In years past it has included a torch lighting ceremony, film festival, and awarding of THE FRANKY. A special celebration is planned this year since it is the 50th anniversary of the release of Frankenstein 1970 , Karloff's last "Frankenstein film." This year, the 2008 Frankenstein Friday Party will be held at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, in New York City, where we will be screening Frankenstein ... Read Full Story

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Frankenstein's Monster Takes a Break

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I love these pics of Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt). I was a huge fan of the Universal monsters of the 30s, especially Frankenstein's monster and the wolfman. And they scared me. Of course, that was a long time ago, when I was 38 or 39. Hard to imagine these movies being scary anymore. But here are a few pics of Karloff getting made up and taking a smoke break. During one interview Karloff says the makeup process took 4+ hours and he remembered one day of shooting that lasted 25 hours (okay, that's longer than a day, what are you going to do ... Read Full Story

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Halloween: I Want My Mummy Template Freebie

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Today is part two of six in my Monster Template Series . Here is the I Want My Mummy Template. Once again this template has an overlay of my favorite horror actor... Boris Karloff . Check out yesterday's Our Little Monster Template for the other Karloff template. It just can't be Halloween without Boris Karloff. But did you know that Boris Karloff was also the voice of the narrator in the 1966 Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas ? Read Full Story

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Donald Bradman & Boris Karloff

Donald Bradman & Boris KarloffThe Monthly (subscription)... the HCC fielded a team that included such screen luminaries as Leslie Howard, Ronald Colman and Clive Brook, the original Phantom of the Opera. ...and more »

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Bride of Frankenstein Coming Back to Life

The Risky Biz Blog reports that Universal and Imagine are developing a Bride of Frankenstein remake, to be co-written and directed by Neil Burger. Burger, who would pen the script with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn, most prominently wrote and helmed The Illusionist . James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein (1935), which starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as the titular bride, continued the story that began with...

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Universal Remaking ‘Bride of Frankenstein’

Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Photo: Universal Pictures I was excited about Universal’s remake The Wolf Man when Mark Romanek was aboard the project, but Romanek bailed and is now directing Keira Knightley in Never Let Me Go leaving The Wolf Man in the hands of Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III), [...]

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Karloff and Lugosi Horror Classics in October

News: Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Karloff and Lugosi Horror Classics on 6th October 2009 priced at $26.98 SRP. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, iconic horror actors best known for creating the screen's original Frankenstein a...

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Universal and Imagine to Revive Bride of Frankenstein

The Hollywood Reporter is saying on its Risky Biz Blog that Universal and Imagine Studios have plans to remake the 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein, which starred Boris Karloff as "The Monster" and Elsa Lanchester as "The Monster's Bride." The studios are apparently in talks with Neil Burger to direct the movie and write the screenplay with Dirk Wittenborn. Burger and Wittenborn collaborated on the script for The Lucky Ones, which Burger...

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