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...
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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".
[Editor's Note; All the information about the film Mad Monster Party is courtesy of Rex Burgess from over there at Horror Stew ...in order to visit Horror Stew please follow the link here... Horrorstew . My sincerest Thanks to Rex Burgess , for the use of his review and screenshots from the film Mad Monster Party .] Mad Monster Party...Reviewed by Rex Burgess, from over there at Horror Stew. Mad Monster Party is a fun stop-motion animation feature film by Jules Bass . He’s the same guy who... Read Full Story
The Movie Poster from the 1939 film "Son of Frankenstein" is a reproduction from "sunny" Spain Item Number: 206808 Description: 11 x 17 Movie Poster - Spanish Style A Product Condition:New Availability: Available - [Editor's Note: I want to take this time to express my sincerest thanks to Sam Juliano, for sharing his review of the 1939 film "Son of Frankenstein" and in order to visit Sam Juliano , his writers Allan Fish , Joel Bocko and all his readers from over there at Wonders just follow... Read Full Story
Moira Finnie came to the rescue and supplied this publicity photo of Boris Karloff in his role as “Captain Hook”. We discussed Karloff’s Broadway stint in “Peter Pan” in this post, part of Frankenstenia’s Boris Karloff Blogathon . Thanks so much to Moira for this very theatrical image of the monster thespian in his stage makeup. Have a look at Moira’s “Skeins of Thought” here, and at the TCM Movie Blog . By the way, having discussed a couple of Grace Kelly’s early television appearances in... Read Full Story
Boris Karloff, dressed as a pirate, rode down Broadway on a blustery cold November morning, on a float designed to look like pirate ship. In honor of Frankenstenia's Boris Karloff Blogathon , and in honor of Thanksgiving, we have a look today at Boris Karloff's participation in the 1950 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The New York Times reported the scene in its Friday, November 24th edition the following day. The giant balloons in the sky were nothing that would be familiar to today's... Read Full Story
When one thinks of films before 1970, there’s a certain stigma that comes with them; stilted and theatrical acting, an old fashion way of speaking, and for whatever reason everything seems void of color. But if you give these films a chance, you’ll often find films that deal with modern themes, modern direction, and even modern acting that would easily fit in with films of the 2000s. There were a handful of actors who bridged the gap between classical acting and modern acting; namely Marlon... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
By Fabian Toulouse When you think of the Frankenstein movies, names like Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mary Shelley and James Whale come to mind. But have you ever heard of Kenneth Strickfaden? Long ignored in the annals of horror movie fame, Strickfaden is the man whose electrical designs made Frankenstein the movie that it is. He was called "Dr. Frankenstein's electrician" and was directly responsible for all of the electrical effects used in the monster creation scene. He also created all... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
