Gods and Monsters: Son of Frankenstein (1939): Doing it for the Kids, Karloff’s Last Monster Show
As a writer who’s probably delivered one too many horror film seminars singing the praises of...
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A Holy Writ to ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987): ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards!’ [Film Review]
Yes, the Wolfman still has nards, and The Monster Squad (1987) continues to resonate with loyal...
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Gods & Monsters: Identity Loss in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
While the original Creature from the Black Lagoon (1953) is a bona-fide cinema classic that...
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Gods & Monsters: Breathing Underwater- Searching for Millicent Patrick
The collective unconscious and water… Water is the ultimate life giver and life taker and water is...
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Gods & Monsters: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
She pursed together plump, bee stung Angelina Jolie lips before Ms Jolie was even a sparkle in Jon...
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Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?: The Mummy Sees Tom Cruise Swap Scientology for Swashbuckling
With The Mummy, Universal’s attempt to relaunch their classic monsters as part of a ‘Dark...
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Gods & Monsters: The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Far before the MCU or DCEU, the original stable of Hollywood giants were the Universal Monsters....
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Dracula: Universal Monster
“There are far worse things awaiting man than death…” – Bela Lugosi as the Count in Universal...
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Gods & Monsters: The Mummy (1932)
In 1932, Universal Pictures released The Mummy. The studio was coming off a financial high from...
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Episode 46: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
On episode 46 of Captive Eye, David Kleiler, Jean-Paul Ouellette and Steve Head consider the...
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The I in Evil: Accepting and Embracing the Monster You Are (Book Review)
I’d like to preface this review by noting that while I’m sure there’s a beautifully...
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Fragments of Fascism: An Alternative Look at the Universal Monsters (Feature Review)
While Horror cinema can safely be said to have originated in Europe with Méliès’s Le Manoir du...
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