“You are in no peril as long as you do not touch my mask.” Phantom of the Opera might have been a silent film, but its release in November of 1925 sounded the coming of a new era. It introduced moviegoers to Universal’s run of horror films that would eventually become some of the mostContinue reading “Days O’Horror #17: Phantom of the Opera (1925)”
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Days O’Horror #16: Phantom of the Opera (1943)
“Our brilliant stage manager insists there’s a malicious ghost prowling about the Opera.” While the 1925 silent adaptation starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical might get all of the attention, 1943’s Phantom of the Opera starring Claude Rains deserves a little respect as well. Loosely based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, theContinue reading “Days O’Horror #16: Phantom of the Opera (1943)”
Throwback Thursday: Universal Monsters
Before Shared Universes Were Cool I’ve been watching a lot of classic Universal Monsters films in recent weeks. I own all of the Legacy Collections that have been released so far except for The Invisible Man set. The recently released (August, 2018) Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30 Film Collection features all of the films andContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Universal Monsters”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 