“For the record, if I don’t make it out of here, don’t put me down for mummification.” Universal Pictures has attempted to revive its classic Universal Monsters lineup in recent years. The Wolfman (2010), The Mummy (2017), and Dracula Untold (2014) have all been met with mixed reviews. In fact, The Mummy was such aContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Mummy (1999)”
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Reign of the Scream Queens: Zita Johann
Scream Queen Icon Despite having only eight screen credits to her name, Zita Johann used her Broadway background, captivating beauty, and piercing eyes to steal the spotlight from Boris Karloff in the 1932 Universal Monsters classic, The Mummy. Her career began in small plays, eventually performing on Broadway in 1924. There are twelve credited BroadwayContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Zita Johann”
Horrified!
The Stakes Have Been Raised! Regular readers of my blog know of my great love for the classic Universal Monsters. From the Wolf Man to Dracula, I love them all, so it’s only natural that I picked up Ravensburger’s Horrified game when it was released in October of last year. Between work and family, however,Continue reading “Horrified!”
Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!
I dared to open the package…. Last week I decided to order a Tee of Mystery from Fright Rags. It was my first purchase from the company and I figured that the best way to gauge just how good their products were was to buy a shirt on the cheap and check out the quality.Continue reading “Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!”
Days O’Horror #26: The Mummy (1932) and Dracula (1931, Spanish Version)
A Double Dose of Horror! I have something special for my readers today. As I’ve been charging through the month of October by watching Universal Monster classic films and reviewing them, I noticed that a thirty-second film deserved a little bit of the spotlight as well. That film is 1931’s Spanish version of Dracula. NotContinue reading “Days O’Horror #26: The Mummy (1932) and Dracula (1931, Spanish Version)”
Days O’Horror #25: The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
In The Swamps Of Louisiana, I Guess…. Released just a few month’s after The Mummy’s Ghost (July, 1944), The Mummy’s Curse (December, 1944) features Lon Chaney, Jr. once again as Kharis and he’s still after his beloved Ananka (Virginia Christine). The film has numerous continuity errors in it and uses footage from The Mummy (1932)Continue reading “Days O’Horror #25: The Mummy’s Curse (1944)”
Days O’Horror #22: The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
Kharis dusts off his wraps once again! Lon Chaney, Jr. goes under the wraps for a second time in 1944’s The Mummy’s Ghost. A sequel to The Mummy’s Tomb (1942) and The Mummy’s Hand (1940), Ghost finds Chaney’s Kharis back on the hunt for tana leaves and the love of his life, Ananka. In theContinue reading “Days O’Horror #22: The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)”
Days O’Horror #14: The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
Thirty Years Later A new high priest of Karnak shakes the dust off of the ancient mummy named Kharis and promises to avenge the death of his predecessor in The Mummy’s Tomb. The 1942 film is a direct sequel to 1940’s The Mummy’s Hand and features Lon Chaney, Jr. taking over the role of Kharis,Continue reading “Days O’Horror #14: The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)”
Days O’Horror #4: The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
Back To The Sand! 1932’s The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff as Imhotep/The Mummy, was an immensely popular film. It has remained popular over the years and has been rebooted twice by Universal with the successful Brendan Fraser film trilogy that started in 1999 and the less well-received Tom Cruise vehicle that flopped in 2017. WayContinue reading “Days O’Horror #4: The Mummy’s Hand (1940)”
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! 