- Aurora Monster Models – turning every boy’s dream into a nightmare!
- Johnny Eck – the famous Half-Boy from Freaks
- Lon Chaney Jr
- Maria Ouspenskaya, the Russian actress who became The Wolf Man’s iconic Gypsy Woman
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal 1954)
- Werewolf of London (Universal 1935)
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
- Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972) – why this much maligned classic is so important
- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
Universal’s first science-fiction feature in full colour, This Island Earth, was released on the 1st of June, 1955. Directed by Joseph M Newman, the […]
The third offering in Hammer’s Frankenstein series was The Evil of Frankenstein, which was released on the 1st of June, 1964. Originally intended for […]
Roman Polanski’s classic horror spoof, Dance of the Vampires, was released in the UK on the 2nd of June, 1967. A wonderful nod to […]
The Cat Creeps was released on the 17th of May, 1946 as a double feature alongside She-Wolf of London. Starring Noah Beery Jr and […]
Universal’s moving and amusing ghost story That’s the Spirit was released on the 1st of June, 1945. Directed by Charles Lamont, the story centres […]
The Deadly Mantis, a sci-fi romp from producer William Alland for Universal-International, was released on the 26th of May, 1957. Directed by Nathan Juran from […]
Universal’s She-Wolf of London was released on the 17th May, 1946. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, it starred June Lockhart and Don Porter and, although […]
