- 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 most effective new traditional classic monster came in the shape of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Although the film was billed at […]
There is a popular belief that movie sequels – particularly by the second in any given franchise, and especially in the horror genre – […]
AIP’s horror movie Cry of the Banshee was released on the 22nd of July, 1970, loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe story of […]
The Curse of Frankenstein, the classic that started the rebirth of the horror film, was released on 2nd May, 1957 by Hammer Film Productions. […]
Arguably something of a misfire from the Hammer House of Horror… Directed and produced by Michael Carreras. Written by Henry Younger (Michael Carreras). Photography […]
The Curse of the Werewolf, made by Hammer in 1961, was released on 1st May in that year. Directed by Terence Fisher. Screenplay by […]
Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 AD was released on the 5th of August, 1966 by Amicus Productions, and placed Peter Cushing in the role […]
