- 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)
- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
- Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972) – why this much maligned classic is so important
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
The American short story writer, playwright and screenwriter Garrett Elsden Fort was born on June the 5th, 1900. Although he worked on a number […]
On 2nd May 1974, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell enjoyed its cinematic release. Directed by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher, the film featured Peter […]
Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale’s stunning sequel to his original 1931 Frankenstein, was released on the 6th of May, 1935, although it had originally […]
Born Julius Laemmle on 28th April, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, Carl Laemmle Jr was the son of Universal Pictures founder, Carl Laemmle, and was […]
English playwright, novelist and poet Peggy Webling was born in St Martin’s Lane, Westminster, on the 1st of January, 1871. Although much of Peggy Webling’s work […]
English actor of stage and screen, Colin Clive, died on the 25th of June, 1937, aged just 37. Although most famously remembered for playing […]
English director James Whale’s body was found floating in the swimming pool at his home on the 29th May, 1957. It marked the end […]
