- Aurora Monster Models – turning every boy’s dream into a nightmare!
- Johnny Eck – the famous Half-Boy from Freaks
- Maria Ouspenskaya, the Russian actress who became The Wolf Man’s iconic Gypsy Woman
- Lon Chaney Jr
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal 1954)
- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- Ray Harryhausen
- Werewolf of London (Universal 1935)
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
- Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972) – why this much maligned classic is so important
Born George Waggoner in New York City on the 7th of September, 1894, George Waggner attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy before serving in […]
There is a popular belief that movie sequels – particularly by the second in any given franchise, and especially in the horror genre – […]
By 1940, over at Universal sequels were all the rage. The Mummy’s Hand went into production on the back of successful follow-ups to their […]
The success of Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) inevitably led to a sequel, and Revenge of the Creature duly followed just five […]
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 […]
Monster make-up maestro Jack P Pierce was born Janus Piccoula, on the 5th of May, 1889, in Valdetsyou, Greece. Immigrating to the United States […]
Horror Island, released by Universal in 1941, makes the absolute most of its co-stars Dick Foran and Peggy Moran. Known for sparking off one […]
