In Bud's Shop

Here are some great shots from Bud Westmore's Make-Up Studio. Which classic characters can you find?

Castle Films: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Aqua Study

From "Revenge of the Creature".

A Giant Squid Vs. a Gargantua

From "War of the Gargantuas"!

Monster Art: Frankenstein

Castle Films: The Mummy's Tomb

Monster Art: Wolf Boy!

A wonderful painting by Ron English!

Filming the Crash Landing

Here is a great behind the scenes shot from "Planet of the Apes".

He Gets All the Girls!

The Creature finds the girl of his dreams in "Creature From the Black Lagoon".

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Universal Players

Here is a wonderful group shot of the Universal family in the 1930s. How many stars can you find?

Happy Birthday Forry!

Happy Birthday to the Acker-Monster!

And a Happy Thanksgraving to everyone as well!

Fighting a Monster

Clive vs. Karloff in "Frankenstein"!

By the way, today is Boris Karloff's birthday! He was born November 23, 1887.

Happy Birthday Boris!

Jackson and Landis

It's Michael Jackson and John Landis on the set of "Thriller".

A Strange Monster

It's Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster from "House of Dracula".

Those Gargantua Boys

From "War of the Gargantuas".

80 Years of Frankenstein!

On this day in 1931, Frankenstein premiered! Audiences were treated to the most iconic and famous monster of all time!

Working on that Grin

Rick Baker adds some fangs to Michael Jackson's Werecat make-up for "Thriller".

Lou Captured

Wilbur is being held captive as Sandra tells him about her terrifying plans.

From "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

Dr. Price!

It's Vincent Price from "The Tingler"!

Still There!

Frankenstein and Fritz find the hanged man for their experiment.

From "Frankenstein".

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The Wolf Man

Once again, here is my favorite picture of the Wolf Man, but in better quality!

From "House of Dracula".

Saving the Girl

Dr. Edelmann does his best to stop Dracula from putting the bite on his next victim in "House of Dracula".

Two Brothers

The Gargantuas!

Fixing Her Face

Elsa checks herself out on the set of "Bride of Frankenstein".

Making Michael

Rick Baker does his magic on Michael Jackson for "Thriller".

Cutting the Hanged Man Down

Fritz does Frankenstein's dirty work in "Frankenstein".

Chaney and Guests

From the set of "The Road to Mandalay".

In the Woods

The Wolf Man in his natural habitat.

From "House of Frankenstein".

Taking Five

The Man of a Thousand Faces not only uses his make-up kit to create monsters, but to create a chair!

The Answer to Both of Your Problems...

Dr. Niemann studies the Frankenstein Records to help the Monster and poor Larry Talbot in "House of Frankenstein".

Karloff the Vampire!

Here is Boris from one of his scariest roles in "Black Sabbath".

Come Away Fritz!

Fritz whips the Monster as Dr. Frankenstein tries to put a stop to this madness.

From "Frankenstein".

I'm Back!

After a wonderful weeklong vacation to Walt Disney World, I have returned!

Welcoming me back is this photo of Lon Chaney, Jr and Louise Allbritton from "Son of Dracula".

Vacation Time

I will be leaving for Walt Disney World tomorrow, so I won't be able to update for about a week. But never fear... When I come back, a whole new batch of Monsters will be there for you to enjoy!

For today's post: Here is a wonderful poster from "Werewolf of London".

Rick Baker: Monster Maker!

It's Rick Baker with his wonderful Devil mask which made an appearance in "Star Wars".