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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Growing People From Seeds
That's how Dr. Pretorius created these little people in "Bride of Frankenstein".
Monday, February 25, 2013
Look Out, Boys!
The Monster found himself some new friends in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Lon Chaney Jr's License Application
Here's Lon Chaney, Jr's application for a driver's license. What a wonderful signature he has. I love his loopy "L"!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Monster Art: The Wolf Man VHS Cover
Remember the great artwork from Universal's Monster Collection on VHS? Here's the artwork for the Wolf Man!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monster Art: Frankenstein and the Wolf Man
Carlos Valenzuela created these amazing portraits of Frankenstein and the Wolf Man. Visit his page for more amazing work!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Frankenstein: The Hero!
Franky saves the life of this young lass and how does she thank him? By screaming in his face, of course!
From "Bride of Frankenstein".
Monster Art: Extra Terrestrial Love
Nicole Sloan created this wonderful piece. Imagine giving this to your loved one for Valentine's Day! Nicole is a terrific artist and you can visit her etsy page here: Right Here.
I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Don't Be Frightened!
The Monster just wants some help, but these school children are scared of the sight of him!
From "Bride of Frankenstein".
Monday, February 11, 2013
Lon's Father
This 1951 episode of "You Asked For It" featured Lon Chaney, Jr. as he described how his father received his acting skills from his deaf parents.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Stage 28
Stage 28 is being built for the production of "Phantom of the Opera". The stage still exists today with the opera set inside!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Monster Movie Posters: "The Woman in Black"
2012's "The Woman in Black" released some vintage looking movie posters. Here's one of the posters that have a very Hammer feel to them!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
All Aboard!
Lon Chaney says goodbye to loved ones as he boards a train. Notice Lon Chaney, Jr. second from the left!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
My Dear Shelley
Elsa Lanchester plays the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley in "Bride of Frankenstein".
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monster Model Monday
We return to Monster Model Monday with the final piece to my Aurora Monster Model collection! I finally was able to get the Forgotten Prisoner model. I finished building and painting it a couple weeks ago and here is the final result:
