Monday, June 30, 2014

Now You Can Dress as Your Favorite Masked Killer!

Here is an ad for a Michael Myers mask from a few years ago.  Not the best likeness…

Monster Art: "The Mummy's Tomb"

This beautiful piece by Basil Gogos was featured on Famous Monsters issue # 83.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Bedtime for the Monster

Glenn Strange, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr. from "House of Frankenstein".

Saturday, June 28, 2014

"The Mummy": Now Showing!

What an incredible advertisement from 1932 for "The Mummy"!

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Screen Used?

This Wolf Man doll recently went up on auction as the stunt doll used in the finale of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".  
I don't think this is authentic as the shot in question looks nothing like this doll at all.
But if it is real, that would be awfully neat!

Dracula Bust

This vintage Dracula bust was on ebay recently.  I believe it's from the 1970s.  I would really love to have this in my collection!

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Monster Art: "Frankenstein"

Daniel Horne painted this beautiful piece from "Frankenstein".

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Monster Art: "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"

Someone put together this great movie poster using the animated version of the characters shown at the beginning of the film.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Michael?

Trying to reason with Michael Myers is tough to do!
From "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers".

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Setting Up the Shot

Filming the Bride's big closeup in "Bride of Frankenstein".

Karloff and His Wife

The top photo is from an unused sequence from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Jack Pierce and His Monster

Jack Pierce leads his Monster whose face is covered from the public.
From the filming of "Frankenstein".

Searching For Dracula

Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker search for his love Mina and the undead vampire that took her.
From "Dracula".

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Van Helsing

Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Van Helsing in "Dracula".

Karloff In His Most Famous Role

The brilliant design of James Whale and Jack Pierce and performance of Boris Karloff.
From "Frankenstein".

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Attack, Birds, Attack!

It's Jessica Tandy again from "The Birds".

The Frankenstein Monster

The most iconic and well known Universal Monster of them all: Frankenstein's Monster!

Monday, June 16, 2014

Buffy Continuity

Here's a rare polaroid shot of Sarah Michelle Gellar on the set of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" taken for continuity purposes.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Luna In Her Later Years

Carol Borland is pictured here dressed as a character named Luna, which she played years earlier in "Mark of the Vampire".

Saturday, June 14, 2014

He Waits In the Shadows

Boris Karloff and the shadow of Colin Clive in "Frankenstein".

Friday, June 13, 2014

FM Cover Fridays - #210

The last issue put out by Forrest J Ackerman.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Supporting Cast

Here are several supporting cast members from "Dracula".

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Monster Art: Basil Gogos

Basil Gogos brings us a beautiful rendition of Bela Lugosi as Dracula!

Turning Lon Into a Caveman

A behind the scenes shot of Lon Chaney, Jr. in the makeup chair for "One Million B.C.".

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Hitch and Some Birds

A wonderful publicity still from "The Birds".

Monday, June 9, 2014

Dynamo Dan

Lon Chaney, Jr. as Dynamo Dan McCormick in "Man Made Monster".

Uncle Forry's AckerMansions!

I love this art of a dvd I found on ebay.  Not only does it feature Forry and some great monsters, but it's inspired by the Haunted Mansion Disneyland Attraction Poster!

Behind the Scenes on Jurassic Park

How neat it must have been to be on that set!

Saturday, June 7, 2014

He's Waiting For YOU!

Karloff as the Monster in "Frankenstein".

Friday, June 6, 2014

It All Started With This!

Godzilla as he first appeared in the 1954 film!

Thursday, June 5, 2014

R.I.P. Jane Adams

Jane Adams who was one of the last surviving Universal Monsters (The Hunchbacked Nurse in "House of Dracula") has passed away at the youthful age of 92.  
She will be missed.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Three Gargantuas?

Here's Haruo Nakajima who played the Green Gargantua in "War of the Gargantuas" with a couple of great cosplayers!

Hello Conrad!

Here's Conrad Veidt from "The Man Who Laughs".

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

It's Alive!

The Monster is alive in "Frankenstein".

Monday, June 2, 2014

Dedication to Lon Chaney

Stage 28, where Lon Chaney, Sr. shot "The Phantom of the Opera" is dedicated in 1940.  His son, Lon Chaney, Jr. is on hand in his make up for "Man Made Monster".

Let's See the New Lon Chaney Movie!

Oh to be able to go back in time and see "London After Midnight".