Monday, January 30, 2017

Monster Art: Son of Frankenstein

The lighting is wonderful in this painting of Boris Karloff as he appeared in "Son of Frankenstein".
By Sanjulian.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Monster Art: The Monster Kid

I love this drawing.  This is basically me and most other Monster Kids!
By Dave Lowe.

Walking Distance

Another one of my favorite episodes of "The Twilight Zone" is "Walking Distance".

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Murderer's Row

Here are the wax figures of notorious real life killers from one of my favorite episodes of "The Twilight Zone" called "The New Exhibit".

Monday, January 23, 2017

Whip It!

Quasimodo receives his whipping in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

Sunday, January 22, 2017

The Resting Monster

Lon Chaney, Jr. and Anne Nagel take a break on the set of "Man Made Monster".

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Man of a Thousand Monsters

Here's a poster featuring Haruo Nakajima who played countless Toho Monsters, most notably, Godzilla!

Friday, January 20, 2017

Time for some Frankenstein!

I've always loved this shot of Frankenstein walking down the atmospheric streets of Vasaria from "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Monster Art: The Wolf Man

Sanjulian provides us with this beautiful rendition of the cast of "The Wolf Man".  It's an odd choice however to depict Claude Rains as he appeared in "The Phantom of the Opera".

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Munsters on the Backlot!

Here's a rare behind the scenes photograph of Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis on the set of "The Munsters".

Monday, January 16, 2017

The Phantom Immortalized in Wax

Here's another display from the Musee Conti Wax Museum, which was in New Orleans.  This one features the famous unmasking scene from "The Phantom of the Opera".

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Hello Creech!

Look!  It's the Creature From the  Black Lagoon!

Nap Time for a Couple of Monsters

Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi take a nap together on the set of "The Raven".

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Wax Frankenstein!

Here is the wax Frankenstein Display at the best Wax Museum I have ever been to.  Musee Conti in New Orleans.  After service for over 50 years, it closed its doors at the beginning of 2016.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Looking For Those Frankenstein Records!

The Monster and Talbot search the Frankenstein ruins in hope to find the Doctor's records.
From "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Sunday, January 8, 2017

DIck Smith at Work

Here is Dick Smith taking a life cast.  I believe this is also from "The Sentinel".  If it's not, please let me know.

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Rondo and His Heads

Rondo Hatton behind the scenes on "House of Horrors".

Friday, January 6, 2017

The Wolf Man's Publicity Shot

This has always been one of my favorite photos of the Wolf Man.  
From "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man".

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Birthday Cake on the Set!

They're all celebrating Boris Karloff's birthday on the set of "Son of Frankenstein"!

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Creating One of the Scariest Scenes in Film History

The hands of Dick Smith work on a bust for one of the scariest moments in film.  
From "The Sentinel".

The Bride of Frankenstein - The Novelization

I love the cover of this 1935 novelization for the film.  It was recently re-released as a paperback with a classic movie poster cover.