The Mummy’s Hand (1940) is not a sequel to Universal’s 1932 hit, The Mummy; instead, it’s a variation of the tale that introduces some of...

Unless you grew up during a particular era, you might not realize that moral issues with which we struggle in modern times are not really...

"Long, long ago, when people still believed in witches," I Married a Witch would have us believe that witch burnings were events with int...

As Lured began with a spotlight exploring a London street to reveal the opening credits on various sections of brick walls and signs, I h...

Many people consider Universal's Bride of Frankenstein (1935) to be the greatest horror movie ever made. I'm not one of those people.  Th...

They should have quit while they were ahead. I don’t know when that would have been, considering no matter how bad they became, the Unive...

House of Frankenstein (1944) is another Universal Monsters movie for which, as a child, I owned a Super 8 excerpt reel. For that reason, ...

Although it features a big name co-star, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) is really a direct sequel to The Wolf Man. However, it co...

I've been waiting for it. Watching all the Universal Monsters movies, I knew it was coming. I'm talking about the moment the series jump...

It’s no wonder 1935’s Werewolf of London didn’t kick off a franchise similar to Universal’s Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy or Invisible Man...

Little did I know when I re-watched Son of Frankenstein (1939) how much I would enjoy it. My memory would have told you that the Frankens...

Until I re-watched it recently, I would have told you that the "monster" in Frankenstein was simply misunderstood, a mere victim of circu...

Finally, there's an invisibility movie with a true purpose: spying on Nazi Germany! Considering that Invisible Agent (1942) was a wartim...

With so many screen versions of Dracula produced during the last 84 years, it’s sometimes easy to overlook Universal’s 1931 original. Eve...