Andrew and Matt talk (for the second time) about middling Frankenstein picture SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which features the impressive cast of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone, and Lionel Atwill. Sorry about the slight echo! New York Times Review of the FilmTCM’s page on the filmA video reviewBuy on Amazon

This week, Andrew and Matt discuss the ableist classic, Freaks. MGM 1932, Directed by Tod Browning Information on the making of Freaks http://www.horrorfilmhistory.com/index.php?pageID=freaks Spurs by Tod Robins http://ia600406.us.archive.org/26/items/Spurs_by_Tod_Robbins/Spurs.pdf Some information on the cast of Freaks http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/208437/a-guide-to-the-fascinating-stars-of-tod-brownings-freaks/ What was excised from Freaks http://badassdigest.com/2014/10/03/the-unseen-freaks/ The Unknown: The Unholy Three:

This week, Matt and Andrew cover the Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton, and featuring Bela Lugosi as the Sayer of the Law. There’s a great documentary on the making of the 1996 remake:

Matt and Andrew ponder the question – just what is the most dangerous game? 1932 directed by Irving Pichel Ernest B. Schoedsack starring Fay Wray, Joel McCrea and Leslie Banks From the short story by Richard Connellhttps://archive.org/stream/TheMostDangerousGame_129/danger.txt You can tell its pre code by the violence The plot concept has become a bit of an […]

This week, Andrew and Matt discuss the freaky surrealistic dreamscape Vampyr, directed by Carl Dryer. Not much to tell this week: Carl Theodor Dryer Nicolas de Gunzburg A heated debate Fugue state

This week, Andrew and Matt talk about the 1998 film GODS AND MONSTERS, the James Whale biopic by Bill Condon starring Ian McKellen, which we decided would be an excellent conclusion to James Whale January. 1998 film written and directed by Bill Condon Based on the book “The Father of Frankenstein” by Christoper BramLargely fictionalized. […]

Andrew and Matt talk about the 1932 old dark house film, THE OLD DARK HOUSE. Have a potato? Based on novel Benighted by JB Priestley Acting is very good in this movie (Ernest Thesiger, Charles Laughton, for example) The Old Dark House was actually a genre they were satirizing. See “The Cat and the Canary.” Single […]

Andrew and Matt talk about the 1933 James Whale directed horror film THE INVISIBLE MAN, which stars Claude Rains and the everpresent Una O’Connor. Invisible Man on Project Gutenberg Check out this cool poster by Francesco Francavilla

Andrew hates Una O’Connor. Matt doesn’t, but he thinks George Gordon Byron’s pants are too tight. This week we talk about on the greatest movies ever made, The Bride of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Elsa Lanchester, and directed by James Whale. Boris Karloff James Whale Roger Ebert takes a look at THE […]

Andew and Matt are Alive!!!!!!! Kicking off James Whale January with “Frankenstein” the 1931 film starring Boris Karloff. Read the full text of Frankenstein Boris Karloff James Whale Praying Mantis Dracula on Youtube: Its Alive: