During the 1940s Universal Pictures decided to launch a new series of low-budget films featuring actor Rondo Hatton as “The Creeper” and the best of those films would be House of Horrors. Produced by Ben Pivar and directed by Jean Yarbrough, this film starred the original “Monster Without Make-up” as The Creeper!
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The Invisible Man Returns (1940) – Review
Like many of the Universal Monster films, their 1932 The Invisible Man had a very definitive and fatal ending for the title character, who was shot dead in the snow by the police, but with the success of Son of Frankenstein the studio execs quickly looked around to see what other titles could be mined…
The Mole People (1956) – Review
Five years before the Fantastic Four would make their comic debut tackling the Mole Man and his legion of moloids you would find John Agar battling the under dwellers in the Universal Pictures classic monster movie The Mole People, and while these mole people may not have been in the same league as other Universal…
Tarzan’s Peril (1951) – Review
Tarzan’s Peril is the third outing with Lex Barker in the titular role, but this is with a slightly darker tone than the previous two, and there are no lost civilizations or fountain of youth this time out. For this movie, we go back to the standard “evil white man entering the jungle” threat, which…
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949) – Review
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain is the first of the Lex Barker Tarzan movies after Johnny Weissmuller retired from the role – Weissmuller had portrayed the Ape Man for twelve films, so it’s not surprising he would get tired of it – Maureen O’Sullivan who portrayed Jane left the series four films earlier, and had replaced by…