Decades before George Romero would turn the zombie film into a horror genre unto itself, Hollywood was still trying to figure out how to utilize this particular shuffling dead menace. The 1932 Bela Lugosi film White Zombie was the closest representation at the time but with Universal Pictures’ The Mad Ghoul we get a mindless…
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The Monster and the Girl (1941) – Review
What would you do if your sister was forced into prostitution and then you were framed for murder? This question is the heart of Paramount’s The Monster and the Girl, which you have to admit is a pretty good premise, but instead of being a simple revenge flick we get a savage gorilla and a…
The Mummy’s Ghost (1944) – Review
You would think being set aflame twice would have ended the reign of the Mummy, or at least dampened his spirits a tad, then again, maybe that explains why the title of this entry is The Mummy’s Ghost, could Kharis have actually perished and this is nothing but a vengeful spirit? Surprisingly, that is not…
The Mummy’s Tomb (1942) – Review
With this sequel, Universal Studios not only told the world that there was still life in the shuffling bandages of the Mummy but that they would also bring Lon Chaney Jr. back into the fold, the man who had created the role of The Wolf Man, rocked it as The Son of Dracula and he…
The Mummy’s Hand (1940) – Review
In 1932 Boris Karloff helped bring to the screen one of the defining entries in the Universal Monsters franchise, but unlike Frankenstein, he wouldn’t return for any of the sequels and the threat of the malevolently driven priest Imhotep was replaced with the standard bandaged wrapped monster we think of today when anyone mentions The…