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Tag: Lionel Atwill

Night Monster (1942) – Review

Posted on March 26, 2024April 8, 2024 by Mike Brooks

If you are invited by a bitter invalid to an old dark house, one that is located near a foggy swamp, don’t go as it’s not going to end well for anybody.  But without such examples of Darwinism in action we wouldn’t get such fun classic horror films like Universal’s Night Monster.

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Man-Made Monster (1941) – Review

Posted on March 15, 2024March 7, 2024 by Mike Brooks

Directed by George Waggner and starring Lon Chaney Jr, this low-budget Universal Pictures production showcases the enduring fascination with the perils of scientific experimentation and the boundaries of human control, a film that would usher in a new wave of mad science.

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Classic Horror Films of the 1930s

Posted on March 1, 2024May 12, 2024 by Mike Brooks

The 1930s marked a significant era in the history of cinema and particularly for the horror genre.  It was during this decade that classic horror films emerged and left an indelible mark on the industry, bringing many iconic characters to life while also influencing future generations of filmmakers and changing cinema forever.

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Murders in the Zoo (1933) – Review

Posted on November 17, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mike Brooks

Who doesn’t like a trip to the zoo? You get to feed the bears, visit the Reptile House, and even watch the monkeys play with themselves, but murder isn’t usually part of the tour, which is why Paramount’s Murders in the Zoo stands out because who other than Lionel Atwill would use a zoo’s inhabitants…

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The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) – Review

Posted on November 14, 2023April 5, 2024 by Mike Brooks

When thinking about a horror movie centring around murders committed by a disfigured mad sculptor the 1953 Vincent Price classic House of Wax would be the first thing to come to mind, I certainly hope no one immediately thinks of the 2005 version starring Paris Hilton, but Price wasn’t the first mad sculptor to stalk…

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