1930s – We Have Issues

Son Of Frankenstein (1939) – Review

January 15, 2022 greigzilla

The task of following up the knockout, one-two, combo of Frankenstein and Bride Of Frankenstein must have been the 30’s horror equivalent of Tarantino receiving

Werewolf Of London (1935) – Review

January 8, 2022 greigzilla

When it comes to fanged and furry fury of a classic Universal werewolf movie, you’ll be more than forgiven for thinking immediately of Lon Chaney

Dracula’s Daughter (1936) – Review

July 8, 2021 greigzilla

You can’t really say that Universal were particularly swift on capitalising on the first Dracula movie, especially when you consider that A) the first movie

Tarzan Finds A Son! (1939) – Review

June 24, 2021 greigzilla

Anyone following Johnny Weissmuller’s run of early Tarzan movies would no doubt notice that apart the furious jungle action that seems to occur every thirteen

Tarzan Escapes (1936) – Review

June 10, 2021 greigzilla

Obviously seeing that they had a good thing going with their double team of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, MGM dove into the deep pools

Tarzan And His Mate (1934) – Review

June 3, 2021 greigzilla

Ever since Johnny Weissmuller’s version of Edgar Rice Burroughs legendary beefcake literally first swung into theaters with 1932’s Tarzan The Ape Man, you’d be hard

Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) – Review

May 30, 2021 greigzilla

The 30’s in Hollywood was a crazy time. As technological advancements meant that filmmakers could experiment as never before and the screen was seeing the

The Invisible Man (1933) – Review

January 24, 2021 greigzilla

One of the less utilized members of the gang of misshapen creatures known collectively as the Universal Monsters is the Invisible Man. Believe it or

Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) – Review

January 20, 2021 greigzilla

When people start chipping in when asked about the greatest sequels ever made, I’m always sorta pissed that in among the usual retorts of The

The Mummy (1932) – Review

January 19, 2021 greigzilla

Those who got their primary fix of undead Egyptians from 1999’s The Mummy (or even Tom Cruise’s 2017 version, Anubis forbid) have some cinematic archeology

Dracula (1931) – Review

January 18, 2021 greigzilla

Quite possibly the most over-filmed novel that’s ever existed (virtually anything with vampires in techincally a riff), Bram Stoker’s Dracula has gone through more iterations

Frankenstein (1931) – Review

January 18, 2021 greigzilla

After the odd genre release during the silent era, Universal finally launched into what would become known as the Universal Monsters franchise 1931 with a

Son Of Kong (1933) – Review

October 6, 2020 greigzilla

Not many people kn1ow that King Kong, the greatest American monster movie in history, had a direct sequel (less still know that it was bashed

King Kong (1933) – Review

April 23, 2019 greigzilla

Comfortably perched on it’s own metaphorical Empire State Building as the greatest action/adventure movie ever made, King Kong lives up to his name. Inspiring virtually