It seems that almost as long as I can remember, Universal gave been trying to jump start their Universal Monsters series much like zapping bolts
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The Universal Invisible Man Films Ranked
The Universal Invisible Man films, stemming from H.G. Wells’ classic novella, epitomize the blend of science fiction and horror that Universal Pictures mastered during the
The Universal Frankenstein Films Ranked
The Universal Frankenstein films are a cornerstone of classic horror cinema, originating from Mary Shelley’s iconic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and the 1927
James Wan Remaking ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’
Saw and The Conjuring director James Wan is developing a remake of Creature From The Black Lagoon which he will both direct and produce. Wan
Top 5 Universal Monster Films As Rated On IMDb
The Universal Monster films, produced by Universal Pictures, originated in the 1930s, introducing iconic characters like Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, and
The Ghost Of Frankenstein (1942) – Review
Compared to some of his Universal Monsters stablemates, the Frankenstein’s Monster has had quite the smooth franchise. While Dracula’s follow ups concerned all sorts of
Phantom Of The Opera (1943) – Review
Considering how fertile Gaston Leroux’s classic tale of obsession, murder and opera is, I’m not surprised that Universal took another crack at it after their
Son Of Frankenstein (1939) – Review
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
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
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) – Review
Audiences may not have realised it at the time, but when the final credits rolled on The Creature Walks Among Us, the third and final
She-Wolf Of London (1946) – Review
If you scroll through the various titles that make up the collection of movies known as the Universal Monsters collection, you can’t help but notice
Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man (1951) – Review
Starting with 1948’s Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein, it’s a fair statement to claim that doing a movie with the two notorious jokesters was the
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944) – Review
According to Invisible Man lore, once you go vanish, your sanity will banish – meaning of course that after undergoing the injection, a common side
Nicolas Cage To Play Dracula
Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is set to star in his first major studio film in a decade having signed on to play Dracula in Universal’s
Invisible Agent (1942) – Review
Much like the various invisible men and women of the H.G. Wells inspired series of films, once 1940’s The Invisible Woman took the franchise into
The Invisible Woman (1940) – Review
It’s not particularly unusual for a franchise to pop the clutch and yank the handbrake in order to pull a complete change of tone –
The Invisible Man Returns (1940) – Review
When 1940 rolled around, Universal had already started in unleashing a fusilade of sequels to the inpressive string of horror hits that they had accumulated
Revenge Of The Creature (1955) – Review
Even though he’s proudly lumped in with his other horror contemporaries as a fully paid up member of the Universal Monsters gang, it’s easy to
Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) – Review
“How stupid can you get?” Demands the long suffering Bud Abbott to his even longer suffering partner Lou Costello at one point during this last
The Mummy’s Curse (1944) – Review
Fifth time round on the raggedy, dusty carousel that is the classic Universal Monsters Mummy series and we find a movie that’s very appropriately titled
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