Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

by **lhb412** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:03 pm

The Night Strangler

In the second Kolchak TV movie, reporter Carl Kolchak (played by awesome incarnate Darren McGavin) uncovers that a series of 6 murders are being committed every 21 years by a seemingly immortal killer. As always, Kolchak does as much butting heads with police officials and the newspaper staff as he does in his eventual showdown with the monster.

A whole lot of fun. Not quite as good as the first one (which it copies pretty closely) but more similar to the eventual TV series.

by **jellydonut25** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:37 am

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by **lhb412** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:20 pm

Bride of Frankenstein

This is the ultimate Universal horror film - and nothing, nothing says Halloween like a Universal horror film!

There is more gothic imagery, creepiness, black comedy, goofy comedy, and pathos (especially pathos) in this slim one hour and fifteen minute run time then in a dozen other horror films. Karloff and Ernest Thesiger deliver powerhouse performances.

I am a bit upset, after viewing the special features, that they weren't allowed to film the scene where The Monster sees a large crucifix and, mistaking the statue of Christ for a fellow victim like himself (see: earlier in the film) tries to help him off the cross. That would have packed a wallop.

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by **lhb412** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:04 pm

Well, I'm a pretty goofy guy - so I don't mind someone "taking the mickey" (to use what I believe is a British sayin') out of something I like. Horror and humor are pretty similar on a visceral level too, so I think they go together very well. I mean, the audience is supposed to like Abbot and Costello and they are in very real danger from the monsters at several points in the film.

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