‘The Terror’ (1963)
60th anniversary of horror curiosity ‘The Terror: Special Edition’ Film Masters Two-disc set $29.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 80 minutes plus bonus film and special features […]
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff in Rahway
Documentary’s Rondo win, video release By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Hooray! I finally got to […]
‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster’
‘He never said no.’ By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Hear ye, fellow Boris Karloff freaks: […]
‘The Vampire’s Coffin’ (1958)
a.k.a. ‘El Ataud del Vampiro’ By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ The main difference between “El […]
‘Frankenstein’ (1818 novel)
Meet the dæmon By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” “Frankenstein is the real monster. The creator is the real […]
‘The White Birch’ (1968)
Karloff’s dramatic farewell The final dramatic performance of Boris Karloff — I’ll offer my evidence on this point shortly — was in a TV movie […]
Coronavirus memes
Monsters to the rescue By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” Me and my “Dark Shadows” buddy at the Orange […]
Boris and Basil
When Messrs. Karloff and Rathbone met on screen Today — Feb. 2, 2019 — is the 50th anniversary of the death of Boris Karloff. Not […]
Dick Miller (1928-2019)
Prince Sirki claims ‘Bucket of Blood’ star “I had come out from New York as a writer. After bumming around for a while and not […]
Boris Karloff in ‘The Lark’
Actor’s late-career triumph on Broadway and TV Blogger’s note: Feb. 2, 2019, will be the 50th anniversary of Boris Karloff’s death. I’m marking the occasion […]
‘Monstrkyd Manor’
Home for aging monster kids By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Yep, the 1960s monster kids are […]
Posters from my past
How did adolescents express themselves before Spacebook and Instatweet? When I was a little (non) shaver, there weren’t many avenues of expression available. One way […]
In search of ‘Invasion Siniestra’
Some day, my dream will come true: To again watch “Invasion Siniestra,” the (very) last film of Boris Karloff, filmed in 1968 and released in […]
Players in the ‘Mexican Karloffs’
The old master played well with others By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ In Boris Karloff’s final four films, […]
The ‘Mexican Karloffs’ examined
There is gold among the sediment By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972” A look at the final […]
Boris Karloff’s Mexican excursion
Karloff’s screen farewell was an acting marathon By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Once upon a time, Boris […]
‘The Sorcerers’ (1967)
Yeah, baby! Boris Karloff in swinging 1960s London By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ The movies seemed bent on […]
‘The Black Cat’ (1934)
Proto-noir horrors in first (and best) Karloff-Lugosi teaming By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Genocide, necrophilia, incest, torture […]