Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula
Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in Dracula (1931) – the role that made him a horror icon

Dracula (1931)

Dracula (1931)
Rating: ★★
Jun 28, 2002Universal Dracula Adaptation
The classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel that made Bela Lugosi into a horror icon and created the image of the vampire in dinner-suit and with East European accent. For all its stature, it is a dull and talky film and Lugosi is overwrought
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Murder By Television (1935)

Murder By Television (1935)
Rating: ★
Dec 11, 2018Murder Mystery Set Around the Invention of a Television
The novelty of a film that was science-fiction at the time it was made but no longer is today – namely concerning the invention of a television. This is rather dull Bela Lugosi starring murder mystery but what makes it fascinating is watching what people thought television would be vs the reality today
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Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Rating: ★★★½
Oct 19, 2003Universal Frankenstein Sequel
The third of Universal's Frankenstein films, the last to feature Boris Karloff as the monster and the last good entry before the sequels became formulaic. Shot with the clear influence of German Expressionism, this is filled with memorable characters and some great performances
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Spooks Run Wild (1941)

Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Rating: ★★
Aug 8, 2013Old Dark House Comedy
The East Side Kids, a popular comedy group during the 1940s/50s, conduct a variant on the Old Dark House film featuring a sinisterly lurking Bela Lugosi … The East Side Kids' films were made on impoverished budgets – this one of their better but still aimlessly circles around creaky and dated gags
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Rating: ★★
Jul 30, 2000Universal Frankenstein Sequel
The fourth of Universal's Frankenstein films where Lon Chaney Jr inherits the role of the monster and makes it into a stumbling brute that lacks the pathos of Boris Karloff. The plot recycles what has now become the cliches of the series
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Rating: ★★
Feb 15, 2001Universal Monster Bash
The first film in which Universal teamed-up their in-house monsters, leading to several other monster bashes throughout the decade. For all that, this fails to make any interesting use of the title set-up
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Rating: ★★★
Apr 3, 2001Two Idiots Meet the Monsters
The most well remembered of Abbott and Costello's films. Universal had shuffled their Famous Monsters through several team-ups and here decided to play them for outright laughs. Undeniably likeable
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Glen or Glenda? (1952)

Glen or Glenda? (1952)
Rating: ★★★★
Nov 1, 2002Surreal Transvestitism "Documentary"/Classic Bad Movie
Classic film from Edward D. Wood Jr, an hilarious pseudo-documentary where Wood earnestly tries to make a case for transvestism. This has bad movie moments that are utterly surreal.
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The Black Sleep (1956)

The Black Sleep (1956)
Rating: ★★
Sep 13, 2012Mad Scientist
The very last gasp of the 1930s/40s mad scientist film, a swansong that brings together an amazing cast from the era including Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Basil Rathbone and Tor Johnson. Slightly better produced than most of the era's cheapies
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Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Rating: ★★★★
Sep 14, 2002Alien Invasion/Classic Bad Movie
This has become legendary as the Worst Film Ever Made. Maybe it is but the audience that celebrates its technical gaffes, the purple prose and bizarre bheind-the-scenes stories has contrarily made it one of cultish fascination
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Extraordinary Tales (2015)

Extraordinary Tales (2015)
Rating: ★★★
Nov 4, 2015Anthology of Edgar Allan Poe Stories/Animation
An anthology of Edgar Allan Poe tales narrated by Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and others. Each episode is in a different style, where the succinctness allows the stories to be told as written
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