Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
Documentary covering the relationship of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi through their movies at Universal.
From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.
Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Grab the popcorn and take a deep breath as we conjure up the thrills, chills and magic of Monster Madness!
A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
A biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar.
Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.
Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.
Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."