THE TERROR **** USA 1963 Dir: Roger Corman. 81 mins Was Roger Corman a Genuis or an Exploiter of talent and people? That depends on what side of the fence you sit on regarding his body of work and his influence on filmmaking that many are not aware of. The…
Browsing: Boris Karloff
THE KARLOFF COMPENDIUM by Stephen Jacobs You could say I am somewhat of a student of the horror genre, not The Student Of Prague (1913). I have read extensively on Dear Boris including Mr. Jacobs’s first volume Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster and like those sequels, I wondered what…
Two-Disc Collection Packed With Special Features, Including Bonus Film The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Film Commentary by Star Jonathan Haze The duality of Roger Corman is on display, showcasing his spooky gothic side with The Terror (1963) — marking the 60th anniversary of its release this year — and his more whimsical side with The…
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER *** UK 2021 Dir: Thomas Hamilton. 99 mins Boris Karloff as a “Horror Icon’ that gets remembered for being the Grinch or Frankenstein is already well in society’s lexicon. The life of Hollywood stars is often filled with myth, legend, and hearsay often…
CULT OF THE DEAD (a.k.a. Isle Of The Snake People) ** Mexico / U.S.A. 1971 Dir: Jack Hill, Juan Ibáñez 71 mins This version on the Boris Karloff Collection DVD I watched is the heavily edited home video release from 1987. The original film ran for nearly 90 minutes so…