The Official King of Horror thread. Boris Karloff! 2 2

[Sauce Dog]

For those interested there is a good documentary on Shudder (When it first released it was over 3 hours long but they went back and re-edited it an acceptable 99 minutes. The full 3 hours I think are now only found on physical releases, but I honestly don't recommend that version)

https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/boris-karloff-the-man-behind-the-monster/d8ae9075460b0a71

[piper]

Anyone up to put together a Top 5 or 10 Horror Actor list?

For me Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price have to be on it.  What mainstream modern actors should be on the list?

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 5/14/2024 at 10:38 AM, Sauce Dog said:

For those interested there is a good documentary on Shudder (When it first released it was over 3 hours long but they went back and re-edited it an acceptable 99 minutes. The full 3 hours I think are now only found on physical releases, but I honestly don't recommend that version)

https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/boris-karloff-the-man-behind-the-monster/d8ae9075460b0a71

Thank you. I will check it out.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 5/14/2024 at 2:17 PM, piper said:

Anyone up to put together a Top 5 or 10 Horror Actor list?

For me Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price have to be on it.  What mainstream modern actors should be on the list?

I am ready when you are ready.  ps. Let`s do top 10.

Edited May 14 by The humble Watcher lurking

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 2/14/2024 at 10:59 PM, conan09279 said:

If you haven’t seen it before, check out Targets. Karloff tells a story in the middle of the movie that is mesmerizing. Great flick.

The late Roger Corman was involved in this one. Very good one.

[Sauce Dog]

On 5/14/2024 at 2:17 PM, piper said:

Anyone up to put together a Top 5 or 10 Horror Actor list?

For me Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price have to be on it.  What mainstream modern actors should be on the list?

Udo Kier jumps out to me as a good bridge between the old Hammer style horror actors and the modern era.
 

[vheflin]

On 5/14/2024 at 2:17 PM, piper said:

Anyone up to put together a Top 5 or 10 Horror Actor list?

For me Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price have to be on it.  What mainstream modern actors should be on the list?

Modern: Bruce Campbell, Barbara Crampton, Jeffrey Combs

[Jayman]

On 5/13/2024 at 10:39 PM, Silver Surfer said:

Great stuff and while they were not scary they sure were cool, especially Frankenstein.

My father, long since passed, was born in 1922. He told me once that he saw Frankenstein in the theater when it was originally released. He remembered the scene where the monster walked out and you get to see him for the first time, people were literally screaming and covering their eyes! He did too. Modern society has become very jaded as to what we deem scary anymore.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 5/14/2024 at 8:48 PM, Jayman said:

My father, long since passed, was born in 1922. He told me once that he saw Frankenstein in the theater when it was originally released. He remembered the scene where the monster walked out and you get to see him for the first time, people were literally screaming and covering their eyes! He did too. Modern society has become very jaded as to what we deem scary anymore.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Cool story.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

@Jayman

They say that Bela Lugosi had a similar opening in Dracula 1931, but I can`t find it anywhere?

[Jayman]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:08 PM, The humble Watcher lurking said:

@Jayman

They say that Bela Lugosi had a similar opening in Dracula 1931, but I can`t find it anywhere?

I’m sure my father saw Dracula too, but I guess the Frankenstein movie was more memorable to him.

I did find this tidbit on Wikipedia though:

wikipedia notes: When the film finally premiered at the Roxy Theatre in New York on Feb. 12, 1931, newspapers reported that members of the audiences fainted in shock at the horror on screen.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:24 PM, Jayman said:

I’m sure my father saw Dracula too, but I guess the Frankenstein movie was more memorable to him.

I did find this tidbit on Wikipedia though:

wikipedia notes: When the film finally premiered at the Roxy Theatre in New York on Feb. 12, 1931, newspapers reported that members of the audiences fainted in shock at the horror on screen.

I guess pre-code horror movies. Frankenstein, Dracula, Mummy, King Kong, heck even Tarzan. So before pre-code horror comics. Movies got hit first.

good long info here. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Code_Hollywood

[Larryw7]

 

[shadroch]

On 2/14/2024 at 8:59 PM, conan09279 said:

If you haven’t seen it before, check out Targets. Karloff tells a story in the middle of the movie that is mesmerizing. Great flick.

Nuff Said.  An amazing performance in a very under-rated film.

[Larryw7]

 

[FoggyNelson]

On 5/15/2024 at 4:02 AM, Larryw7 said:

 

I never saw son of Frankenstein yet , maybe some day

[HouseofComics.Com]

On 2/14/2024 at 7:59 PM, conan09279 said:

If you haven’t seen it before, check out Targets. Karloff tells a story in the middle of the movie that is mesmerizing. Great flick.

The appointment in Samarra story? (Which I know from the O'Hara novel.) Just learned about this movie in the Roger Corman NYT obit.  Either this film or another one, supposedly Karloff owed Corman like a day or two of filming and they just worked him in.

[The humble Watcher lurking]

On 5/20/2024 at 6:06 PM, FoggyNelson said:

I never saw son of Frankenstein yet , maybe some day

The funny thing was I had insomnia(too much coffee) last night and caught it on the Pluto TV app. It was pretty good.  Basil Rathbone of Sherlock Holmes fame was in it. 

Edited May 21 by The humble Watcher lurking

[Jayman]

Karloff, Lorre and Price. The Raven!