Tag Archives: Universal Monsters
100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (1-25)
First off, this list is entirely personal. You will have 100 of your own. The intention is to draw a broad outline of fantasy films since the start of cinema in hopes that the reader might find some helpful recommendations. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, Aleksandr Rou, angel, Animation, Arabian Nights, Beauty and the Beast, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, Dante's Inferno, Douglas Fairbanks, Dracula, Dystopia, F.W. Murnau, fairy tale, Frankenstein, Fritz Lang, Georges Méliès, German Expressionism, Jean Cocteau, Magician, Michael Powell, Musical, opera, Powell & Pressburger, Robot, Russian, Science Fiction, Silent, Stop Motion, The Devil, Universal Monsters, Val Lewton, Vampire, Walt Disney, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, Witch, witches, Wizard of Oz
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) occupies an odd place in the Universal Monsters canon. It was released in a decade not typically associated with Universal horror’s height: the studio’s franchise had been run into the ground for years, having … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 50's, Gill Man, horror, Jack Arnold, Julie Adams, Richard Carlson, Universal Monsters
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