Tag: The Mummy

Waxwork Wears Its 80s Bonafides On Its Sleeve, For Better and Worse

September 12, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

By the end of the 1980s, the best days of the slasher movie were in the rearview mirror. The Friday the 13th series was long in the tooth, and A Nightmare on Elm Street wasn’t far behind. In general, horror was hitting a lull by the end of the decade. But the straight-to-video market allowed […]

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The Original Dark Universe: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

March 10, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Classic horror film fans have to celebrate this past week. Two original Universal Monster movies celebrate anniversaries. First, The Creature from the Black Lagoon celebrates its 65th anniversary. And the original ‘monster mash’, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man turned a grand 76 years of age. With all the focus on shared cinematic words it’s perhaps […]

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