In 1928, Carl Laemmle Senior made his son, Carl Laemmle Junior, head of Universal Pictures as a 21st birthday present. Woo hoo! Universal already had a reputation for nepotism – at one point, seventy of Carl Senior’s relatives were supposedly on the payroll. Many of them were nephews, resulting in Carl Senior being known around the studios as Uncle Carl. …
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Film Review: The Wolf Man (1941)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Larry kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela’s mother tells him that this will …
Read More »The FX Shop: Jack Pierce – Makeup Legend
The Doctor had to run out for spare parts…yours maybe! So once again we are joined by the company of horror aficionado Scott Essman who has the goods on Makeup Artist Jack Piere. “I don’t use masks or any appliances whatsoever,” proclaimed Jack Pierce about the development of his famous monster characters. The one exception to Pierce’s rule occurred with his …
Read More »UFHE Gearing Up Some More WOLFMAN
I know, what the hell does UFHE stand for? UNIVERSAL FAMILY & HOME ENTERTAINMENT. News broke today that UFHE will be releasing some more tales in THE WOLFMAN saga. Not much else was released so everything from here on is nothing but mere speculation but one can assume that given the division that is releasing this one would assume that …
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