The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
May 31, 2001Universal Mummy Film
This was the fourth and second to last of Universal’s Mummy films with Lon Chaney Jr in the role of Kharis. By now the series has been reduced to a well-worn formula
Reginald LeBorg
Weird Woman (1944)
Mar 12, 2020Witchcraft in Academia
The first of several adaptations of Fritz Leiber's novel Conjure Wife about witchcraft being conducted between rivalry faculty wives in academia. The best version of the story is still the second one Night of the Eagle but this has some eerie moments and great performances
Jungle Woman (1944)
Jun 14, 2002Were-Ape Woman
The second of Universal's trilogy that began with Captive Wild Woman, starring the exotic Acquanetta as a woman who transforms into an ape. Mostly routine
The Black Sleep (1956)
Sep 13, 2012Mad Scientist
The very last gasp of the 1930s/40s mad scientist film, a swansong that brings together an amazing cast from the era including Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Basil Rathbone and Tor Johnson. Slightly better produced than most of the era's cheapies
The Flight That Disappeared (1961)
Jan 31, 2002Abducted Plane/Judgment from the Future
Film in which a plane in whisked outside of space and time and the passengers are placed on trial from the children of the future for their part in designing nuclear weapons
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Sep 15, 2001Possession
Vincent Price is an upstanding 19th Century magistrate who is possessed by a spirit known as The Horla. An interesting treatment of possession themes made prior to The Exorcist