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The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942), Universal Horror With Lionel Atwill
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraThe Mad Doctor of Market Street shows some promise, especially during its start, but torpedoes most of its intrigue through the...
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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), Universal Horror With Bela Lugosi
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraWhile Universal’s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s Murders in the Rue Morgue wasn’t as successful as either of their 1931 horror...
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The Cat and the Canary (1927) – Old Dark House Classic Starring Laura La Plante
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraUniversal. World premiere in Detroit, August 14, 1927. Based on the 1921 play by John Willard. Adapted by Alfred A. Cohn and...
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King Kong (1933) in New York, March 1933
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraRKO Radio Pictures. Premiered in New York, March 2, 1933. 104 minutes (including overture). Directed by Merian C. Cooper and...
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Lightning Review: Dr. Cyclops (1940) Starring Albert Dekker
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera Mad scientist Albert Dekker plays God with jungle discovery of uranium in beautiful Technicolor. His student (Paul Fix) sent for...
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The Cat Creeps (1930) – Universal’s (Mostly) Lost Dark House
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraUniversal Pictures. Released November 10, 1930. 75 minutes. Directed by Rupert Julian, John Willard. Starring Helen Twelvetrees,...
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Man Made Monster (1941) Introduces Lon Chaney Jr to Universal Horror
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera“I believe that electricity is life. That men can be motivated and controlled by electrical impulse supplied by the...
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Dracula, Frankenstein 1938 Reissues Revive Universal Horror
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraI had never really thought about it in such black and white terms, so I was surprised when a recent bout of research showed how...
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Terror Aboard (1933) – Grand Hotel of Murder on the High Seas
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraTerror Aboard was recommended to me a little over three years ago in the comments section of my post about The Witching Hour...
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The Wolf Man (1941), Lon Chaney Jr., and the Universal Horror Legacy
Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal EphemeraTalk about bad timing. The Wolf Man was released five days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The press viewed it a few...
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