Dracula the name itself is a true icon in not just the horror cinema, but as a whole to all disciplines of entertainment, from novels and comic books, to stage productions, films, music and memorabilia, the role made many famous by donning the cape to addressing themselves as Count Dracula. Universal Pictures interpretation to base…
New July to September 2019 Pre-Orders from Shout! Factory
The following are the most recent releases from Shout! Factory however, changes might occur. Some horror sites may cover only popular titles or a famous Director, we here at The Horror Times, take the genre very seriously along with the reporting on it and hence the fans deserve all of the details. Silent Hill [Collector’s…
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) – By Baron Craze
One of the most beloved monsters of Universal Studios, aside from the mainstays of Frankenstein and Dracula, comes from producer William Alland who aided in unleashing the 1954 classic film Creature From the Black Lagoon. Director Jack Arnold, who the previous year made the sci-fi classic It Came from Outer Space (1953), which actually assisted…
Frankenstein (1931): ALIVE for 88-years – By Baron Craze
No one in the horror genre can truly deny the importance or the significance of the legendary date November 21, 1931, the day that director James Whale gave life to the incredible movie Frankenstein, created from the mind of 21-year-old Mary Shelley in the year of 1818, now celebrating its 88th anniversary. Frankenstein has the full…
Horror Icon: Lon Chaney Jr. – by Baron Craze
This month marks our second Horror Icon, again it’s an extension of the Baron’s Crypt Horror Icon segment, while not appearing each month it allows one to enjoy those that we cover, July 12th marks the date of Lon Chaney’s death in 1973, 45-years-ago. His life’s work showing all the vast characters he portrayed, then…
The Wolf Man (1941) – By Baron Craze
In 1941, Universal Pictures released the last of their truly great monster movies The Wolf Man. The rise and fall of Dracula and Bela Lugosi and then Boris Karloff and Frankenstein, done their jobs, delivered the frights and scares, enjoyed the thrills yet the studio still struggled financially, desperately need a winning monster they called on screenwriter extraordinaire…
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) – By Baron Craze
The Universal Studios Frankenstein series, which started with the monster (pun-intended) hit Frankenstein (1931), came with a letdown with the fourth entry from director Erle C. Kenton 1942’s The Ghost of Frankenstein, marking the first time not to star, the legendary actor Boris Karloff in the primary role. Kenton, stuck to a standard, by-the-numbers shooting style…
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1993) Comic Review – By Baron Craze
Among many of the reigning kings in the Universal Studios, where the Land of Monsters exists, fans clamor for Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man, however another beloved one comes in the Gill Man, aka Creature or Fish Monster. He graced the silver screen in 1954 and appeared in numerous sequels, just last Halloween season…
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