24 Nov 2023
Against the Grain
A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Top Billed Cast
Rudy Behlmer Self
Sara Karloff Self
Bob Madison Self
Ivan Butler Self
Jan-Christopher Horak Self
Gregory W. Mank Self
Paul M. Jensen Self
Boris Karloff Self (archive footage)
Dwight David Frye Self
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