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‘The Mummy’s Hand,’ gives mummy Kharis less agency

The Mummy’s Hand Directed by Christy Cabanne Written by Griffin Jay Starring Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, and Tom Tyler USA, 67 min – 1940. “You are very beautiful…so beautiful I’m going to make you immortal. Like Kharis, you will live forever. What I can do for you I can do for myself. Neither time nor …

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31 Days of Horror: ‘The Bride of Franskenstein’ comes alive through much technical wizardry

  The Bride of Frankenstein Directed by James Whale Written by William Hurlbut et al. U.S.A., 1935 For the people who take aim at the Hollywood system for its near-constant dependency on producing sequels, prequels and remakes, they should be reminded that the studio system has engaged in such a practice essentially since its inception. …

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31 Days of Horror: ‘Frankenstein’ is far more poignant and touching than anticipated

Frankenstein Directed by James Whale Written by Garret Fort and Edward Francis Faragoh U.S.A., 1931 The more of these classic Universal Studios monster flicks one discovers for the first, the clearer the realization that, along the years, blatant misconceptions about them have materialized. Occasionally these inaccuracies are the result of parodies and misquotes, which is …

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