Derek Winnert

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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed *** (1969, Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward, Freddie Jones, George Pravda, Maxine Audley, Thorley Walters) – Classic Movie Review 2772

Director Terence Fisher’s 1969 Hammer Films horror movie sequel Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed brings back Peter Cushing as the bad and depraved Baron Frankenstein, who is once again working with illegal medical experiments. Baron Frankenstein arrives in […]

Aug, 02

House of Dracula *** (1945, Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Onslow Stevens, Glenn Strange, Lionel Atwill, Martha O’Driscoll, Jane Adams) – Classic Movie Review 2770

‘The Super-Shock Sensation Of All Time… All Together… All Terrific… Bringing All NEW Thrills.’ It’s a monster mash! The Dracula scenes in House of Frankenstein are completely separate from the Frankenstein’s Monster and Wolf Man scenes […]

Aug, 02

The Old Dark House ****½ (1932, Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart) – Classic Movie Review 1036

Ernest Thesiger: ‘My sister was on the point of arranging these flowers’ (chucks them in the fire). James Whale’s brilliant, renowned and honoured 1932 old dark comedy chiller film The Old Dark House is adapted […]

Apr, 01

The Invisible Man ***** (1933, Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers, E E Clive, Una O’Connor) – Classic Movie Review 778

The Invisible Man (1933) is one of the great Universal horror movies. Claude Rains became an overnight star as scientist Dr Jack Griffin, who invents an invisibility serum and turns himself invisible, but then terrorises […]

Jan, 31

The Curse of Frankenstein ***** (1957, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt) – Classic Movie Review 458

Director Terence Fisher’s 1957 trailblazing Hammer Films studios Gothic horror movie The Curse of Frankenstein is told in flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) awaits execution for the murder of his maid Justine (Valerie Gaunt). […]

Nov, 27

Gods and Monsters **** (1998, Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 264

Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave finally both won Oscar nominations for their enjoyably extravagant turns in the crowd-pleasing 1998 behind-the-cameras movie Gods and Monsters. Brendan Fraser plays gardener Clayton Boone, a young ex-marine. After 30-odd […]

Oct, 01

The Bride of Frankenstein ***** (1935, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor, Valerie Hobson, Gavin Gordon, Dwight Frye, Douglas Walton, E E Clive) – Classic Movie Review 32

Director James Whale’s 1935 sequel to his 1931 Frankenstein arguably turned out to be even better than the original, and confidently stakes its claim to being THE classic horror film of all time. Ernest Thesiger etches […]

Jul, 08

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