tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post2836727141572368811..comments2024-03-28T10:17:53.151-04:00Comments on Comics, old time radio and other cool stuff: The First One Without KarloffTim DeForesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196984835550136464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post-86704629594504798892014-01-04T01:32:54.684-05:002014-01-04T01:32:54.684-05:00Thanks for your comments. I also have a real love ...Thanks for your comments. I also have a real love of the Universal monster films. They depended on generating real emotion and honest scares rather than simply trying to gross us out. <br /><br />The continuity between films is a little weak at times, but I think you are correct in that the efforts that were made to tie the films together are a lot of fun. Someday, I'll have to do a post giving my explanation for some of the inconsistent or unexplained portions of continuity (such as Dracula dying in House of Frankenstein, yet being alive again in House of Dracula).Tim DeForesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196984835550136464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211129077653388496.post-76783799186832679302014-01-03T19:52:48.368-05:002014-01-03T19:52:48.368-05:00I agree, Tim, that this is a noteworthy film and p...I agree, Tim, that this is a noteworthy film and probably deserves a better reputation. Though not a fan of horror films in general, I do truly appreciate and savor these Universal classics. I do think that Lon Chaney's single turn as the Monster is a fine effort, and it's kind of fun to note that Bela Lugosi, whose brain gets implanted into the Monster in this film, becomes the Monster in the very next one. These Universal Frankensteins do try to preserve a thread of continuity through the whole saga, from the first "Frankenstein" all the way to "House of Dracula" (a continuity that ultimately absorbs elements of the Wolf Man and Dracula sagas as well), by linking each of the monster's "finales" to his revival in the next film. There is also a preservation of the family line, as Basil Rathbone's character in "Son" is the son and heir to Colin Clive's character of Henry Frankenstein from the previous films, and the Dr. Frankenstein of "Ghost" is referred to as the second son of Henry Frankenstein. I really enjoy these details of continuity, even though they are not perfectly consistent from one film to the next. There is simply nothing like these great black-and-white Universal monster classics.scarecrow33https://www.blogger.com/profile/10552306802823617940noreply@blogger.com