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Abbott and Costello
Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
(1949) Pressbook

July 14, 2024 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Jul 14 2024

I was watching Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man last night. I still chuckle at the silly gags. That made me start thinking I’d like to catch Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, so I pulled out the pressbook to prepare. There is nothing more so 1940s than seeing Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi wearing a turban and tux. The article titled Karloff Still Haunted by Monster Role is worth a gander.

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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Pressbook

October 22, 2019 / Pressbooks (Non-Horror) / Leave a Comment

Oct 22 2019

Black Camel (with Bela Lugosi) and Charlie Chan at the Opera (with Boris Karloff), are two of the best Chan movies. Currently, you can see both on YouTube. I strongly recommend them. I realize for many that Charlie Chan reflects a less politically correct age, but I would only recommend you re-evaluate this very large body of work, especially with Warner Oland, arguably the best Charlie Chan (even though he was Swedish). An essential reference work to aid you is Charlie Chan at the Movies:History, Filmography, and Criticism by Ken Hanke.

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The Walking Dead (1936)
Mexican Lobby Card

January 7, 2019 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Jan 7 2019

Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) directs Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead.

Before I Hang (1940) Herald

June 9, 2018 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Jun 9 2018

Here's the colorful herald for Boris Karloff's Before I Hang (1940).

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The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Mexican Lobby Card

April 2, 2018 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Apr 2 2018

Talk about keeping a stiff upper lip, Boris Karloff does that and more in this Mexican lobby card for The Haunted Strangler.

Manicomio (Madhouse) 1946
Boris Karloff

January 31, 2017 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Jan 31 2017

This Mexican lobby card is puzzling. The inset scene is from Boris Karloff’s The Terror, but the title translates to Boris Karloff’s Bedlam. The jumble of illustrations seems like a different lobby card was used and Karloff’s face was added for obvious reasons (hint: El Maestro Del Terror) to create this one. Still colorful enough to catch attention. I don’t recall seeing big…chains…in The Terror either.

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) Pressbook

July 21, 2016 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Jul 21 2016

You may call it a B movie, but any film starring Boris Karloff is aces with me. The Man They Could Not Hang was one of 20 titles included in the Son of Shock movie package for television broadcast in 1958.

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Pressbook: Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)

May 22, 2015 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

May 22 2015

Originally titled Pajama Party in a Haunted House, this last of the beach party pictures from AIP (although there's no beach, just a pool), left AIP unhappy after wrap-up, so Boris Karloff and Susan Hart were called in to film scenes that would be added into the movie (Wikipedia). Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon didn't make it into this one, although they appear in the other six beach movies.

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Boris and Bela Look Sinister

March 5, 2015 / Picture Show / Leave a Comment

Mar 5 2015

With the snows still falling, I think I'll perk up the doldrums by planning for the tricks and treats this October.

"I'm not sure what to wear for the Halloween Ball this year. How about you?"

Mexican Lobby Card: The Body Snatcher

March 26, 2013 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Mar 26 2013

Striking profile images of an aging Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, against a colorful landscape of pastel tombstones and a hanging man swinging against a fiery sky, highlight this Mexican lobby card for The Body Snatcher (1945).

Mexican Lobby Card: Isle of the Dead

January 29, 2013 / Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards / Leave a Comment

Jan 29 2013

Even though this Mexican lobby card for Isle of the Dead with Boris Karloff shows heavy tanning, the colors are still exciting. Even more striking is how the words suspense, terror, and horror aren't captured in the artwork; there's a more sedate, almost serene composure to it.

Boris Karloff All Wrapped Up
As the Mummy

January 18, 2013 / Picture Show / Leave a Comment

Jan 18 2013

This fascinating original photograph of Boris Karloff being prepared as the Mummy was offered on eBay by David J. Skal from his collection. Bidding reached hundreds of dollars. I don’t think Mr. Karloff is enjoying the process, do you?