BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN & WEREWOLF OF LONDON: THE UNIVERSAL LEGENDS TURN 90!

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) d. James Whale (USA)
WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935) d. Stuart Walker (USA)

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Tonight, we open the creaking doors to celebrate a pair of Universal classics that both turn 90 this year: Werewolf of London and Bride of Frankenstein, released in that golden year of genre cinema, 1935. While not always mentioned in the same breath, these two films mark an important moment in Universal Pictures’ legendary horror cycle, one building on an already iconic legacy, and the other attempting to carve out a new path through uncharted territory.

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) Blu-ray review

The Old Dark House (1932) d. James Whale (USA) (72 min)

Almost forgotten (and for a period of time considered “lost”) in the Universal collection of horrors, this gem of a flick is often overshadowed by its more popular monster rally brethren. Director Whale’s follow-up to Frankenstein is well worth seeking out for its sheer wackiness and gale-force acting from the entire ensemble, two of whom (Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger) would turn up again in 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein.

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) movie review

The Old Dark House (1932) d. James Whale (USA)

Almost forgotten in the Universal collection of horrors, this gem of a flick is often overshadowed by its more popular monster rally brethren. Director Whale’s follow-up to Frankenstein is well worth seeking out for its sheer atmospheric wackiness and gale-force acting from the entire ensemble, several of whom would turn up again for Whale in Bride of Frankenstein.