Showing posts with label Karl Freund. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karl Freund. Show all posts

Friday, February 13, 2026

DRACULA (1931) Turns 95: A Fang-tastic Tribute to Bela Lugosi's Horror Classic

DRACULA (1931) d. Tod Browning (USA) 
DRACULA (Spanish version) (1931) d. George Melford (USA) 
DRACULA’S DAUGHTER (1936) d. Lambert Hillyer (USA) 
SON OF DRACULA (1943) d. Robert Siodmak (USA)




Released on Feb 14, 1931, Dracula from Universal Studios stands as perhaps the most influential horror film ever made. Directed by Tod Browning with cinematography by Karl Freund, the film was adapted from the wildly successful Broadway stage version of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel.

Friday, January 2, 2026

MAD LOVE (1935) at 90 | Peter Lorre Gives Colin Clive a Hand... or Two!!

MAD LOVE (1935) d. Karl Freund (USA)




Based on Maurice Renard’s 1920 French serialized novel The Hands of Orlac, in which the hands of a murderer are transplanted onto an injured concert pianist, Mad Love is remembered above all for Peter Lorre’s stunning performance as Dr. Gogol, a brilliant surgeon driven mad by obsessive love.

Friday, December 13, 2024

UNWRAPPING THE MUMMY!!! (1932, 1959, 1999)

THE MUMMY (1932) d. Karl Freund (USA)
THE MUMMY (1959) d. Terence Fisher (UK)
THE MUMMY (1999) d. Stephen Sommers (USA)




One of the most enduring classic horror archetypes, The Mummy has appeared on film almost since the inception of cinema, with numerous silent efforts preceding Universal's landmark production in 1932 starring Boris Karloff.