Category Archives: Universal monsters

Rewatching the Universal Monsters. The ones on the Blu-ray box set, at least. We’ve come to the end, as Universal’s so-called “monster office” was on its last legs by the 50s, but the good news we get The Creature Walks … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy was the duo’s last movie with Universal, and their second-to-last movie overall. Here’s what happens: Archeologists dig up the mummy Klaris (not … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. After the first one was a big hit, a sequel got rushed into theaters. It’s Revenge of the Creature. Here’s what happens: A second expedition to the Amazon … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. Universal’s so-called “monster office” was in diminishing returns during the 1950s, but there was more bona fide classic to come, Creature from the Black Lagoon. Here’s what happens: … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! It’s a return to comedy land with Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man. Here’s what happens: Abbott and Costello play private detectives who run into a Tommy Nelson boxer turned fugitive, framed for the murder … Continue reading →

Watching the Universal Monsters! The ones no the Blu-ray box, that is. And you just can’t discuss the monsters without Abbott and Costello. Here’s what happens: Buddies and co-workers Chet and Wilbur get caught up in a plot involving Count … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. She-Wolf of London is another oddity on the box set, as it has no relation to The Wolf Man, but is it worth seeing? Here’s what happens: All … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the new Blu-ray, at least. The monster mash-up of House of Frankenstein gets a follow up in 1945’s House of Dracula. It’s the original House II: The Second Story. Here’s what happens: Dracula … Continue reading →

Rewatching the Universal Monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. Time for our final go-around with Kharis in The Mummy’s Curse. Here’s what happens: A big company is threatening to drain the swamp from the previous movie, last … Continue reading →

Watching the Universal monsters! The ones on the Blu-ray box, at least. The series goes all Avengers with a bunch of monsters in one movie in House of Frankenstein. Here’s what happens: Mad scientist and Frankenstein fanboy Dr. Neimann escapes … Continue reading →