Boris Karloff’s long and storied career in film didn’t begin with horror films. While that genre would come to define him both as an actor and as a physical presence, William Henry Pratt started off ...

When Guillermo del Toro‘s “Frankenstein” hits theaters today, it will join an honorable lineage of Mary Shelley adaptations that began in 1910, continued throughout the silent era, and helped create ...

Actor Boris Karloff shot to fame when he played Frankenstein’s undead monster in James Whale’s 1931 classic “Frankenstein” film. Karloff went on to become the enduring and iconic face of the on-screen ...

Boris Karloff was the first actor to bring the monster, a.k.a. the Creature, to life in the 1931 film The role of the monster has been portrayed by numerous actors over the years, with Jacob Elordi ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With his portrayal of the terrifying ...

It’s no coincidence then that the horror service Shudder is using “Boris Karloff” to kick off a February-long showcase of Karloff films—not just the 1931 “Frankenstein,” in which the actor forever ...

Ed. Note: This week, leading up to Halloween, I will examine lessons for compliance professionals through the lens of the great Universal Movie Monsters: Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula, and The Mummy.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Legendary Comics and Rocketship Entertainment announced Wednesday they’ve partnered with Karloff ...

Fans of the Classic Universal Monsters franchise will rejoice to hear that one of the original horror features, Frankenstein, is heading to Peacock this fall, just in time for Halloween. Released in ...

Though the name Frankenstein is synonymous with the monster, Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel gives its central creature no name. The Frankenstein in question is his creator Victor — but the fact that this ...

Some collectible statues are on the way for the new Netflix version of “Frankenstein,” but there’s no word on action figures yet.