Today's Monday Monster...

               Since it is a New Year (2016) we will start back with the early Horror films....

Well Thomas Edison (the inventor) made the first filmed version back in 1910... (Well over a 100 years ago) .... So Horror films are about as old as Cinema itself....

                   .. originally released in March of 2016... The first real "Movie Monster"...
Were as we are familiar with the "Monster"  being brought to Life by electricity....  well Edison , went more by the origin used in Mary Shelly's book... A "Prometheus chamber" was used....


A a great Thank you to a great Lady .... Lady M,... Thank you again for the little figures of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster.... cool  Christmas gift....

A to Z.... "V" is for Victor.....

                                                 Dr. Victor Frankenstein , that is....

       This is the Dr. Frankenstein that we grew up with.... (Peter Cushing of Hammer Films)
                       The Mad Scientist who created a monster from the parts of corpses...

                                                                         its Alive...!!!
                                 Most are familiar with the 1931 classic version....

                                                         Great Lab set....!!!!

                    Thomas Edison actually made the first film version of the Mary Shelly story...
 

 

                               And posted here for your viewing pleasure.... enjoy...

Those Classic Monsters.....

                                        a  Monster seldom posted about at our "Crypt"......

                      "Frankenstein" .... ( or more correctly "Frankenstein's Monster")

                                                A great use of shadows in this photo....
                            Probably the most "iconic" "Monster" of films.....

                           Jack Pierce designed the "look" for Boris Karloff......

                                                 another night of body snatching.....
Made from a batch of dead body parts and then given life.... "Creepy" concept....
But this well known "reanimated Corpse" was filmed even years before becoming such a big hit for Universal Studios..... by none other than Thomas Edison....!!!! (back in 1910)
Originally created by the Doctor in a "creation Chamber" designed by him... (As Mary Shelly and Mr. Edison both told)....
 
 
                     Charles Oogle , a minister's son portrayed "the Monster"....
 
The Universal Pictures version is where we get to see the "Monster brought to life by "electricity"....!!! thus (along with his "flat head and "neck Bolts" ) New elements added that have forever become part of the recognized visage of this most "iconic of All Movie monsters.......!!!!

          And Mr. Karloff's great performance made the audience feel pity for this poor creature.....
And many Thanks to that Great Blog "Classic Movie Monsters" for these great images.....

Anyone who enjoys the "Classic Monsters" ... (or John Carpenter's "Halloween") this is a wonderful site to view images..... we have found None better on-line...!!!

"F" is for Frankenstien.....

              
                                   No Not the Classic Universal Monster.....

                                       The Original... by Mary Shelly....
 

                         Thomas Edison made the first version of this classic....

         Back in 1910 he hired a preacher's son , Charles Ogle... to play the "Monster"....
            With the Prometheus Chamber rather than "electricity" As with Universal's version....

                             

                            We hope that you enjoy this early version of this classic monster....