What do you get when you cross a classic Hollywood monster film with the setting of a John Hughes flick, and add in elements of gothic and… Read more “Lisa Frankenstein, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Category: Horror
Freaks (1932), by Albert W. Vogt III
The current run of classic films that I am currently going through comes from a list compiled by Rotten Tomatoes. They ranked the 100 best reviewed classic movies… Read more “Freaks (1932), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Leave the World Behind, by Albert W. Vogt III
As the opening credits for Leave the World Behind were rolling, my house guest with whom I was watching it asked me to rewind. This is because she caught a… Read more “Leave the World Behind, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Chronicle, by Albert W. Vogt III
Count me among those grateful that the found footage era of movie making is over. Like some, I thought the original,The Blair Witch Project (1999), to be pretty good… Read more “Chronicle, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Attack the Block, by Albert W. Vogt III
What do you get when you make a movie combining an alien invasion, an extremely localized one at that, and that locale being a lower income housing… Read more “Attack the Block, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Mummy Returns, by Albert W. Vogt III
Because of my delight in seeing Brendan Fraser in Killers of the Flower Moon, I decided to watch The Mummy Returns (2001). Okay, that is only part of the reason. If… Read more “The Mummy Returns, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Nightmare Before Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III
There has been increasing pressure on me from family and friends to finally watch The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993). There has been nothing about it that has interested me, but… Read more “The Nightmare Before Christmas, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Mummy (1999), by Albert W. Vogt III
Today, I shall examine the cinematic version of that favorite tale ancient Egyptians I believe is most familiar to audiences. It relaunched the career of Brendan Fraser after… Read more “The Mummy (1999), by Albert W. Vogt III”
Creature from the Black Lagoon, by Albert W. Vogt III
Now that I have seen all seven of the main Classic Universal Monsters collection, I believe that they were not made with an overriding theme in mind. In… Read more “Creature from the Black Lagoon, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Wolf Man (1941), by Albert W. Vogt III
My quest to watch the classic Universal monster films is getting more complicated. After my viewing of the original The Wolf Man (1941), it looks like it will be even… Read more “The Wolf Man (1941), by Albert W. Vogt III”