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TODAY'S PHOTO: A creepy jellyfish from the cosmos enters are atmosphere. It's DOGORA - THE SPACE MONSTER (1964). Get it on DVD in our Complete DVD Catalog under the "D" section for "DOGORA" here on-line at Creepy Classics!

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THIS WEEKEND'S GROUP VIEWING FOR AUGUST 28, 2010: This week's selection....INVADERS FROM MARS (1953). Suggested by Bob Swaney, Manalapan, NJ. Let's all watch, this Saturday Night, or anytime on the weekend. E-mail a post here after you watch it with your comments, just a sentence or a few paragraphs. Request a future selection too! Let's have fun!

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All the Noose That's Fit To Post

New and In Stock - The Made-For-TV Horror Movie Classic!

Stars Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Jocelyn Brando and Larry Drake. From 1969 to the early eighties, hundreds of "Made-For-TV" movies were produced. A great number of them were horror films and many were actually very, very good. From the NIGHT GALLERY piliot movie to DON'T BE AFRAID OFTHE DARK, THE NIGHT STALKER, TRILOGY OF TERROR, CROWHAVEN FARM to...this, DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARCROW.

A superbly acted and told tale of poetic justice. A mentally challenged 36 year old man plays with the neighborhood kids. One day he saves a young girl from a vicious dog attack and is initially blamed for the tragedy. A group of four evil-minded residents take law in their own hands and track the child-like "Bubba" down and find him hiding in a Scarcrow get-up. He is shot 21 times. They skirt the law and plea self-defense when it's found that "Bubba" was a hero, not a criminal. The good ol' boys lie and continue their mean-minded ways. But at night something is stalking them now....a scarcrow. You can see they poetic justice coming, but what you can't see coming is who this phantom scarcrow is.

Spooky images, grave-digging and a top performance by Charles Durning as a sweaty pig of a man. A chilling delight. Don't miss this one -- one of the best Made-For-TV movies.

Get it right now in our New DVD Department here at Creepy Classics. It's in stock and we're shipping scarecrows right to your door! Knock, knock....heh.

Fan David Peel, A-HEAD of the Game

The above photo was submitted my model, and garage kit collector, David Peel from Wichita, Kansas. Some great painting on David's kits there! Thanks for sharing, David!

Above: Top - The Smog Monster sculpted by Michael Aguilar. Bottom - A scene from a short classic monster stop-motion romp that wlll be screned at MONSTER BASH 2011, by Michael.

Above: Another model for stop-motion by Michael Aguilar.

Stop Motion Animation Lives in Arizona

Super fan and patient solo stop-motion animator Michael Aguilar sent in the above photos. He's carrying on the Ray Harryhausen tradition and makes stop-motion monster films for viewing at Monster Bash and at G-Fest.

Keep up the great work, Michael!

Photos From MONSTER BASH 2010

A few more photos going up for viewing from Monster Bash 2010. Thanks to Malcolm Gittins for supplying these latest ones. Top photo is of Malcolm with TV horror host Penny Dreadful and her Garoo! Bottom left is the great Jay Novelli as Moe Howard ptching a pie at us! Bottom right is the lovely Julie Adams and her escort, the Gill Man himself (Mike Adams).

Labor Day Picnic

Hope you're able to get out and enjoy a monstrous picnic for Labor Day this year. Our Creepy best wishes to you and your family for this holiday weekend.

FANTOMAS - Five Films On DVD Set!

This new 3 DVD set from Kino International is in stock now. It sports five feature films that all have the mysterious character - Fantomas! The cover is areproduction of an old pulp magazine featuring the character. It's a slip case with the box that slips out, holding the three DVDs. A deluxe package with lots of extra features including a short documentary on Fantomas and there rare hort silent film - THE DWARF (1912). Here's a little more:

FANTOMAS (1913-1914)
A series of films involving an original anti-hero master criminal - Fantomas. He's a cloaked and hooded dark figure who's also a master of diguise. He could be right next to you! The mysterious Fantomas was the focus of five early French films nture, mustery, adventure, and chills.

Get the FANTOMAS DVD collection now in our New DVD Department at Creepy Classics.

Frankenstein Countdown To the Worst...of the Worst

Hi Ron and All Fellow Fans, Just wondering here- with us just watching and reviewing "Frankenstein`s Daughter" (1958) this past weekend- What immortal "Frankee-Film" would take "YOUR CAKE" as the WORST Frankenstein Film of all time?!

- Here is my top 10 worst of all-time!! ---Dan Brenneis. 1)"Frankenstein Island" (1981) 2) "Blackenstein" (1972) 3) "Blood Of Ghastly Horror" (1972) 4) "Flesh For Frankenstein" (1973) 5) "Frankenstein`s Castle Of Freaks" (1973) 6) "Lady Frankenstein" (1971) 7) "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster" (1965) 8) "Frankenstein 1970" (1958) 9) "Frankenstein`s Daughter" (1958) and 10) "Dracula vs. Frankenstein" (1970)- Yeah- the Al Adamson cult classic JUST made my all-time worst Top 10!

- Get those thinking caps on everybody!!

Hi Dan, I can't really put films like FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER or FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER as ultimately bad. Low budget, goofy, yes.....but entertaining. For me a bad film is one that has zero entertainment value. For me, your number one choice in this catagory is mine, as well. Of all the Frankenstein films I've seen (I've not seen them all), FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND is number one with a bullet. Painfully so. -Ron Adams

DVD Drive-In Super Monster-Rama 2010

Join Creepy Classics and Monster Bash at the DVD Drive-In Super Monster-Rama in Vandergrift, PA this September 10 and 11! We'll be set-up in the Drive-In concession stand with 100os of DVDs, monster books, monster magazines, monster posters, monster shirts and more. It's 1975 all over again and we're at the drive-in. It brought to you by DVD Drive-In. We'll see you there....don't miss two nights on Monster fun!

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Karloff's THRILLER Release Gets Press

Aloha from Hawaii.  A little something for the fans of Boris Karloff.  -Steve Frederick
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Boris Karloff, a monster talent remembered

August 30, 2010 |  LA Times

Our Hollywood history specialist, Susan King, looks back in horror Monday at Boris Karloff.

Boris Karloff may have created two of cinema’s greatest horror film ghouls -- the Frankenstein monster and The Mummy -- but in real life, he didn’t even like to use the word horror.

“He preferred the word terror to horror,” says his only child, Sara Karloff. “He preferred the word thrill to chill, where [a story] went right up the spine of the viewer and kept them on the edge of their seat. He was opposed to gore of any sort, and he really thought anything that dumped either the solution or the gore into the audiences’ lap was an insult to the intelligence of the audience and felt that suspense and thrills were far more effective.”

And he served up a lot of suspense and thrills as host and frequent star of the classic 1960-62 NBC anthology series “Thriller.” The entire 67 episodes are being released Tuesday on DVD from Image Entertainment. Though not as strong as the landmark anthology series of the era -- “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “The Twilight Zone” -- Karloff's “Thriller” did offer some pretty terrific tales.

Robert Bloch (“Psycho”) was among the writers on the show and among its directors were Paul Henreid, Robert Florey, Ida Lupino, Mitchell Leisen and Arthur Hiller. And Karloff is a sly host who talks about the episode with a wink and a nod.

 “He loved doing it,” Sara Karloff says. “He just didn’t do a standard walk-on introduction. He knew the material for each show, so he [was] thrilled to tailor each introduction for the particular show. It was very highly regarded. They had excellent writers and directors, even Ray Milland took a turn at directing.”

The series gave Karloff the opportunity to play a wide variety of characters including an elderly man working in a city morgue who can talk to the dead and an undead professor who seeks an elaborate revenge on the department head who fired him.

Born William Henry Pratt in 1887 in London, Karloff immigrated to Canada in the 1910s where he got his start acting in repertory theater in British Columbia.

“He presented himself to the theater manager as an experienced British actor,” says his daughter. “He told the story that his salary was $30 a week when the curtain went up on his first performance and it was $15 when it went down because he had never stepped foot on a stage before and it was absolutely obvious. He worked 10 years in repertory theater, sometimes getting paid and sometimes not. He built sets and painted sets.”

And when he played the monster in James Whale’s seminal 1931 horror film, “Frankenstein,” Karloff reports that her already lean father lost 25 pounds.

“The entire wardrobe including the boots weighed about 70 pounds. They shot the outside scenes in the hot August heat in L.A. climbing that back hill on the Universal lot carrying actor Colin Clive up the hill time and time again until James Whale thought the had got the shot just right."

 

She says that though “Frankenstein” was not faithful to novelist Mary Shelley’s original storyline, “it was inspired by Mary Shelley and you had the magic of James Whale and the absolute genius of makeup artist Jack Pierce and you had my father’s interpretation of the creature. It was just a magical marriage of talent.”

Karloff is simply billed with a “?” in the original 1931 classic. Karloff also played the monster in Whale’s 1935 “Bride of Frankenstein" and 1939’s “Son of Frankenstein.”

“Nobody expected that film to be the huge success that it was, and they certainly didn’t expect my father to be the star of it,” she says. “He wasn’t even invited to the premiere. Everybody expected Colin Clive to be the star. What a pivotal difference that made in my father’s life, but professionally and personally. You know, it was his 81st film, but no one had seen the first 80!”

In 1949, she says, he left Hollywood for New York where he embraced the new medium of TV.

“It gave him a whole new fan base,” she says. “He was able to turn his boogie man image around on itself and spoof himself by guest starring on some of the variety shows of the day, so people learned he had a great sense of humor. Audiences also saw him as a dramatic actor in many roles on TV.”

And of course, generations of children know him as the voice of the Grinch in the classic animated version of Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” He even received a Grammy Award in the spoken word category after the story was released as a record. One of the reasons his legacy has endured 41 years after his death, says Karloff, is audiences love “the empathy and pathos he brought to his roles.” “He was a lovely dad,” Karloff adds. “And a lovely human being.”

-- Susan King

Get the new THRILLER DVD Set here at Creepy Classics with over 65 hours of Karloff's TV classic. It's the complete series and available in the big DVD box in our New DVD Department at Creepy Classics.

More Used VHS!

Had a chance to scan some more VHS tapes from our Creepy vaults here! We've just addded JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (1967), D.O.A. (1949), KING KONG (1933 - Sought after Nostaligia Merchanet version with great art), KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (1963), X-THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES and more! See the growing selection in our Used VHS Graveyard here at Creepy Classics!

Horror Monsters For You

Coming in a few days...it's HORROR MONSTERS #1 Reprint Book from Dennis Druktenis and Scary Monsters!

From publisher, Dennis:

Hi Ron,

The Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Special #1 of HORROR MONSTERS #1
is coming soon to celebrate its anniversary a little early. This
special limited edition of only 175 copies reprints the entire contents
of the 1961 issue with an addtional two pages of historical
information. MAD MONSTERS #1 debuted at this past MONSTER BASH and now
its companion monster magazine is available. Purchase them both from
CREEPY CLASSICS in the Creepy Bookstore!

New DVDs!

Now in stock, a couple of new entrees here at Creepy Classics!

LIGHTS OUT Volume 7 (Classic TV) A collection of mysterious terror-filled tales of the unexpected from the earliest days of television. Episodes include: Another Country, For Release Today, Mrs. Manifold, and The Deal.

HELL SHIP MUTINY (1957) Stars Jon Hall, John Crradine, Peter Lorre, Peter Coe, Mike Mazurki, and Roberta Haynes. What a cast in this seedy, smuggly adventure. Carradine lays it on thick as the heavy. The film featured revolutionary underwater photography too.

Get them in out New DVD Department here at Creepy Classics for immediate shipping to your door!

October 23rd Hop in your DRAG-U-CAR or BROOMSTICK It's a MONSTER BASH MOVIE MARATHON!

It's coming to the Ligonier Theatre, in Ligonier, PA this Halloween Season! Don't miss it! Movies, guest stars signing autographs and movies until you drop on the big screen. Popcorn, hot dogs, pizza and monster movies! Plus, vendors from around the nation with classic horror collectibles - DVDs, original movie posters, monster toys, monster magazines and more. The vendors will populate the halls and second floor of the theatre. Limited seating. Get your pass in advance and save $5 now! Get all the details on the MONSTER BASH MOVIE MARATHON PAGE! Or, order your pass right now by clicking here.

Vendors:

Plus original movie posters for sale from Hollywood Hounds and Monster Toys from Zanol's Zombie Hut!

An old fashioned Halloween Movie Festival in Small town America - Ligonier, PA with MONSTER BASH and CREEPY CLASSICS!

Addmission memberships available right now! While they last!

We'll be waiting for you at the theatre!

Autographed Lobby Card Images

See the new selection of autographed color 11X14 lobby card reproductions in our Creepy Autograph Department! We just added these great ones from child actor Charles Herbert! They come in protective clear acrylic slip sleeves, and are suitable for hanging or just collecting. I was able to get Charles Herbert to sign these for me at this past Monster Bash Conference near Pittsburgh.

In Thrilling SHOCK STOCK Now!

The complete Thriller series with Boris Karloff is here. Licensed through Universal TV by Image Ebtertainment...this is the first official release on DVD of the THRILLER series and they're all here! About 67 hours wirth! 14 DVDs with loads of extras! This was one of the most sought after creepy shows from the1960s. They feature themes from psycho-like crime to all out riising corpses and demons from hell. Monster Kid TV is here. We will ship monsters right to your door! Get yours at a $20 discount right now. CLICK HERE and you'll find it in our New DVD Department at Creepy Classics.

Below is a promo for the series...but, don't think the quality is like what's on these factory DVDs from Image Entertainment. The transfers on the new DVD set are pristine (with no "Scream TV logo" either!).

Chaney Buddies At Monster Mania!

It's Lenny, Dynamo Dan, and Talbot

THE 3 BIGGEST LON CHANEY JR FANS !!! Hey Ron & Bob, it's Heath. I just got my pics back from last weekend's MONSTERMANIA in Cherryhill NJ & had to send you a copy. Who would've thought you could get the 3 biggest Chaney Jr fans together in one pic...LOL Thanks for always making my experiences at the shows so much fun & for always being the coolest guys on the planet. I wish we lived closer so we could hangout sometimes!!! You make being a Monsterkid fun all over again !

You bet Heath. I love Karloff, Lugosi and all the horror boys...but Lon Jr. has always been my personal fave. Tpp bad we can't do Saturday Movie Nights together! -Ron

Ray, Kong & Forry

From Jerry Armellino: Forry Ackerman and Ray Harryhausen talk about King Kong with Monster Bash creator, Ron Adams. Forry and Ray were guests at the June, 1999 Monster Bash.

MB Program Guide from 2010

Collect program guides from horror conventions? Or, want to see the line-up of things missed? An event historian? Grab one of the left over copies of the 2010 MONSTER BASH conference program guides. You'll find the remaining ones in our Collectibles Department here at Creepy Classics.

DINOSAURUS (1960) Still Availble on DVD Here

It's now out-of-print from Image Entertainment, but we still have feactory sealed copies of it left from Image. A few remain. Get yours in our Complete DVD Catalog under "D" for DINOSAURUS, before they're all gone. I first saw this one on TV one Saturday afternoon in about 1964-65....thinking back, that movie was relatively recent at that time! I saw it on a black-and-white big ol' consol set in my parents living room on College Avenue in Grove City, PA. -Ron Adams

"Dinosaurus" was a very cool movie. Many years ago I wrote an article for the local newspaper about the film's leading man, Ward Ramsey. I don't remember all the details in the article, but I can wing it .

Ramsey was born John Sutphen here in Helena, Montana. He was working as the manager of the prestigious Montana Club when he was "discovered" by a talent scout in the late 1950s. He worked as a male model for a while before going to Hollywood where he appeared in many Universal flicks. Dinosaurus was his only lead role. He eventually left the movies and was working as a car salesman in California when he died in the 1980s.

Unfortunately the article is at my office and I'm probably the worst historian for remembering dates. If you'd like more information about this forgotten film star, please let me know and I'd be happy to provide it.
-Jon Axline

Thanks Jon! Always interested in information on people from these fun films! -Ron

Creepy Classics Spotlight Movie Last Weekend - FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958)

Every week, readers here are selecting a movie to view...then we all try to watch it together utilizing our DVD/video library. This past Saturday night, many of us watched FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958). This was suggested by Herb Salisbury, Everett, WA. Details about movie nights to come are HERE. Please include your name and location after your comments, so we can see how we're all joining together from diffeent locals around the globe! Let's all Synch-Up Saturday nights at 7:30PM, or catch this week's movie sometime over the weekend!

Talk about a difference in budget and style from last week's film (HORROR OF DRACULA). Both made in 1958!

But, I tell you what. There's never a dull moment in this rocking, anf just plain nutty, monster movie. Obviously made for the teen market in the US and it delivers what it probably intended.

Besides getting two monsters, one female (left) and one monster with a big male body and a transplanted, hideously disfigured female head! So crazy. But more memorable than the wonderfully over-the-top monster make-ups is the sincere acting from Dr. Frank (really Dr. Frankenstein hiding his identity!). He disagrees with everyone, despises everyone sooner or later and is jst a mean guy! His lines are so outrageous, it'll have you laughing out loud every time.

-Ron Adams, Ligonier, PA

Wecome to a night of terror! My commentary of my first viewing of this always maligned schlock classic. I come in with low expectations, hoping for a laugh or two with its ineptitude.

The DVD I am looking at is impressive in its quality and clearness. Perhaps the movie will surprise me too?
Susy will be important if it kills her...????
The old doctor, where have I seen him before? Off to IMDB to find out! Oh, Star Trek, Deadly Years, and Curse of the Faceless Man, which I just saw this year.
The bad guy was a prominent villain in a Get Smart episode, one of my favorite shows.
The name is Frank...reminds me of Young Frankenstein.
I feel sorry for Trudy, so many old guys after her.
You know, the makeup on the ugly Trudy ain't too bad. Creepy!
Another familiar face...Lt. Boyle was in a lot of stuff in his career.
Didn't the Police grab Trudy, how'd she get back in the house?
I wonder if the blonde is the head Dr. Frank is looking for.
What a goofy conversation with the two girls...You want everything...and shes claiming that she is the monster!
Susy is pretty easy! Name, address, and a date. I wonder what her folks think?
Don't come any closer...leave me alone...so much conviction! Needs to go to acting school for sure!
What a gruesome corpse with that broken leg.
Tonight you'll be alive again you vixen!
The females brain is conditioned for the man's world. She'll take orders where the others didn't.
This kind of thinking sparked the women's lib movement.
Have you ever had Sandra Knight at the Bash?
Frankensteins Daughter! Uggggllllyyyy!!!
Again, the makeup isn't the worst I have seen in this type of pic, but he sure did mess up Susy!
I like the little jig she does with her hands when she walks.
Dig them groovy Frankenstein boots!
Interesting cut from injection to bongos, gave me a jolt!
Sure looks like Susy dancing there...Her twin sister?
Corny 50's combo, perfect for your radio station Ron!
See the girl with white streak in her hair? Homage to Bride of Frankenstein.
8 minutes to go and we are getting a tour of the lab.
Well I survived the tortue chamber of the Monster Bash Synch group, Frankensteins Daughter. It wasn't all bad, that is what happens when you enter a movie with REAL low expectations! You end up liking it. It was fun while it lasted, not boring, but I am glad it is over. See you next week for Invaders from Mars!!!
Ken
San Luis, Mexico

I have always loved this movie and I think because I have always had a crush on Sally Todd.
Don Murphey plays the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein and he is working to create life, and what a life he creates!!
A melted faced monster in a weird rubber suit. John Ashley and lovely Sandra Knight are the hero and heroine being menaced by the monster.

A great 50's schlockfest and a heck of a lot of fun.

Kevin Coon
Twin Falls, Idaho

Anyone out there remember Pickwick Records? They made quick knock off LPs
in the 1960s. These would be quickly recorded by studio musicians to
capitalize on a dance craze like the twist or (one of my favorite LPs as a
kid) songs inspired by the Batman comic book. They were sort of pseudo
rock and roll, not the real thing, but for 99 cents you couldn't really
complain. Frankenstein's Daughter is like that, a pseudo horror film, or
maybe a pseudo film that is based on the horror genre. Of course, even
the most silly, slap-dash production can have it's moments (after all Lou
Reed and John Cale worked for Pickwick Records and went on to form The
Velvet Underground) In the case of this film, I rather enjoyed the over
the top manic look of Donald Murphy as Oliver Frank (Frankenstein)He
played the evil character with a nice touch of demented glee mixed with
snarky venom. And when he got the acid in the face in the final fight
scene- yowza!

Quick question - why should every monster in a low budget film like this
walk with their hands in out in front like that? are they afraid they'll
fall? And these guys were supposed to be teenagers? Sally Todd was the
perfect sleazy victim although she looked and acted more like a middle
aged barfly. Oh well, I guess you really do have to put your mind in
neutral with a film like this. The rock and roll numbers were wonderfully
cheezey (notice how everyone could join in on the background vocals? I
guess they all must be members of the choir at the senior center..er, I
mean, high school!) Interesting that the last two films in the
Bash-Synchers Line Up were both made in 1958, guess it shows what a
difference a budget, a good script, director and actors can make! One
last important question - what sort of chemical compound do you suppose
John Ashley was wearing to keep his hair in place? No doubt this was some
sort of cold war military experiment that has yet to be un-classified.
Sally Todd is interviewed in the latest issue of Filmfax, here's what she
has to say about FD "Come on, the film is terrible, the script is
unbelievable, and the directing was almost completely non-existent, in
fact I think the director, Richard Cunha was a myth, we never saw him on
the set" Hard to argue with Ms. Todd's assessment.

-Kevin Slick, Colorado

Hi Ron,

Here are my thoughts on FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER.

A convertible and a hot blonde – a real 1950s vibe.
I love the antagonistic relationship between the two medical researchers. Dr. Frank is a real smart aleck/know-it-all. And Carter gets befuddled so easily (“Everything is going wrong. I can’t work today.”) that it’s comic.
It’s so odd to see a Frankenstein movie set in modern surburbia.
A female monster in a swimsuit. Now there’s a lurid image.
The Trudy monster really needs to wax her eyebrows.
Arranging auto accidents to get fresh body parts. Very efficient.
If I were piecing together a monster from scratch, I’m not sure I would use the brain of a female sexpot.
“A female brain is used to taking orders.” I wish I could convince my wife of that.
The Suzie monster is one ugly looking thing too. I guess Dr. Frank isn’t up on cosmetic surgery.
The music interludes pad out the running time for no good reason. And “Special Date” sure sounds a lot like Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.”
Hearing Dr. Frank beaming with pride abut his train wreck of a creation is a very bizarre moment.
FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER has a few novel plot twists but the execution is rather flat. I’ll give it one and a half star (and I’m probably being generous).

“If you get into trouble, it’ll bring the police here. And we don’t want that, do we?”

Steven Thornton, Lasalle, Mich.

Hi Everybody!---Boy, Talk about going from the PENTHOUSE (my last weekend`s selection "Horror Of Dracula") to the OUTHOUSE (this past weekend`s selection "Frankenstein`s Daughter")---What a drastic difference in quality horror entertaiment! That being said- I sure have fond childhood memories of watching this classic low-budget feature on Superhost`s show many times during the 1970`s when I was growing up as a "MONSTA-KID" in good-old PARMA,OHIO! during the mid-1970`s ---

1) When I first saw this film back in 1973 (I was only 6 years old!) -What scared and impressed me the most was the monster that appeared in the beginning of the movie!! (the lead female character Trudy Morton transformed by that awful chemical Degenerol hidden in her fruit punch into a bushy-eyebrowed buck-toothed wrinkled-faced monster) I was scared out of my wits!- Now-years later, I can see how cheesy the make-up is by the immortal Harry Thomas and Paul Stan (Hope?) - Including- dressing our main creature (played by Harry Wilson) in wading boots, black rubber gloves and a shiny black rubber suit (WHAT A LET-DOWN!). And to top it all off, he (she) it ??- Is wearing lipstick! - Yeah- Boy!- I sure wouldn`t want to take this as my very own creation (Don`t know what Good Old Dr. Frank was thinking here!)

2) Gotta Love Donald Murphy`s potrayal of Dr, Frank(enstein) in this one! - he really goes over the top (similar yet different in style to Michael Gough`s potrayals in "Horrors Of The Black Museum" {1958} "Konga" {1961} and "The Black Zoo" {1963) when considering his wild, psychotic facial expressions of lust, power and madness when he talks about creating his ultimate "obediant" creation.

3) Interesting to note that actress Sandra Knight was married to Jack ("Here`s Johnny"!!!) Nicholson a few years after this film came out! (They were married from 1962-1968) and both starred in the Roger Corman directed film "The Terror" (1963) together! -I wonder if Jack has ever watched "Frankenstein`s Daughter" after he has come home from a Laker`s game?!

4) Actress Sally Todd (Suzie Lawler) was the Playboy Playmate Of The Month for Feburary Of 1957.

5) Nice to see a young John Ashley in this film. Too Bad he is not given much to do until the climax of the movie! (Dumping the corrosive acid into Dr.Frank`s face and ruining his complexion!) Later on, he would work on the Phillipino horror films for which he is more famous for.

6) It is always nice to see Monster Bash alumni in a film! Here, Robert Dix makes an appearance as the ill-fated Detective Dillon (who gets strangled by our resident butt-ugly creature)

7) Lastly, what would this movie be without that AWFUL music soundtrack. The music by the Pete Cavanaugh Trio absolutely made my head HURT really BAD - Wow! (The Beach Boys They Ain`t Folks!)

8) Also- How about that hilarious fainting scene by Sandra Knight (TRUDY) when she opens the door and the creature shambles in! - You can see her arm move AFTER she faints and she is supposed to be unconscious- Didn`t someone give her directions on being still?? OH BOY!

---With that I give you my rating for this guilty pleasure: 1.5/5 stars. (Sorry People, But This One Is A Stinker!)- Dan Brenneis- Strongsville, Ohio- Monster Bash Staff Member and LifeTime FilmFan Extroadinairre.

This is a classic!

I understand its BAD, but this movie has elements that can't be
overlooked...you got a werewolf teenagerchick in a bathing suit, a
house in the suburbs with a wine cellar that has been turned into a
multi-strory labratory, the ever-present bookcase that opens to a lab,
Dr. Frank, Carter's sarcastic ego bloated side-kick assistant that
takes over the lab, a headless body, and John Ashley with his ever-
cool turned up collar (I love how supportive he is to his
girlfriend,but actually doesn't believe her even after the police
DO!).

Sally Todd and Harold Lloyd Jr. (!), a rockin' teenage combo
playing the lameset songs ever, a lead singer that won't take his hand
out of his pocket (can't quite figure that out and not sure I want
to), a pool party at Harold Lloyd Sr's. house, an 90-year old man
stealing chemicals from a lab and being shot at!!! All for the much
needed Dygeneral, a substance that will help eliminate sickeness and
disease from the world, a sex starved crazy doctor that likes to run
over his date with a car and then stick her head on a male body in a
Santa suit with rubber gloves. (I love how she knocks at the door and
scares the crap out of Trudy when she opens it!)

A true classic that is chock full of unbelievable plots, characters, and songs!
Stands right there next to The Brain That Wouldn't Die as far as lurid
crazy doctor movies! A favorite of my buddy Herb (who suggested we
all watch this in the first place) and mine.

Next week...Invaders From Mars!!! The ALL-TIME classic of the
ages!!! Can't wait!!!

-Toebe Bush

You can get the DVD of FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1958) in the Complete DVD Catalog in-line at Creepy Classics.

Monster Bash Magazine #10 - In SHOCK STOCK!

NOW AVAILABLE! I've been VERY busy in the crypt here at Creepy Classics preparing our 10th issue of Monster Bash Magazine. Another stunning cover painting by Lorraine Bush. Featured will be article on our beloved King Karloff, Richard Sheffield's make-ups and Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Sr., Dear Ygor - Michael Thomas, 8mm Movie Memories, Slime People - Interviewed!, The Creepy Crossword, The Terror Test, rare photos, and much more....

Dear Ron Adams. I really enjoyed Monster Bash #10, especially the two vintage Karloff articles. Lorraine Bush created the perfect cover portrait for the issue. Keep up the great work at Monster Bash magazine! Best wishes, Ron. - Timothy M. Walters

The Amazing Kreskin with the Imposing Dracula

Hi Ron
We are moving right along with more new projects. Just yesterday, we shot a new video
with "The Amazing Kreskin", directed by Kevin Michaels, on what people fear. Kreskin
asked to be surrounded by figures from "The Witch's Dungeon" & it was shot at Bill
Diamond Productions. No word as to when this DVD will be available. Bill Diamond & I
are teaming up on future documentaries in our own "Legends Of Film & Fantasy" series,
which will benefit "The Witch's Dungeon Movie Museum", which opens on October 1st for
it's 44th year. - website: www.preservehollywood.org - "Dates" page.

-Cortlandt Hull

Get Cortland's latest - monster kid kool THE AURORA MONSTERS DVD with Zacherley here at Creepy Classics. It's out biggest seller right now! A documentary on growing up with the Aurora Monsters in the 1960s ad 1970s. Inverviews with the original artists behind them, plus today's greatest artists too. Find the DVD in our Complete DVD Department under the "A" section for "AURORA MONSTERS!"

MYSTERY OF THE MARY CELESTE, Known as PHANTOM SHIP in the USA

Above: Clockwise from top left: Bela Lugosi in THE CORPSE VANISHES, INVISBLE GHOST, PHANTOM SHIP, and SCARED TO DEATH.

AMC MONSTERFEST - THE BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION in in stock here at Creepy Classics. It's a complete afternoon of Bela Lugosi with four of his feature films. Dive into Povert Row with THE CORPSE VANISHES, INVISIBLE GHOST, PHANTOM SHIP, and SCARED TO DEATH (Bela's only real color film). You can find MONSTERFEST - THE BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION inour New DVD Department here at Creepy Classics today.

The BIG Vampire MONSTER BASH for 2011

Get ready as we let all the vampires out of their coffins at the next Monster Bash. There's no stopping them as we get crazy and pull all the stakes out for this Bash. I's June 24-26 at the Days Inn Conference Center in Butler, PA. Get your memebership right now at a $10 discount! CLICK HERE and get signed-up so you don't forget!

It's three days of Guest Stars, Vendors from across the country, a Film Fest, and the craziest events you'll ever find at a conference! The International Classic Monster Conference - MONSTER BASH!

Hey, here's the preview for next year courtesy of the multi-talented Charles Henson! CLICK BELOW and enter the world of MONSTER BASH 2011!

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