This was the first of the “Frankenstein” films (based on the book by British author Mary Shelly). Produced by Edison Studios.

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
This German silent film directed by F.W. Murnau is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The studio could not obtain rights to Stoker’s novel so they changed details and character names. In this film version, Count Dracula became Count Orlok (played by Max Shreck). In the American translation release, the name was changed back to Count Dracula and the other character names were changed back to those of Stoker’s novel. This film single-handedly changed vampire legends by introducing the concept of vulnerability to sunlight.

The Bat Whispers (1930)
Directed by Roland West, this movie allegedly was the inspiration that led to the creation of “Batman” by Bob Kane. This film has been “lost” for many years but has been recently discovered by the UCLA Film Archive.

Dracula (1931)

King Kong (1933) The greatest of all the sci-fi, horror-adventure films! I listed this movie under this catagory because it horror-struck the viewing audience of 1933. It starred Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
This BW film was groundbreaking at its time for its stop-motion animation cinema-photography. Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Inc, it was released in the USA March 2, 1933. Influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book, "Lost World" and Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Land that Time Forgot", it was about a film crew that sailed aboard a freighter out to a mysterious island and discovers the "eighth wonder of the world,"..."King Kong!", a giant prehistoric ape, which they bring back to New York, where he then escapes and wreaks havoc on the city.

The Son of Kong (1933)
Released approximately 10 months after "King Kong", this film has the honor of being the first monster movie sequel! Filmed in only eight months of production and on a low budget, director Ernest B. Schoedsack brings us back again to Skull Island to meet the son of King Kong! Not as brilliant in plot or in stop-motion animation as its predecessor, this film has been critized over the years but nevertheless "The Son of Kong" is in my opinion a fun, entertaining film!

"Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" Universal Pictures (1943)

"House of Frankenstein" Universal Pictures (1944)

"Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" Universal Pictures (1948)

"I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" (1957) was released November 23, 1957. Film critics consider this a bad film. I found it enjoyable.
"I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957) was released June 19, 1957 and it starred a young Michael Landon who later went on to star in TV shows "Bonanza", "Highway to Heaven", and "Little House on the Prairie". This is a great movie to watch on a dark night!

"The Undead" (1957)
Directed by Roger Corman, this movie (a.ka. The Trance of Diana Love) was released in March 1957 in the U.S.A. The movie features 50's Scream Queen, Allison Hayes. The plot of the film is about two researchers who hypnotize a street walker and send her back in time. She finds herself in the body of a past existence - a woman in medieval times waiting to be beheaded as a witch. By avoiding this fate she unwittingly starts to alter history. The idea of "time travel" through hypnosis is what attracted me to this film! The ending scene is the best part of the story! I can't find a good clip of the film, except for this Mystery Science Theater presentation which features the imp character of the film:

”Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

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