Uncanny Boris Karloff, indeed. He is just electrifying on screen and no less terrifying when walking in the guise of a man.
I really enjoy the shots of his piercing stare directly into camera. Working to underline the unearthly sight the character possesses.
I’m a big fan of the 1999 remake and was pleased to see how faithful that is the the original. Though it seems overblown and camp by comparison (I had already accepted these as it’s…
This film is mesmerising.
I am thrilled to have had the chance to see one of the most influential films in cinema history. So ahead of it’s time that contemporary audiences were divided.
While this film is famous for inventing the conceit that sunlight is fatal to vampires, and spooky, creeping shadows, it is also one of the earliest examples of using blue tints to simulate nighttime - a forerunner of the day for night film techniques still used.
It’s…
This generation’s The Matrix, but it’s a comedy.
