Hollywood monsters

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS

This still from the lost film LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927) gives a sense of twisted potential. In recent years, a partial restoration has allowed us to see that the mystery surrounding the LON CHANEY vampire role may well be one best left in the dark. Not a remarkable story or overall presentation, but an evocative characterization nonetheless from the silent film legend. On a personal note, I once rendered a powerful dream (which became the cover of this e-book) a couple of years before…

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“Universal Monsters”

Bela Lugosi life-sized sculpture by Mike Hill You may recall that DM has previously featured the work of LA-based master sculptor Mike Hill, and his uncanny life-sized sculpt of FX pioneer Ray Harryhausen being served tea and cookies by his skeleton minions. A close up of Nosferatu (or Count Orlok) sculpture by Mike Hill Widely considered by his peers and fans as one of the greatest sculptors living today, Hill’s deep admiration for his ground-breaking predecessors such as Lon Chaney, Jack…

The "Creature" from 1954, Sci-Fi thrill film "Creature from the Black Lagoon".

Universal Studio monster films.