Dissecting Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

In the continuing tradition of celebrating Halloween, I wrote a new Hub on a classic 1960's British horror film - Hammer's Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed.

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is -- arguably -- the second best Hammer Frankenstein film after the original Curse of Frankenstein. FMBD was a TV staple in the 1970's and 1980's on UHF and was notorious for its incredibly grim and downbeat subject matter. Hammer Frankenstein films were only marginally profitable in comparison to the Dracula films and would even be outperformed by the Karnstein vampire trilogy. The offbeat Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde would be a big (surprise) hit for Hammer, but the Frankenstein films just didn't ignite the box office. The next two films in the series The Horror of Frankenstein and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell were a major step down in quality from FMBD...what a shame.

Please click the above link to read the full Hub - its a good one!

Famous Monsters of Filmland 40th Anniversary Filmbook Remembered

Happy Halloween!

So much I could say, but time is short.

Classic horror movies receive a lot of airtime on cable in October, which is a good thing. Several rare classics do not always get the same appreciation of more well-known features. Some movies may only end up airing during Halloween. Setting October aside to appreciate those classic creepy films is definitely a worthwhile endeavor.

Yesterday, I was in the bookstore and came across the new issue of the third version of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. Fittingly, it was a tribute to the late, great Forrest J. Ackermann.

In the late 1990s, the second version of the magazine -- published by Ray Ferry -- was released. A 40th-anniversary film book was published. Here are my thoughts on it - in video form.

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