Seasons & Episodes
Dracula And His Disciples
There's more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinema's various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.
Blood-Drinking Beings
Dracula wasn't the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his "competition."
Frankenstein And His Friends
Karloff's career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of "the monster," but others took on this challenging role ove
Baron Frankenstein
Hammer Films "reanimated" the Frankenstein franchise in the 1950s with its terrifying teaming of Peter Cushing and Chris
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a film favorite since early silent days. Various portray
Werewolves
Of course there's Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over the y
Bela Lugosi
Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as you'll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.
Boris Karloff
Perhaps horror's greatest star, Karloff, of course, played the Frankenstein monster. But there's so much more to tell. H
The Evil Unseeable
Nothing like a good ghost story - except a century's worth of films filled with more ghost stories!
Phantoms
Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals - and other notable p
Witches
Witches have been a favorite of fairy tales - and fright films - for centuries. Here's a wicked look at a coven's worth
Demons
More than just the Devil (although The Prince of Darkness has certainly figured into quite a few motion pictures), demon
Mutants
Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast "hybrids" are here - and
Freaks
Horror films have been peppered with people who didn't need makeup and were actually born disfigured, most notably in th
Scream Queens
King Kong's Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but you'll be surprised to see who el
Girl Ghouls
Men didn't have a lock on the horror movie. There were plenty of frightful females to go around, as you'll see in this s
Maniacs
Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madmen, serial killers, cannibals - they're all here - and more!
Gory Gimmicks
An affectionate salute to the great showmen of yesteryear who figured out all sorts of gory gimmicks to keep audiences g
Sorcerers
A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic to
Aliens
Creatures from "out there" have captured the imagination of everyone from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Here's a look
Mummies
Karloff's parchment-skin portrayal of Imhotep set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten "wrapped up
Zombies
The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades. Although usually confined to the West Indies, Hollywo
Mad Doctors
How many times did Karloff and Lugosi play mad doctors? (And what were they mad at?) Many horror legends have taken thei
Man-Made Monsters
Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have bee
Giants
Giant monster pictures have been thrilling audiences since The Lost World was released in 1925. Since then there have be
Dinosaurs
Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed thru a variety of horror films, going all the way back to The Lost World in
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