The Old Dark House (1932)

The Old Dark House (1932)

[8] Five travelers end up stranded at our title location after a fierce night-time storm makes driving the English hillsides too dangerous. The family that lives there is less than hospitable, with secrets that make the evening increasingly frightening. The…
The Mummy (1932)

The Mummy (1932)

[3] British archaeologists unearth a disgraced Egyptian prince (Boris Karloff) and accidentally bring him back to life. Ten years later, the mummy -- looking conveniently human -- schemes to reunite with his ancient lover, now reincarnated in the body of…
The Criminal Code (1930)

The Criminal Code (1930)

[6] Walter Huston headlines this Howard Hawks prison drama about a district attorney who becomes warden of a facility where he's responsible for half the men's sentences. Co-starring is fresh-faced Phillips Holmes as a twenty-year old who accidentally kills a…
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

[8] Director James Whale (Waterloo Bridge) was given free reign by Universal Pictures to craft a sequel to his highly successful Frankenstein. The result is a more daring and stylized film considered by many to be the most remarkable in…
Black Friday (1940)

Black Friday (1940)

[3] Boris Karloff stars as a doctor who transplants the brain of a gangster into the body of a dying professor (both played by Stanley Ridges), then tries to get the convalescing professor to remember -- with his new brain…
Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein (1931)

[7] James Whale (Waterloo Bridge, The Invisible Man) directs Boris Karloff in his iconic performance as Frankenstein's monster in this cornerstone of Universal Pictures' monster movie legacy. The adaptation from Mary Shelley's novel is somewhat loosey-goosey, but taken on its…
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

[7] Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) headlines this matinee adventure flick about a group of British archaeologists who fight to keep the recently discovered sword and mask of Genghis Khan out of the hands of the evil Fu Manchu, who would harness…
The Raven (1963)

The Raven (1963)

[7] After success with House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Tales of Terror, Roger Corman further exploited Edgar Allan Poe's name with The Raven. But this time, the film bears little resemblance to Poe's story. Instead, legendary sci-fi…
Scarface (1932)

Scarface (1932)

[6] Paul Muni plays a thinly-veiled version of Al Capone in Howard Hawks' Scarface, a grim, violent gangster flick that was pretty controversial for its time. The lack of bloodshed keeps it tame by today's standards, but myriad onscreen deaths…