Pratt, better known to the world as Boris Karloff—and best known as the Frankenstein monster—died Sunday in London in King Edward VII Hospital of a respiratory ailment. He was 81. Though he ...

Twice. By John Otis One of the actor Boris Karloff’s most lauded roles was his humanizing portrayal of a horror film progenitor: Frankenstein’s monster, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.

the one starring Boris Karloff as the monster, was not the first, but it set the standard. Over the years, though, there have been many unconventional riffs on “Frankenstein.” Here are some of ...

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein Credit ... Guillermo Del Toro unleashes his version later this year, it will have to stand up to the flat-headed Karloff. In Karloff, Pierce had found his greatest ...

The early special effects in The Invisible Man stand toe to toe with ... Not as physically demanding as his roles in Frankenstein or The Mummy, Karloff is able to focus his energy on gripping ...

It offers hairdressing services, while a street stand, much like a bootblack’s ... He gains tremendous attention for his makeup of Boris Karloff for the role of Frankenstein in James Whale’s eponymous ...

The most famous Universal horror films are carried by iconic characters like the Count and Frankenstein's Monster, and the charisma of actors like Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. However ...