Of course, Lugosi had elements of drug addiction, pathos, and parody late in life working for him. Off-screen, Karloff might have made for a nice neighbor, but being the workaholic he was, his biography is dull going. Bela Lugosi was given quite a spotlight in Ed Wood (1994), and Boris Karloff was a supporting character in Gods and Monsters (1998). Impressive for a man who started his career as a question mark.Why no one has ever produced a cinematic biopic treatment of the Chaney boys ( Lon Sr. As long as there are ho-rror fans out there. He’s been drawn, parodied, referenced, praised, and impersonated by generations of monster lovers and there’s no sign of that changing any time soon.
He is perhaps the only figure (save for Jack Skellington) who rightfully dominates both the Christmas season and Halloween season. Whenever Frankenstein is mentioned, you can be sure that images of Karloff will be conjured up. Karloff will forever be a mighty giant in the genre and in our pop culture. His rogues’ gallery of performances would include the terrifying mute butler in James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932), the diabolical titular menace in The Mask of Fu Manchu, a Satanic fiend in The Black Cat (1934), Universal’s original Imhotep in The Mummy (1932), and the narrator in 1966's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Following his success with Frankenstein, the uncanny Karloff became Hollywood's resident creep, starring in what would become a catalog of cl-Ass-Sick horror films. When the monster is vanquished and the ending credits roll, the man formerly known as “?” is given a proper name: Boris Karloff.īoris Karloff is the gold standard by which all horror actors are judged. both the creature and “?” compel and terrify the viewer in every moment they have. Frightening, imposing, ghoulish, and heartbreaking. To a most unconventional figure, he bestowed both ho-rror and humanity, and he made us understand the loneliness of a literal monster. He was billed only as "?" in the opening credits to Frankenstein, the film that made him a legend among both men and monsters.
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