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Man-Made Monsters

Documentary

TV-14

25

Jan 6, 1998

Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have been fashioned by men.

Season 1, 26 episodes

season 1 (26 episodes)

Dracula and His Disciples,

Theres more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinemas various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.

Blood-Drinking Beings,

Dracula wasnt the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his competition.

Frankenstein's Friends,

Karloffs career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of the monster, but others took on this challenging role over the years.

Baron Frankenstein,

Hammer Films reanimated the Frankenstein franchise in the 1950s with its terrifying teaming of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a film-fan-favorite since early silent days. Various portrayals of the dual doctor are examined.

Of course theres Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over the years.

Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as youll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.

Perhaps horrors greatest star, Karloff, of course, played the Frankenstein monster. Heres an affectionate look at this cultured Englishman.

Nothing like a good ghost story except a centurys worth of films filled with more ghost stories!

Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals and other notable phantoms!

Witches have been a favorite of fairy tales and fright films for centuries. Heres a wicked look at a covens worth of portrayals.

More than just the Devil, demons have been a mainstay of horror films since the silent days.

Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast hybrids are here and more!

Horror films have used people who didnt need makeup, were actually born disfigured, and managed to turn their misfortune into something of a career.

King Kongs Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but youll be surprised to see who else made the list!

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 salute to demonic dames.

Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madman, serial killers, cannibals theyre all here and more!

A salute to the great showmen of yesteryear who figured out gory gimmicks to keep audiences glued to their seats and away from their TV sets!

A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic to achieve their evil goals.

Creatures from out there have captured the imagination from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Heres a look at some out-of-this-world beings.

Karloffs parchment-skin role set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten wrapped up in their work over the years, as youll see.

The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades and Hollywood has made sure audiences will fear zombies anywhere and everywhere.

Many horror legends along with Karloff and Lugosi have taken their turn playing sinister scientists and frightful physicians.

Man-Made Monsters,

Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have been fashioned by men.

Borrowed from the world of fairy tales, giants have been found in stories from Jack and the Beanstalk to Jack the Giant Killer and beyond.

Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed thru a variety of horror films, going all the way back to The Lost World in 1925.

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100 Years of Horror

Documentary

TV-14

1

25

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