The Wolf Man (1941)

If you're a fan of the werewolf sub-genre of movies then you will undoubtedly know all of the classic tropes that have become somewhat stereotypical and predictable within most of them. Be it the werewolf's weakness for silver, the gypsy curse, or the classic poem that begins "Even a man who is pure in heart...". Well, those classic tropes all began with this classic film, and although this was not Universal's first Werewolf film, it was certainly the most popular.

2nd May 2023 0

Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf – DVD Review

Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are race car champions in America, but winning a race seems to be the least of their troubles, because, across the map in spooky Transylvania, the Wolf Man has decided to retire, leaving Dracula and the other monsters one driver short for their race.

30th Jan 2022 5

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School – DVD Review

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School is, as always, an enjoyable adventure that feels very strange compared to the rest of the animated films released after the '80s. This is simply because of the absence of the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang, Velma, Daphne, and Fred, as well as the lack of Mystery Machine rolling about. It is also, yet again, another Scooby-Doo animated film that doesn't feature the classic unmasking of any monsters, but instead plays on the idea that all of these monsters are very real.

29th Jan 2022 5

Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue

Despite the 2004 film, being critically panned, that couldn’t stop Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing from receiving a video game, a novelization, an animated prequel short film, and a one-shot comic to expand the world created by Stephen Sommers and inspired by Universal’s classic monster movies.

2nd Jun 2021 0