So yesterday we began our monthlong retrospective of classic horror trailers (hey, Halloween IS, well, at least my second favorite holiday) with the big kahuna, Dracula. Today we follow up the same way Universal did, with Karloff as the monster of Frankenstein.
What's that? It's Friday and you'd like a little bonus? Ok, I think we can do that... How about a look at the earliest version of this little story? Made in 1910 by the (Thomas) Edison studios, this film is a tour-de-force of early special effects work, especially in the creation of the creature. It may seem a bit slow at first (hey, the whole thing is less than 13 minutes, how slow can it be?) but once the mad doctor closes his alchemical cabinet it's literally "Katy bar the door" as the creature begins coming together. But, hey, don't take my word for it. Click play and see for yourself:
Tomorrow: Things get hairy...
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