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My Recent Posts · (05/19/08

An under-rated Hammer horror that seems better now than when I first saw it on the BBC back in the summer of 1987 (the Beeb's thirtieth aniversary Hammer season) in a double bill with Dracula - Prince of Darkness (1965). The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) rates a 3 out of 4 stars from me; not my favourite Frankenstein (that would be The Curse of Frankenstein [1957]) which gets 3.5.

My Recent Posts · (06/04/08

Here's a picture of Kiwi Kingston without makeup -- I presume from his wrestling days.

My Recent Posts · (06/05/08

Great pic there Tom. Kiwi shoulda got the part of Popeye over Mork !

My Recent Posts · (06/05/08

He doesn't look so different without the makeup!

My Recent Posts · (06/07/08

Seems Freddie Francis also put Kiwi in his Hammer production of HYSTERIA one year later. It probably went down like this........

"Freddie put Kiwi in another movie". "Or Kiwi break Freddie's back" !

My Recent Posts · (06/08/08

Joe Karlosi wrote:
He doesn't look so different without the makeup!

I thought the same thing, Joe!

As for the film, I have a soft spot for it. My dad took me to see it at our old Family Drive-In in '64. Being 9 years old, I thought the monster quite frightening. I still enjoy the movie today, and it sure looks great on the Universal/Hammer DVD set. Gonna throw it on again real soon.

My Recent Posts · (06/08/08

I'm assuming the dilapidated castle set was the same used in THE GORGON made the same year. So it's probably the same dirt, moss, and dust in both films. Boy o boy, what a silly thing to think about.

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

skelton knaggs wrote:
I'm assuming the dilapidated castle set was the same used in THE GORGON made the same year. So it's probably the same dirt, moss, and dust in both films. Boy o boy, what a silly thing to think about.

What the world needs now, is more silliness. Ever wonder how many times the same leaves were dropped on Hammer 'autumn' sets? I have.

ZD

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

Two words: Michael Ripper.

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

TServo4 wrote:
Two words: Michael Ripper.

Does that mean Michael Ripper was dropped on Hammer autumn sets too ?

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

Only when he was bar tending...

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

I'm always disappointed, when I go into a tavern, to not see Michael Ripper behind the bar. (And the current crop of barmaids just don't have the charisma of those in a Hammer production. Where's Barbara Ewing when you need her?)

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

I was watching THE REPTILE the other night and I noticed that Ray Barret's character passes by the cottage that Peter Cushing uses as his lair in EVIL. In EVIL it's shown when the body snatcher (the greasy chap in the begining) is walking a trail and we see the cottage in the distance. In REPILE Ray Barret is walking the same trail after he's been attacked by Jacqueline Pearce (possibly the cutest snake I've ever seen.) I was also wondering (and maybe somebody more well informed than myself could answer this) if this is the same cabin/cottage that Francis Matthews and Suzan Farmer pass by in DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS.

Speaking of EVIL I've read that the hypnotist subplot was lifted from an unfilmed episode for Hammer's "TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN" T.V. show. Is this a confirmed fact or just a theory? I always figured that the Zoltan character was partially inspired by SON OF FRANKENSTEIN's Ygor. Of course Zoltan is not a broken-necked body snatching blacksmith/sheep herder BUT he pretty much serves the same purpose. He is the only one that can control the Creature and (much like Ygor) uses the poor sap for his own selfish gain (not unlike Ygor using the Monster as an instrument to enforce revenge). It's just an idea but I see an obvious connection between the two. Has anybody else noticed this?

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

Speaking of EVIL I've read that the hypnotist subplot was lifted from an unfilmed episode for Hammer's "TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN" T.V. show. Is this a confirmed fact or just a theory?

Pretty sure that's been confirmed. Have a look at this thread from long ago, by Ted Newsom:

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/3592

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

BijouBob8mm wrote:
Have a look at this thread from long ago, by Ted Newsom:

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/3592

Bob, a little bat tells me that Ted has expanded that fascinating post into an article for LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #21, called Tales of "Tales of Frankenstein". It's in the CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN themed issue, coming this fall.

My Recent Posts · (06/09/08

BijouBob8mm wrote:
I'm always disappointed, when I go into a tavern, to not see Michael Ripper behind the bar.

Well then, here's something to tickle your liquored up fancy Bob. No more lonely drunken nights for you !

My Recent Posts · (06/10/08

Tom Powers wrote:
Here's a picture of Kiwi Kingston without makeup -- I presume from his wrestling days.

Here he is from his acting days, in HYSTERIA (Hammer, 1965):

And get a load of that Frankenstein sillouette he casts on the boudoir door:

Thanks to ImageShack for Free Image Hosting

My Recent Posts · (06/10/08

Bob, a little bat tells me that Ted has expanded that fascinating post into an article for LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #21

Knew it was on the way; this was just to whet the appetite.

My Recent Posts · (06/10/08

HalLane wrote:
And get a load of that Frankenstein sillouette he casts on the boudoir door:

LOL! Kiwi - perfect for the role.

My Recent Posts · (06/10/08

Do ya think Kiwi has a bit of fake padding underneath that sweater ? He looks a bit like Herman Munster from the wrestling episode.

Author	Comment
Rick Curzon		#161	[-]
(05/19/08 6:01 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	An under-rated Hammer horror that seems better now than when I first saw it on the BBC back in the summer of 1987 (the Beeb's thirtieth aniversary Hammer season) in a double bill with Dracula - Prince of Darkness (1965). The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) rates a 3 out of 4 stars from me; not my favourite Frankenstein (that would be The Curse of Frankenstein [1957]) which gets 3.5.
Tom Powers		#162	[-]
(06/04/08 6:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Here's a picture of Kiwi Kingston without makeup -- I presume from his wrestling days.
skelton knaggs		#163	[-]
(06/05/08 2:58 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Great pic there Tom. Kiwi shoulda got the part of Popeye over Mork !
Joe Karlosi		#164	[-]
(06/05/08 5:07 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	He doesn't look so different without the makeup! ---------------------- "It's MORE ... than a hobby!"
skelton knaggs		#165	[-]
(06/07/08 11:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Seems Freddie Francis also put Kiwi in his Hammer production of HYSTERIA one year later. It probably went down like this........ "Freddie put Kiwi in another movie". "Or Kiwi break Freddie's back" !
Lunkenstein		#166	[-]
(06/08/08 12:09 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Joe Karlosi wrote: He doesn't look so different without the makeup! I thought the same thing, Joe! As for the film, I have a soft spot for it. My dad took me to see it at our old Family Drive-In in '64. Being 9 years old, I thought the monster quite frightening. I still enjoy the movie today, and it sure looks great on the Universal/Hammer DVD set. Gonna throw it on again real soon. Lunkhead's Lair
skelton knaggs		#167	[-]
(06/08/08 11:13 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I'm assuming the dilapidated castle set was the same used in THE GORGON made the same year. So it's probably the same dirt, moss, and dust in both films. Boy o boy, what a silly thing to think about.
Zombie Dad		#168	[-]
(06/09/08 1:45 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	skelton knaggs wrote: I'm assuming the dilapidated castle set was the same used in THE GORGON made the same year. So it's probably the same dirt, moss, and dust in both films. Boy o boy, what a silly thing to think about. What the world needs now, is more silliness. Ever wonder how many times the same leaves were dropped on Hammer 'autumn' sets? I have. ZD
TServo4		#169	[-]
(06/09/08 3:47 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Two words: Michael Ripper. J. Theakston The Central Theater, Passaic, NJ
skelton knaggs		#170	[-]
(06/09/08 8:16 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	TServo4 wrote: Two words: Michael Ripper. Does that mean Michael Ripper was dropped on Hammer autumn sets too ?
TServo4		#171	[-]
(06/09/08 9:56 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Only when he was bar tending... J. Theakston The Central Theater, Passaic, NJ
BijouBob8mm		#172	[-]
(06/09/08 11:20 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I'm always disappointed, when I go into a tavern, to not see Michael Ripper behind the bar. (And the current crop of barmaids just don't have the charisma of those in a Hammer production. Where's Barbara Ewing when you need her?)
Johnny Staccato		#173	[-]
(06/09/08 2:51 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I was watching THE REPTILE the other night and I noticed that Ray Barret's character passes by the cottage that Peter Cushing uses as his lair in EVIL. In EVIL it's shown when the body snatcher (the greasy chap in the begining) is walking a trail and we see the cottage in the distance. In REPILE Ray Barret is walking the same trail after he's been attacked by Jacqueline Pearce (possibly the cutest snake I've ever seen.) I was also wondering (and maybe somebody more well informed than myself could answer this) if this is the same cabin/cottage that Francis Matthews and Suzan Farmer pass by in DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS. Speaking of EVIL I've read that the hypnotist subplot was lifted from an unfilmed episode for Hammer's "TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN" T.V. show. Is this a confirmed fact or just a theory? I always figured that the Zoltan character was partially inspired by SON OF FRANKENSTEIN's Ygor. Of course Zoltan is not a broken-necked body snatching blacksmith/sheep herder BUT he pretty much serves the same purpose. He is the only one that can control the Creature and (much like Ygor) uses the poor sap for his own selfish gain (not unlike Ygor using the Monster as an instrument to enforce revenge). It's just an idea but I see an obvious connection between the two. Has anybody else noticed this?
BijouBob8mm		#174	[-]
(06/09/08 4:43 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Speaking of EVIL I've read that the hypnotist subplot was lifted from an unfilmed episode for Hammer's "TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN" T.V. show. Is this a confirmed fact or just a theory? Pretty sure that's been confirmed. Have a look at this thread from long ago, by Ted Newsom: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/3592
HalLane		#175	[-]
(06/09/08 6:35 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	BijouBob8mm wrote: Have a look at this thread from long ago, by Ted Newsom: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/3592 Bob, a little bat tells me that Ted has expanded that fascinating post into an article for LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #21, called Tales of "Tales of Frankenstein". It's in the CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN themed issue, coming this fall.
skelton knaggs		#176	[-]
(06/09/08 8:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	BijouBob8mm wrote: I'm always disappointed, when I go into a tavern, to not see Michael Ripper behind the bar. Well then, here's something to tickle your liquored up fancy Bob. No more lonely drunken nights for you !
HalLane	More Kiwi	#177	[-]
(06/10/08 12:03 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Tom Powers wrote: Here's a picture of Kiwi Kingston without makeup -- I presume from his wrestling days. Here he is from his acting days, in HYSTERIA (Hammer, 1965): And get a load of that Frankenstein sillouette he casts on the boudoir door: Thanks to ImageShack for Free Image Hosting
BijouBob8mm		#178	[-]
(06/10/08 8:58 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Bob, a little bat tells me that Ted has expanded that fascinating post into an article for LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #21 Knew it was on the way; this was just to whet the appetite.
Lunkenstein		#179	[-]
(06/10/08 4:38 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	HalLane wrote: And get a load of that Frankenstein sillouette he casts on the boudoir door: LOL! Kiwi - perfect for the role. Lunkhead's Lair
skelton knaggs		#180	[-]
(06/10/08 5:22 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Do ya think Kiwi has a bit of fake padding underneath that sweater ? He looks a bit like Herman Munster from the wrestling episode.

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