it seems to be that the dvd reissue bug that bit Universal some time ago could now be construed as a good thing.

kids shopping for halloween dvds to watch, or just checking out latest releases, will undoubtedly come across these iconic classics due to reissue. could be the only exposure they get to Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman and the Mummy, at least as we know them so fondly.

what is incredible to me is the impact these films have on first time viewers.

my wife had never seen Frankenstein. tho i have watched it time and again, she just paid no attention to it. (not a Monster Kid by any stretch). one night i talked her into watching it, and she was immediately hooked in the graveyard. lol. she was also beside herself with sadness that the Monster was abused so badly. now when i watch it she says to me 'how can you watch that knowing what he goes thru" referring to Karloff. lol.

Matt