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Mora	Universal Classic Horror Movies - The Ultimate Comfort Food	Lead	[-]
Apr 10 12 11:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have virtually every Universal horror/monster movie on DVD (along with classics produced by the other top studios of the 30s and 40s) but that still does not stop me from often enjoying a television broadcast of these (mostly) gems. Case in point: TCM's Monday broadcasting of "Son of Frankenstein". Heck, own the movie on video, DVD, have watched it endlessly, but something about coming home from work last evening, seeing it listed on the TV schedule, settling into my rocker/recliner and watching it yet again put me into as relaxed a mood as if I were sitting back with a double rye and Coke. I guess that's why we love these films; they definitely are old friends and really can put us into our own comfort zone. The cool thing is, after "SoF", switched to another movie channel and there was the second half of "The Creature Walks Among Us". Sat through that baby and went to bed feeling so relaxed and un-stressed that, my oft-times insomnia notwithstanding, I had one of the best sleeps I'd enjoyed in a while. I dunno, make of that what you will. But I definitely feel there's something soothing about these wonderful films.
clore103051		#1	[-]
Apr 10 12 11:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The thing about watching it on TV for me is that I know that somewhere out there in TV land there is someone else watching it at the same moment. It generally results in a thread such as this, where that point is confirmed and we can both approach the subject from the perspective of having both seen it some 15 hours ago. Besides the nostalgic effect of much earlier viewings of the specific film, there's a ton of cast members who floated through the series or had worked together in other films. Thus, we almost can't help but recall other Karloff/Lugosi or Rathbone/Atwill teamings. Then there's the music score, and I could not help but have flashbacks of the same music being used in the Mummy series, or even the monster's scream at the end being used for Daniel's fall in HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Mora		#2	[-]
Apr 10 12 12:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Good point about knowing there are other like-minded viewers enjoying these televised showings. Actually, never even considered that! But certainly adds another dimension. It's very true though that these characters, actors and such have become just like good friends one can settle down with and enjoy, relax and have a good time. No therapeutic value to these films, some may argue? I beg to differ . . . Strongly!!! Turning 55 in a coupla months and still proud to consider myself a Monster Kid.
Andy	Not-So-Old	#3	[-]
Apr 11 12 8:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Greetings, I agree completely that our favorite films, and, indeed, our favorite players in our favorite films provide a great deal of comfort. They also have the power to keep one company. Universal movies have accompanied me at every important step in my life since childhood. With 2012 technology, we can have our films at our fingertips 24/7. In 2006, I was preparing for the set of examinations to gain our country's National Board Certification in my field. Even at age 49, I still considered myself to be a "Monster Kid" at heart. The 1940's Mummy movies, The Monster, and Larry Talbot quavered non-stop in the background of my studies. If I have a spare afternoon when a nap is in order, WHAM!, Horror Island can always lull me to sleep. "Step lively, matey!" Zzzzzzz. Universal Classic Horror Movies can be more than "The Ultimate Comfort Food," they can also be therapy. I have taken note than many of our correspondents are Boomers, and the inevitable losses of parents, friends, and cultural way posts might be ameliorated by a few hours with Kharis, Ygor, Maleva, and Captain (or has he been elevated to Colonel?) Montford. Many thanks for such a poignant post. With every best wish, Andy in Vancouver.
amarok		#4	[-]
Apr 11 12 9:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The idea of knowing someone else saw the same film 15 hours ago is basically the "The next day it was the talk of the playground" effect, something far more common back when there were only a few channels to watch. And, of course, Way Back When was when I lived in a world of 15 cent comics, GI Joes, bike rides through the country, ABC Movies of the Week, Famous Monsters, Aurora Models, family trips to the Ozarks and the lake, and Lord knows what else -- a general background of nostalgia and feelings of youth. And Universal Monster movies seemed as basic as the alphabet, the Periodic Table, and the capitals of the fifty states! Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium; Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf-Man, The Mummy . . .
ben1963		#5	[-]
Apr 15 12 6:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is nothing more comforting to me then to curl up late at night and watch a classic Universal horror movie on TV. The movies always made me feel like I was going to be attacked at any moment. And there is something to be said about black and white movie that makes me feel like I am a part of the movie
Elisabeth		#6	[-]
Apr 16 12 2:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Same here! I'm a 59 year old year old monsterkid. I remember walking hand in hand with Boris and Bela....travelling from a Transylvanian Castle to a abandoned Goldstadt watchtower. There WERE monsters I wasn't ready for: Fredric March's Mr. Hyde and Lon Sr's Phantom prompted a brief moratorium. I knew, though, that if I saw an airplane circling the globe like Amelia Earhart, it would be my monstrous friends again. (g) Another longer moratorium lasted for about 5 years....for mundane things like homework and book reports. It ended in 1969. Like all monsterkids, I had mourned the passing of Boris Karloff. Monsters took a back seat until Halloween, when there was a Spook Show in our high school auditorium. Boris Karloff had returned, bringing a gaunt, fragile madman with him. The madman who harnessed lightening, and shouted with joy as he watched his dream come to life. Seeing FRANKENSTEIN at an older age, and on a big screen changed everything for me. I started enjoying films in a new way, and I'll be a monsterkid forever. Thanks to "Uncle" Carl and Junior, who started the ball rolling, and Colin, Boris, Bela and Jimmy.... "E" Your Signature ... "....I do hope he won't upset Henry..."
Liz.stoogeworld		#7	[-]
Apr 16 12 3:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ah yes...I spent many a Halloween night after trick-or-treating eating candy and watching horror films. They are just too much fun to watch. Why don't you do something to help me? The Psycho Ward's Classic Film Reviews - request a film to be reviewed!
skelton knaggs		#8	[-]
Apr 19 12 4:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And what better to wash down that Universal comfort food?? A drink from your Universal comfort glass.... "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Elisabeth		#9	[-]
Apr 19 12 6:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That's what I use my Laboratory Beakers for! (g) "E" Your Signature ... "....I do hope he won't upset Henry..."
bela lugosi		#10	[-]
Apr 19 12 8:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mora and Clore, agree with everything you both said, totally! Comfort food, that's a great way to look at it. I love every one of them really, and I also love watching them when they are airing on TV somewhere. And like you, Clore, I love doing that partially because I know someone, somewhere, is watching it at the same time.
jamesenstein31		#11	[-]
Apr 19 12 8:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	They make me smile

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