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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1925] [HCF REWIND]

March 2, 2014 Dr Lenera 10

HCF REWIND NO. 203: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [US 1925, 1929] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 113 min/ 93 min [1929 version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic     It […]

Doc's Journey Into Universal Horror

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1943] [HCF REWIND]

February 3, 2013 Dr Lenera 23

HCF REWIND NO.99. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA  [1943] AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU RAY RUNNING TIME: 94 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic     Christine Dubois is a young soprano at […]

Doc's Journey Into Universal Horror

THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956)

December 8, 2012 Dr Lenera 1

Dr. William Barton organises an expedition to the Florida Everglades with the scientists Dr. Thomas Morgan, Dr. Borg and Dr. Johnson to capture the Gill Man, who has been spotted there since he was supposedly […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 17: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON/ REVENGE OF THE CREATURE

November 7, 2012 Dr Lenera 2

  A geology expedition in the Amazon uncovers fossilised evidence from the Devonian period of a link between land and sea animals in the form of a skeletal hand with webbed fingers. Expedition leader Dr. […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 16: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE / ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY

October 8, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

In London, a brutal murder is committed by a beast-like man. The next day in Hyde Park, a row between women’s libbers and some men who are against women’s rights turns into a full- blown […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 15: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN / ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN

September 1, 2012 Dr Lenera 2

Chick Young and Wilbur Grey, two baggage clerks in a Florida train station, unwittingly deliver the actual bodies of Count Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster to the “McDougal House Of Horrors”, a local wax museum, […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 14: HOUSE OF DRACULA / SHE-WOLF OF LONDON

August 1, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

Dr Franz Edelmann, a renowned scientist living in Visaria, has been working on a plant called the clavaria formosa, which has juices that have the ability to reshape bone structure. He aims to cure his […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 13: HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN / THE MUMMY’S CURSE

July 1, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

Dr Gustav Niemann is languishing in prison with his hunchbacked assistant Daniel, due to performing experiments similar to those of Dr Frankenstein, most notably putting the brain of a human into the body of a […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 12: THE INVISIBLE MAN’S REVENGE / THE MUMMY’S GHOST

May 24, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

Robert Griffin returns to London after five years of memory loss following a diamond field expedition in Africa. A newspaper clipping reveals Griffin to be a homicidal maniac who had escaped from a Cape Town […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 11: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN / SON OF DRACULA

April 23, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

Two grave robbers break into the Talbot family crypt and open the coffin of Lawrence Talbot, who was buried with lots of money. As they do so, the full moon shines in and Talbot is […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 10: INVISIBLE AGENT / THE MUMMY’S TOMB

March 25, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

The grandson of Dr. Jack Griffin, the original Invisible Man, has moved to the United States and now runs a print shop in Manhattan under the assumed name of Frank Raymond. Into his shop come […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 9: THE WOLF MAN/ THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN

March 1, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

After learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales, to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot. Whilst playing around with John’s telescope, he sees […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 8: THE MUMMY’S HAND / THE INVISIBLE WOMAN

February 6, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

In the middle of the Egyptian desert, Andoheb travels to the Hill of the Seven Jackals in answer to the royal summons of the High Priest of Karnak, who explains the story of Kharis, the […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 7: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN / THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS

January 7, 2012 Dr Lenera 0

It’s been years since the events of the last movie, but the village of Golfstadt is still haunted by the memories of the dreadful creation of Henry Frankenstein. Understandably, the townsfolk are none too happy […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 6:THE RAVEN / DRACULA’S DAUGHTER

November 26, 2011 Dr Lenera 0

Professional dancer Jean Thatcher accidently wraps her car round a road sign and is seriously injured. Her father Judge Thatcher and her fiancée Jerry Halden, implore retired surgeon Richard Vollin to perform a delicate operation […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 5: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

October 26, 2011 Dr Lenera 1

On a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron praise Mary Shelley for her story Frankenstein. She says that she has more of the story to tell. We then Follow straight on from the […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 4:THE BLACK CAT/ WEREWOLF OF LONDON

October 5, 2011 Dr Lenera 0

Two young honeymooners, Peter and Joan Alison, are travelling to Hungary when they learn that, due to a mix up in the reservations, they must share a train compartment with Dr. Vitus Werdegast, a psychiatrist […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO UNIVERSAL HORROR 3: THE MUMMY/ THE INVISIBLE MAN

September 3, 2011 Dr Lenera 2

An expedition travels to Egypt to locate the tomb of Imhotep, who was buried alive for committing a terrible crime. In the tomb they find the Scroll Of Life, which can supposedly bring a mummy […]

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