THE RAVEN (1963)

If you want a movie with the best guys in horror starring, this is it. But it’s not a horror movie, it’s one of the first horror comedies. Roger Corman had been making movies out of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories for a while, and decided to do something to poke fun at them. So he got Richard Matheson (who wrote a lot of the best TWILIGHT ZONE episodes) to write it, and got Vincent Price (who’s in a lot of the other Poe movies), Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff to star in it. They’re all hilarious! Price and Lorre especially. Jack Nicholson shows up looking like he’s my age or something! It’s got nothing to do with Poe’s poem, but it’s about a war between three magicians, and it all builds up to a showdown at the end. I love it!

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)

I had to review this as part of a private joke between me and someone else. But even if that wasn’t the case, I’d still be telling you to get your hands on this movie pronto. It’s so good. It’s even better than the first one, and how many sequels can you say that about? Not many! It’s funny, it’s exciting, and it’s got Boris Karloff’s best performance as the Monster. Basically, the story is that the monster is back, and he’s demanding a mate. Enter Doctor Pretorius, who’s an old friend (or fiend?) of Dr. Frankenstein, and who’s got ideas of his own about how to create life. The scenes after the Bride is created are heartbreaking. But check out her hair! It’s CRAZY! (Ha ha ha!)