Levitation, a Cumbia Halloween, Jazz Hall of Fame, and More Crucial Concerts

From spooky to undead and beyond, these are the shows to see

"...commissioned to create one to complement the film starring Boris Karloff. And now, Density512 presents a dual-day treat, offering..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Five Events to Scare Up a Great Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Some blood-tinged things to keep you occupied

"...Ulmer's 1934 film of psychological horror and revenge, starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi; two, here's Alex Keller and..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Building a Monster: How Gabriel Luna Became the New Terminator

Austin actor on creating "the Ted Bundy of Terminators"

"...monsters that went movie to movie, actor to actor. Boris Karloff may be the most famous Frankenstein's monster, but..."

Nov. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Halloweenies

Deliciously spooky films for the scaring season

"...watch him react to the mention of screen rival Boris Karloff, who likewise defined Frankenstein’s monster onscreen. A movie..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

A rock & roll revival?! Here's our weekend music picks.

"...formidable cult classics channeling Buddy Holly, Timothy Leary, and Boris Karloff now inform three generations. Local support banks the..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

DVDanger: To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

New documentary reveals the man behind moviedom's monsters

"...household name on the level of Bela Lugosi or Boris Karloff, but in horror circles he's seen as the..."

July 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beef Sumo Needs Your Help!

Austin children’s book author Keith Graves re-animates

"...Burton-esque dark glee. As its narrator dulcets his best Boris Karloff, this two-and-a-half minute ‘work in progress’ roars to..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sfanthor Lowers the Drawbridge

Castle in the air finally lands

"...of unnervingly lifelike (or deathlike, in the case of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein's monster) and life-sized waxworks set into recessed..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Box Sets of Blood

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Nightbreed, and more Vincent Price

"...comedy, made memorable only by the casting of Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre as three bumbling sorcerers (plus..."

Oct. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Roger Corman: An AFS tribute to a wild angel

"...would be ready to shoot in two weeks, hired Boris Karloff for two days, and planned to fill out..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Put the T and V in Thanksgiving

Holiday specials to ease you through the food coma and into the weekend

"...7pm, ABC: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Boris Karloff's animated Grinch, as the good Doctor intended. (No..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

DVD Watch: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'

The TV show that spoofed cinema, then became a movie, comes home

"...explodes and they go home. It's not Universal's best post-Boris Karloff horror, but the monstrous mutants of Metaluna have..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mondo's Big Picture

Gallery's huge success belies the company's humble beginnings, but like the art within, you have to see it up close

"...Converge. When they finally saw his giant portrait of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster, with an elaborate frame that..."

March 29, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wizard World: Bernie Wrightson Versus Frankenstein

The comics legend defends the monster and blames the man

"...Bernie Wrightson is to Frankenstein in comics what Boris Karloff was to the creator and his creature on..."

Oct. 27, 2012 Books Post

Mondo Gets Monstrous

Opening night at the new Universal Monsters show

"...contributing artists mostly concentrate on the iconic Universal Monsters: Boris Karloff pulling double duty Frankenstein and the Mummy, Elsa..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Restorative Powers

Scorsese nonprofit teams with Mondo & Alamo for film series

"...James Whale and a cast that can't be beat: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey...."

May 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Our Bloody Valentine

Movie makeup artist Matt Valentine reps Austin on SyFy's reality competition show Face Off

"...and icons of ichor like Jack Pierce, who flattened Boris Karloff's head for Frankenstein, and Rick Baker, who made..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Say Hello Again to His Little Friend

Scarface blasts its way back to the big screen

"...1932 original – with George Raft, Paul Muni, and Boris Karloff, what's not to love? But let's face it,..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Stirling at Road's End

Stirling Silliphant had a marvelous gift for writing, but he sold it out

"...Leachman, Dorothy Malone, Tuesday Weld, Jack Warden, Buster Keaton, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, George Kennedy, Patty McCormick, Anne Francis,..."

April 22, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Off the Record

Courtney Love vs. Boudoir Queen, Jason Reece vs. Conrad Keely, Border Patrol vs. Texas Tornados, and other dream matchups

"...out, hung over, looking like something out of a Boris Karloff flick was priceless." In other reefer madness, Libertarian..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Life

Junkie chic achieves the ultimate high

"...Twain, Gen. George Custer, Joseph Conrad, Toulouse-Lautrec, Winston Churchill, Boris Karloff, Franco, Harpo Marx, Ira Gershwin, Lucky Luciano, Walt..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Wizardly Way

Human Centipede, Abe Sapien and more speak at Austin Comic Con

"...Golden Age when Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff were monster actors that were allowed to be..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At the Drive-In

An East Austin art compound reviews the magic of outdoor screening

"...feature attractions that'd make any Byron Orlok (that'd be Boris Karloff's character in Peter Bogdanovich's drive-in-centric Targets) howl at..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...a star such as Vincent Price – or, earlier, Boris Karloff or, later, Christopher Lee – through a series..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Black Wedding Tonight!

Bride of Frankentstein at the Alamo Ritz

"...But the real star of the show is, again, Boris Karloff, as "the monster," who finally receives his fondest..."

March 28, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Vamping on an Old Folk Myth

Strigoi's surprising take on bloodsuckers in post-Communist Romania

"...wholly original – you'd have to go back to Boris Karloff's turn in Mario Bava's Black Sabbath to find..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Sausage and mash, Franken Berry, crocodiles, and more

"...the original Bela Lugosi-like voice of Count Chocula. The Boris Karloff-like voice of Franken Berry was done by Bob..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

That Thing They Do

The Paramount Summer Film Classics' season of stars

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Frankenstein: A Trouble Puppet Show

A creative adaptation that offers the pleasure of seeing good puppeteers at work

"...into anything cohesive. That's totally fine if you're a Boris Karloff Frankenstein devotee, someone who's looking for the pleasure..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Mummy's the Word

Mexic-Arte Museum screens a landmark of Mexican fantastic cinema

"...Mexican fantastic cinema. In a switch from Universal's (and Boris Karloff's) long-established minimalist approach to the romantic ménage à..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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