Boris Karloff didn’t like to talk about his film ... He also didn’t like to draw attention to his own work; he never celebrated or extolled his iconic performances in classic films like ...

would end his days as the big draw in Ed Wood, Jr. low-budgeters. The entire cast is superb, but this is a real showcase for Boris. In THE BODY SNATCHER, Karloff is the ultimate bogey man in one of ...

James Whale’s version of Frankenstein(1931), starring Boris Karloff as the creature, solidified the iconic look of the monster as a cultural phenomenon. Shelley only released 500 print ...

Boris Karloff – A name synonymous with horror. Drawing on detailed research, previously unpublished letters, and interviews with those who knew him, this new biography dispels the often repeated ...

Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Similarly, Morgan, Karloff’s House persona, is a mute, scarred butler who is revealed to the audience in the concealing sliver ...

Boris Karloff’s long and storied career in film didn’t begin with horror films. While that genre would come to define him both as an actor and as a physical presence, William Henry Pratt ...

Author, TV writer, actor and comedian Charlie Higson has scooped the winning prize for Plymouth College of Art’s Boris Karloff film challenge. Back during the first national lockdown ...

It’s no coincidence then that the horror service Shudder is using “Boris Karloff” to kick off a February-long showcase of Karloff films—not just the 1931 “Frankenstein,” in which the ...

Mistakenly placed in Boris Karloff’s clippings folder, a photo of the actor Glenn Strange has since been published in error. Twice. By John Otis One of the actor ...