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Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images When Universal Pictures tapped stage veteran James Whale to direct a film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in 1931, he needed to find the perfect monster. The right actor obviously had to look frightening, but that wouldn’t be enough. There needed to be a touch of humanity underneath the walking patchwork of corpses. Boris Karloff rose to the challenge by playing the unloved creature with both tenderness and menace. A box office smash, Frankenstein made Karloff a superstar, especially within the horror genre. Here are 13 thi...

On the road touring their latest album, Pierce Brothers gave Into The Great Unknown the live launch it deserves. It feels like a lifetime since Pierce Brothers last rocked Ruby’s Lounge in Belgrave. Fast forward to 2021, and once again they’ve blown the crowd away at the same venue, now Sooki Lounge, with a night of energetic […]

.) It feels almost impossible to judge the cultural impact of the Universal Monster movies as they began releasing in the United States almost a hundred years ago. Looking at the box office figures and the interconnected universe they spawned over the 1930s and ‘40s, it was something akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Star Wars for audiences of its day. The Frankenstein films, for the most part, starred Boris Karloff and were very loose interpretations of the classic Mary Shelley classic from 1818. Its themes of creating life after death and playing God were powerful and the films b...

Sedona Red Rock News Sedona Red Rock High School junior Odin McGinness throws his javelin during the Sedona Invitational track and field meet on Saturday, April 10. McGinness finished third in the javelin competition with a distance of 131-1 and was one of many Scorpion athletes to finish in the top 3 in their events in Sedona’s only home meet of the 2021 season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers For the first and only time this season, the athletes on Sedona Red Rock High School’s track and field team got to enjoy the benefits of a home meet, as SRRHS hosted the Sedo...

Five records set in $2.2 million Heritage movie posters auction The War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953). Rolled, Very Fine/Near Mint. Half Sheet (22" X 28") Style B. Sold for: $55,200.00. DALLAS, TX .- A piece of original art featuring the most famous vampire in the history of film and literature soared to nearly four times its high pre-auction estimate to lead Heritage Auctions' Movie Posters Auction to $2,224,433 in total sales April 27-28. Five world records were set in the event, which drew nearly 1,800 bidders and boasted sell-through rates of 96.1% by lots sold and 94.9 by value sold. ...