Karloff is at his best (and most evil) in 'Bedlam'
Welcome to the Boris Karloff Blogathon, a week-long celebration that spans over 100 blogs. To experience its full scope, click here.* * * During the 1940s, producer Val Lewton c

Karloff is driven by mysterious forces when he becomes 'The Walking Dead'
Welcome to the Boris Karloff Blogathon, a week-long celebration that spans over 100 blogs. To experience the full scope of this blogathon, click here.***

Karloff is present, barely, in 'The Old Dark House'
Welcome to the Boris Karloff Blogathon, a week-long celebration that spans over 100 blogs. To experience the full scope of this blogathon, click here.***

Preview of the Boris Karloff Blogathon...
During the week of Thanksgiving, some 100 blogs will participate in the Karloff Blogathon in celebration of the great actor's birthday, November 23. The effort has been organized by Pierre Fournier of the very excellent Frankensteinia blog.My contribution to the effort will be reviews of t

Karloff is top-billed bit-player in this disposable comedy
You'll Find Out (aka "Wild Wild Spookhouse") (1940)Starring: Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, Dennis O'Keefe, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, M.A. Bogue, Helen Parrish and Ginny SimmsDirector: David ButlerRating: Six of Ten StarsKay Kyser (Kyser) and the wacky musicians and singers that make up his orchestra are booked to play at the 21st birthday party of their manager's heiress girlfriend (Parrish). Swing music, high-jinx, and attempted murder follow as Keyser must team with a renowned debunker of psychics also invited to the party (Lorre) who has also been invited to the event in order to reveal the true nature of a phoney spiritualist