In the age before streaming—indeed, in the age before home video—we Monster Kids had limited access to our favorite vintage horror films…which is why Castle Films were so important.
I am enjoying your personal stories along with the historical pieces. I was never a fan of horror films, too scary. Also, I spent my first 18 years in Brooklyn, CT. It was a rather sheltered, conservative upbringing, more musicals etc.
Keep writing and sending out emails. I'm learning a lot. Thank you.
I never handled any of these shorts. I think my local public library did, showing a bunch of reel to reels to us kids in the 1970s.
PS: I did, in fact, record audio of several beloved movies off of the family tv. Years later I found one and played it back. It was 2001: A Space Odyssey and the audio quality was horrendous... but an hour in a terrible SCREAM brayed over the tape. What the heck? Turned out my brother had started making noises to irritate me, and I thwacked him. Ah, memories and monsters.
We were audiotaping FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. When Dr. Mannering had his “I can’t do it!” moment, my dad shouted out in Peter Lorre’s voice, “No! You must *destroy* him!” My brother and I glared at him. “It’ll add to it,” he said.
I am enjoying your personal stories along with the historical pieces. I was never a fan of horror films, too scary. Also, I spent my first 18 years in Brooklyn, CT. It was a rather sheltered, conservative upbringing, more musicals etc.
Keep writing and sending out emails. I'm learning a lot. Thank you.
Thank you, Kristine.
Kristine, thank you!
What a great dive into the past. Thank you.
I never handled any of these shorts. I think my local public library did, showing a bunch of reel to reels to us kids in the 1970s.
PS: I did, in fact, record audio of several beloved movies off of the family tv. Years later I found one and played it back. It was 2001: A Space Odyssey and the audio quality was horrendous... but an hour in a terrible SCREAM brayed over the tape. What the heck? Turned out my brother had started making noises to irritate me, and I thwacked him. Ah, memories and monsters.
We were audiotaping FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. When Dr. Mannering had his “I can’t do it!” moment, my dad shouted out in Peter Lorre’s voice, “No! You must *destroy* him!” My brother and I glared at him. “It’ll add to it,” he said.