Table of Contents Foreword by Ray Bradbury ix Preface xi 1. Introduction 1 2. Karloff 7 3. Films Before Frankenstein 31 4. The Man Who Made a Monster: Frankenstein (1931) 42 5. Stranded in A Storm: The Old Dark House (1932) 62 6. Nationalistic Horror: The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) 68 7. He Went for a Little Walk!: The Mummy (1932) 73 8.

Eternal Confusion: The Ghoul (1933) 82 9. Death Personified: The Black Cat (1934) 88 10. The Monster Demands a Mate: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 98 11. A Bloody Stuffed Bird: The Raven (1935) 127 12. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Black Room (1935) 137 13. Dangerous Discovery: The Invisible Ray (1936) 142 14. Supernatural Force: The Walking Dead (1936) 147 15. Cartesian Horror: The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) 154 16.

Second-Generation Horror: Son of Frankenstein (1939) 163 17. Historical Horror: Tower of London (1939) 181 18. Science Versus Society: The Columbia "Mad" Doctor Films 193 19. Gangster Horror: Black Friday (1940) 215 20. Political Horror: Devil's Island (1940) 225 21. "He Said I Looked Like Boris Karloff!": Arsenic and Old Lace (1941-44) 232 22. The Devil's Brood: Back to Universal 241 23. Fear of Entrapment: The Val Lewton Productions 252 24.

Traditional Horror in Decline: The Horror Parody and the Horror Gothic 279 25. "Atomic Age" Horror: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) 288 26. Traditional Horror Revived: The Haunted Strangler and Corridors of Blood (1958) 295 27. "Quickie" Horror: Roger Corman and AIP 303 28. Horror Vérité: Targets (1968) 317 29. The Karloff Legacy and the Modern Horror Film 333 Appendix A: Filmography 349 Appendix B: Television Performances 403 Appendix C: Radio Performances 415 Appendix D: Stage Performances 419 Appendix E: Recordings 422 Appendix F: Published Writings 429 Appendix G: Proposed Films and Roles 431 Notes 435 Bibliography 447 Index 453.