![]() Normal procedure is for a witch to copy the work in her own handwriting and destroy the original, but in many covens, copies are made without destroying the original. There is no authentic definitive edition, since the form and scope of the book differs from coven to coven. It contains basic beliefs, rituals, charms, spells, and incantations. as a brilliant if unorthodox doctor experimenting with life and death, and longevity, but this time for laughs.The "bible" of the modern witch coven. The third, appropriately the last of the four, "The Boogie Man Will Get You,' like the 'Hang' stories has B.K. "The Man They Could Not Hang',and 'Before I Hang, as the titles indicate are to some degree variations on the same theme, but each different enough to make them equally enjoyable without you feeling the one a repetition of the other despite the similarities. Certainly one of Karloff's best film performances, though there were so many. all within an early 18th century tale of evil and murder, all give it the feel of one of the great literary classics, such as stories brought to the screen based on Dickens for example. 'The Black Room' kicks it off and is possibly the best, and most impressive not only by way of it's really great story line, and Kharloff's excellent duel character performance, but it's big budget look. If you are a fan of the old horror classics which featured Kharloff and others of the genre in that 30s 40s era, you won't be dissappointed here. Saint germain en laye, Yvelines FR - May, 19, 2007 Only problem: It doesn't work - and he's now got a cellarful of corpses! Peter Lorre, Larry Parks, Miss Jeff Donnell and "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom head a cast full of top character actors in this merry romp. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942): Karloff stars in this delicious spoof about a scientist who has perfected a device to turn ordinary men into supermen. To make matters worse, it also turns him into an unwilling killer! Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett, and Karloff's legendary Frankenstein nemesis Edward Van Sloan co-star in this clever and exciting thriller. Garth, a scientist who has perfected a serum to prevent aging and death.which does not come in handy when he's wrongfully arrested for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Resuscitated by his loyal assistant, he now heads out to seek vengeance on those who condemned him and his remarkable discovery.īefore I Hang (1940): In the third of his "Mad Doctor" chillers, Karloff is Dr. Savaard, a scientist who has perfected a device to revive the dead, which comes in handy when he's wrongfully arrested for murder and hanged. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939): In the first of his celebrated "Mad Doctor" series, Karloff is Dr. Decades later, Gregor has become a tyrant sensing revolution in the air, he summons Anton back to take over. The Black Room (1935): In a tiny European nation, a baron has fathered twin sons - Anton and Gregor - but a local legend has it that one will someday kill the other, so Anton is sent into exile while Gregor remains. And here, for the first time on DVD, are four of his finest chillers from his peak years in the 1930s and '40s, all demonstrating his amazing range. ![]() No matter how grisly the circumstances, he'd rise above them with talent, poise and even charm. Boris Karloff was to the Horror Movie what Fred Astaire was to the Musical: The epitome of class and style.
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