Although I will always prefer ghost and Vampire films or books, I find that there is something quite endearing about the horror films of the 30s and 40s. Bella Lugosi is an actor I first became aware of when he was playing Dracula, but I soon found out that he had made a lot of other films. One of the ones I particularly enjoyed was "The Corpse Vanishes". He plays a deranged scientist who has found a way to keep his wife looking glamorous and youthful. With the aid of a number of virginal women, he is using their fluids and injecting her with them. There is a link to history with this as in the 16th Century Elizabeth Bathory, who was a Hungarian ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big fan of Bela Lugosi, believing him to be the perfect Dracula, so I am always eager to see more of his films. Recently, I watched his 1942 movie The Corpse Vanishes, which is in black and white, rated PG and lasts just 63 minutes. The plot is an interesting one. Young brides are dying suddenly at the altar on their wedding day, then their corpses are being stolen and disappearing. As the cases pile up, the police involvement increases, but seemingly to no avail. Meanwhile, the local press are eagerly covering the story, with reporter Patricia Hunter (Luana Walters) hoping to get a scoop on the story everyone is talking about. The story ...  Read the complete review