Dr Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. What distinguishes the film is less its horror content, which is admittedly low, than the macabre humour and sense of parody. Strong on atmosphere, Gothic sets and expressionist c find out more...

A double helping of transmogrification with two classic versions of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of science run amok, in which an ambitious doctor's experiments on himself turn him into a raving homicidal beast. The 1932 expressionistic spine-tingler, which influenced generations of creature-features, with a more obvious Freudian interpretation of the doctor's schizophrenia is the better of the two. The 1941 star-studded epic helmed by the legendary Victor Fleming (‘Gone with the Wind' and ‘The find out more...

After American nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean several ships are sunk in mysterious circumstances. The Japanese authorities close in on the nearby Odo Island where natives relate tales of a devastating monster whom they call 'Gojira'. find out more...

Something of a sidestep after the genius of Tom Browning's "Freaks", The House Of Dracula sees both Wolf Man and the bloodsucker seeking help for their respective "problems". A chessy, melodramatic delight. find out more...

An American scientific expedition stumbles across a long-buried UFO and it's extraterrestrial occupant in the ice of the North Pole. When they dig it up and take it back to their camp for study they unwittingly wake the creature from its hibernation. The original sci-fi paranoia trip based on the short story 'Who Goes There' by John W Campbell and later updated in glorious fashion by John Carpenter as 'the Thing'. A must for fans of the latter's ooze-fest. find out more...

An American returns to his ancestral home in Wales to make amends with his father. He buys a walking-stick in an antique shop off a lass named Gwen, gets involved with some local gypsies and is bitten by a wolf, something which turns out to have rather unfortunate consequences. 'The Wolf Man' is the template werewolf flick and with its stellar horror flick cast rates as an iconic film of its era. find out more...

Giant, radioactive ants maraud across New Mexico decimating everything in their wake - what more could you ask for? One of the first and still one of the greatest creature features ever made. find out more...