Actor Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster, photo: Bettmann / Getty Images Ząbkowice Śląskie is a small Polish town located in Lower Silesia. For centuries, it bore the Germanic name of… ...

Compounding the estate's film-fan clout, monster movie mainstay Boris Karloff also lived in the residence at the height of his career, which included his iconic performance as Frankenstein.

The one he’ll always be judged against, though, is James Whale’s 1931 adaptation, featuring Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s Monster. This movie was the first Frankenstein to feature sound ...

The unnamed creature comes to life only for Frankenstein promptly to reject it, triggering a cycle of revenge murders that ultimately take the duo to the North Pole. Boris Karloff in Bride of ...

The Darkmoor Frankenstein offers a tip of the bloodied skull cap to Karloff’s version, a green-skinned and elongated face (also think his animated appearance in “The Groovie Ghoulies”) but ...