What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Monday, March 30, 2026

Night Monster - 1942

The world hates us.

After my original list of old horror movies disappeared, I was happy to find another one. Imagine my sadness when I went to find out the next movie on Saturday, and the list was gone! Apparently, the person who made this list on IMDB decided they wanted to make it private. But why?! It was a great list, and it's not like there were personal details. Oh well...

Mom and I decided to just randomly pick one, and hope for the best. We saw a movie with Lionel Atwill and our hero, Bela Lugosi.

A man invites the doctors who he feels are responsible for his current paralytic condition to his house. They are mostly apologetic, except Lionel is standing his ground that they couldn't have done more. A mystic comes and lurks next to the stairs. He's also got a cool trick where he can make a kneeling skeleton appear and put droplets of blood on the floor. Then, people start getting murdered. Not surprisingly, Lionel is the first to go.

This movie was pretty entertaining. I wasn't expecting the man of the house to make his appearance on screen the way he did, and that was my favorite moment. The lady doctor was useless and left her patient to be harassed or even murdered. She wouldn't stand up for herself or the woman she was there to see. The end was crazy and made no sense. And I think Bela died. RIP.

I'm giving this movie a Good Movie! review based on the fun parts. It was like a current horror movie where people make the stupidest decisions and then they're shocked when they end up with more corpses. The body count is pretty high in this one, and I feel like it's worth a watch.

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