tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589405220008327551.post3805758701241496558..comments2023-04-15T07:40:06.321-05:00Comments on The <em>Horror Incorporated</em> Project: Saturday, February 28, 1970: Night Monster (1942)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589405220008327551.post-89229797954001036792011-04-21T13:29:54.409-05:002011-04-21T13:29:54.409-05:00NIGHT MONSTER is simply an all time favorite, perf...NIGHT MONSTER is simply an all time favorite, perfect for viewing with the lights out at 1:00 AM, which is the only way I ever saw it. Well mounted using the same sets as THE WOLF MAN and THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, a script that offers up a slew of odd characters, brought to life by a superb ensemble cast. "A scream in the night through the fog on Pollard Slough," hiding some THING so fiendish the frogs stop croaking when its shadow appears. A genuinely rare occurrence of a 1940's chiller that still creates goose bumps today, it even impressed director Alfred Hitchcock, who screened it because he planned to cast luscious Janet Shaw in his SHADOW OF A DOUBT. Unfortunately, her career had already peaked, but she was a welcome presence in HOLD THAT GHOST, THE MUMMY'S TOMB, and HOUSE OF HORRORS. Irene Hervey had already been ogled by Lionel Atwill in MGM's 1936 ABSOLUTE QUIET, while at Universal appeared in THE HOUSE OF FEAR and DESTINATION UNKNOWN.kochillthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843717929648076583noreply@blogger.com