Boris Karloff is one of the most iconic and esteemed horror stars/creature performers in cinema history, responsible for some of the most memorable monsters of all time. Frankenstein’s Monster and The Mummy must be mentioned of course, but Karloff boasted appearances in a whopping 1974 films over his nearly 50-year film career. His roles ranged from work as an extra in the 1919 serial Lightning Rider to his final American film, Peter Bogdanovich's spectacular 1968 thriller Targets.
With an impressive emotional range and a memorable intensity, Karloff’s praises are widely sung, but one of his best films gets regrettably eclipsed by his higher profile outings. It’s time we revisit the legacy of 1936’s remarkably unsung Universal outing, The Invisible Ray.
