55 Years Ago, A Horror Legend's Career Ended With A Forgotten Exploitation Thriller Lon Chaney Jr. was an icon of the Universal Monsters era as the Wolf Man. His last film was far removed from that golden era. Inverse · Sep 20
Why Hollywood’s first iconic Phantom of the Opera film is still puzzling us, 100 years on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extravagant 1986 musical version of The Phantom of the Opera will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the Sydney Opera House in 2026. But an even more enduring anniversary takes place in September 2025: 100 years since Hollywood’s first film version of The Phantom of the Opera. The Conversation · Sep 5, 2025
Shock of the old: nine disturbing, disruptive and demonic clowns For centuries, they have been subversive speakers of truth to power – and a focus for our fears. Why do clowns provoke such strong emotions? The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024
Tod Browning: the film-maker who brought the carnival to Hollywood A new retrospective offers another chance to appreciate the daring and often deranged films made by a director who was once the centre of a moral panic The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023