Contents The Penalty (1920) One of Lon Chaney's vilest performances

The Monster Maker (1944) Low-budget horror diversion

Love From a Stranger (1937) Surprising early Rathbone film

Der Student von Prag (1926)

Conrad Veidt in another adaptation of the story

Dear Old Pals? The relationship between Lugosi and Karloff

The Great Experimenter Overview of the career of Roland West

Book Reviews:

It's Alive: by Gregory William Mank

Directory of Film Character Actors: by David Quinlan

On the Other Hand: by Fay Wray

Contents Laura La Plante Tribute to the late actress

Maniac (1934) Early exploitation

Warning Shadows (1922) Shadows of German Cinema

The Ape Man (1943) 'It's Shockerific!'

The Clairvoyant (1934) Mild horror entry from Britain

Full Steam Ahead The train and the horror film

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1951)

Left stranded in England, Lugosi had no choice.

John George, Just Another Face in the Crowd

Diminuitive hunchbacked character actor

Book Reviews:

Human Monsters by George E. Turner & Michael H. Price

From Metropolis to Gold by Peter Herzog & Gene Vazzana