Bela Lugosi Collection

Pros: The black Cat and The Raven
Cons: Only one is bad enough for a "con" - Black Friday

This collection is comprised of some of Bela Lugosi's not so well known roles in which he did not play Dracula. But it also contains some of the finest acting on his part and some of the worst and all are overlooked or overshadowed in favor of his ...

Pros: First four films finally back after a decade: cause for rejoicing among Lugosi admirers.
Cons: Transfers are careless in print choice, sound, framing. The two-sided DVDs are often defective.

The films in Universal's BELA LUGOSI COLLECTION were all available on VHS for years, and have enjoyed countless TV airings. But strangely, whereas all the Universal "monster" films of the 1930s and '40s were issued at the dawn of the DVD format in 1999, ...

Pros: Fantastic price for the set, and you can see two great horror icons in action.
Cons: I don't really know why "Black Friday" is included here.

"Murders in the Rue Morgue" This entry in the Bela Lugosi collection has about as much in common with its Edgar Allan Poe source material as Fulci's "The Black Cat" does. But, like "The Black Cat," this one is also undeniably entertaining. Lugosi made ...