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Popcorn Pictures
Reviewing the best (and worst) of horror, sci-fi and fantasy since 2000


May 30, 2024
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
Rinse and repeat mummy outing which is indistinguishable from the other three made in the 1940s by Universal.


Apr 7, 2024
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Solid sequel features an unrelated Invisible Man trying to clear his name for a crime he didn't commit.


Oct 14, 2023
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Manservant Igor takes centre stage as he tracks down a relative of Frankenstein to help him rebuild the Monster in middling third sequel.


Aug 2, 2023
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Cheaply made Universal horror sequel sees the mummy return to kill off survivors from the previous outing.


Jul 27, 2023
The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Early reboot of Universal's 1932 original has become far more influential on the genre than it ever set out to be.


Aug 1, 2022
House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Frankenstein sees the Universal horror characters making extended universes plausible long before Marvel came up with the idea.


May 22, 2022
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The bumbling comedy duo come up against not only the Frankenstein monster but Dracula and the Wolf Man too!


Apr 26, 2022
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
First of the old school monster mash-ups as Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf Man cross paths in physical fashion.


Apr 15, 2022
Invisible Agent (1942)
The fourth and final Universal Invisible Man sees the son of the original scientist getting caught up with Nazis during WW2.
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