AMP Electrifies
“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness.” In AMP, now playing at HERE Theater, playwright performer Jody Christopherson forges a curious and vital bond between two women separated by 100 years. The first is Mary Shelley, she whose imagination birthed Frankenstein, the classic science fiction horror, on a […]
Sara Karloff – Frankenstein’s Daughter
Growing up with Frankenstein as her father was as far from being part of a horror show as could be. That was how Sara Karloff remembered life with Boris Karloff and how he handled originating and perpetuating the scary monster that came to be known as Frankenstein. According to Sara, her father was “the antithesis […]
Five Great Flicks Featuring Frankenstein
Late October marks not only the advent of Halloween, but also National Frankenstein Friday on October 28, celebrating the birth of Frankenstein and his creator Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. To honor this most iconic of monsters consider watching one of the following films. Frankenstein (1931) The original that spawned it all. Directed by the late great James […]
Golem: Original, Artful, Provocative, Fun
In Jewish folklore, a Golem is a man manifest of inanimate matter (clay) magically brought to life to serve its master. The word occurs in Psalm 139:16 as ???? (galmi; my golem), meaning “my light form”, “raw” material, referring to an unfinished human being before God’s eyes. A powerful, speechless creature, the Golem is often […]