Castle of Frankenstein No. 3

Museum Catalog Note This issue presents a comprehensive guide to horror and science fiction films of the early 1960s, alongside historical articles on the Frankenstein story and Boris Karloff. The catalog section reviews over forty contemporary films, including *The Day of the Triffids* (adapted from John Wyndham's novel about deadly space-borne plants), *The Phantom of the Opera* (Hammer's remake with Herbert Lorn), *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* (psychological horror with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford), and *Mothra* (a Japanese monster film featuring a gigantic moth). International productions feature prominently, from German, British, and Japanese studios. The featured articles include "The Birth of Frankenstein," examining Edison's 1910 one-reel adaptation and its contemporary reception, and "Master of Horror" (Part 3), a biographical piece on Boris Karloff covering his early life as William Henry Pratt, his education for diplomatic service in China, his career shift to acting in Canadian stock companies, and his transition to cinema beginning in 1919.