A 1927 Hacienda in the Beverly Crest area has been owned and occupied by such Hollywood greats as Katharine Hepburn and Boris Karloff over the years. Of note, the extremely private Karloff didn’t ...

Iconic horror film actor Boris Karloff also lived in the home after Katharine Hepburn rented it for five years in the 1930s Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has ...

Actor Boris Karloff shot to fame when he played Frankenstein’s undead monster in James Whale’s 1931 classic “Frankenstein” film. Karloff went on to become the enduring and iconic face of the on-screen ...

'Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster' both educates and entertains, shedding new light on the darkness that has shrouded the actor in mystery for nearly nine decades. 16th February 1965: Veteran ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. With his portrayal of the terrifying ...

Drew Baumgartner is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. A passionate comics reader and film buff, he swears he'll love any story if its title makes him laugh. Shout! Studios has released the trailer ...

Peter Lorre could simultaneously creep you out and inspire sympathy. Boris Karloff remained a movie star when he was pushing 80 and could barely walk. Island of Doomed Men $17.95 (DVD), Sony Pictures ...

Boris Karloff gave arguably the most famous performance in film history as Mary Shelley’s monster in the 1931 James Whale film “Frankenstein,” an early talking picture in which the actor delivered a ...