I couldn’t let today go by without wishing a Happy Birthday to the one and only Boris Karloff. Out of all the favorites in the movie world, he is at the top for me. Partly because of his portrayal of the creature in Frankenstein (1931), but also the countless other roles he appeared in over the years. Not to mention being one of kindest movie monsters out there. He was gone from this world when I was only 3 1/2 years old, but his work made a huge and lasting impact on my own life.

So for that, I, like plenty of other horror fans, am eternally grateful for the work that he has left us to continue to enjoy, over and over.