Review of House of Frankenstein (1944) by Ryan V — 21 Nov 2015

A vindictive scientist (Boris Karloff) breaks out of prison and plans to enact vengeance by resurrecting the Frankenstein monster (Glenn Strange). Poor old Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) gets roped into the scheme and there's even a pointless cameo by Dracula (a horribly miscast John Carradine).

Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman was a sign that the Universal monster movies had gone back to well a few times too many, but that movie was a hit and I guess the producers assumed that throwing more monsters into the mix was a recipe for success.

House of Frankenstein has that sense of atmosphere that these movies are known for, but it suffers from choppy editing, a weirdly-abrupt ending, and an utter lack of fresh ideas. This may be the most disposable sequel in the Universal horror roster.