Frankenstein's Monster Takes a Break

I love these pics of Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt). I was a huge fan of the Universal monsters of the 30s, especially Frankenstein's monster and the wolfman. It's hard to imagine these movies being scary, but I remember being scared. I remember literally hiding beneath the covers as Frankenstein's monster romped and cavorted upon the TV screen. Of course, that was a long time ago, when I was, you know, 38 or 39. Good times. Good times.

Here are a few pics of Karloff getting made up and taking a break. During one interview Karloff says the makeup process took 4+ hours and there were shoots that lasted the entire 24-hour day and he'd be stuck in full makeup. I don't know why, but there is something just so cool about seeing Karloff in makeup smoking or eating lunch.

who's scarier, Karloff or the makeup artist?

Note the cig in his hand

Monster's gotta eat