Culled from the moldering archives here at the Mysterious Mansion is an interesting article from the February, 1936 issue of MOVIE ACTION magazine. Penned by an unknown writer, "Masters of Horror" is the title of the piece that features stories about the few actors starring in horror roles at the time. Described as "chill men", the list includes Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Fredric March, Bela Lugosi, Henry Hull and Peter Lorre. Each actor is given a few paragraphs on the roles they played and how they got them. Notable tidbits are descriptions of Jack Pierce's makeup's for Karloff in FRANKENSTEIN and THE RAVEN, and Fredric March's 20-makeup (!) transition from Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde.
A cool article from the golden years of Hollywood Horror!
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