Chronology of Classic Horror Films: The 1940s - Donald C. Willis

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n nAuthor Donald Willis continues his insights into horror film history with his new tome on the 1940s. Yes, we had vampires and n nthe Frankenstein Monster, mummies, a new villain-the Wolf Man, dark moody Val Lewton films and a slew of comic monster rallies.n nIf the 1930s was Universal and monsters, the 1940s was RKO and mood-states of mind. The Palladists in The Seventh Victim, Kyra (Helene Thimig), inn nIsle of the Dead and (outside RKO) Count Fosco (Sydney Greenstreet) in Then nWoman in White-all work on their victims psychologically-to the point of death.n nThey wear down their chosen prey mentally. Meanwhile, Universal in the 1940s could be seen n nto have been spinning its wheels for about seven years, until the logical, comic outcome in 1948: Abbott andn nCostello Meet Frankenstein. n n nn