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Stephen Roberts (15th February 2023): “ … That acting career saw Karloff take on his most famous role in 1931, playing the role of the lumbering creature in Frankenstein, a statuesque bit of acting that saw him make the character his own, reprising him in both The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein, movies where he was permitted more latitude than the original Mary Shelley novel allowed. Amazingly, that 1931 outing which made his name as a horror icon was already his eighty second movie, when he was aged 44. … He didn’t take himself too seriously (they’re the best actors), being self-effacing and modest about his achievements. Contrary to his screen persona he was kind, refined and warm-hearted; a surprisingly quiet, bookish monster, his favourite author being Joseph Conrad. He was humorous and a fan of the song Monster Mash by all accounts. …“ | https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/lifestyle/23203328.frankenstein-actor-boris-karloff-hampshire-connections/
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“ … Obwohl der Schauspieler in seinem mehr als 50 Jahre währenden Berufsleben in den unterschiedlichsten Rollen in Film und Fernsehen sowie auf der Bühne zu sehen war, wird er bis heute in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung und vor allem in Europa vornehmlich auf Frankensteins Monster reduziert. Hinter dieser Figur, die er nur drei Mal im Film verkörperte, verschwand die menschliche Gestalt des Boris Karloff alias William Henry Pratt nahezu vollständig. Der kantige Monsterkopf mit dem traurig-leeren Blick wurde zu einer Ikone des surrealen Horrors und macht Karloff unsterblich. Bereits 1938 war die Monstermaske zum Symbol der großen Surrealismus-Ausstellung in Paris geworden. … “ | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Karloff#Boris_Karloff_in_Kunst,_Musik_und_Film (20. Februar 2023)
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“ … Fleck loves old horror movies. … The classic period was special. It was the time just after World War I, with its madness and the Spanish flu and rapid technological change; the Depression, when everything crashed down; and the real-life horrors of World War II. … “ | https://riverreporter.com/stories/honoring-the-wolf-man-the-mummy-and-frankensteins-creation,87658