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What is the best Boris Karloff movie?

by YPB Team

Universal shockers, a Corman romp and one quiet late masterpiece. The man behind the bolts made far more than monster movies.

  1. Scarface — ranked #11
    Scarface
    Howard Hawks' 1932 gangster classic, with Karloff as the rival mobster Gaffney.
    1000pts
  2. Targets — ranked #22
    Targets
    Peter Bogdanovich's 1968 debut, with Karloff playing an aging horror star.
    877pts
  3. Bride of Frankenstein — ranked #33
    Bride of Frankenstein
    Whale's 1935 sequel, with Karloff's Monster learning to speak and meeting his mate.
    800pts
  4. Isle of the Dead — ranked #44
    Isle of the Dead
    Mark Robson's 1945 Val Lewton plague thriller set on a Greek island.
    771pts
  5. Frankenstein — ranked #55
    Frankenstein
    James Whale's 1931 Universal horror film that made Karloff a star as the Monster.
    692pts
  6. The Old Dark House — ranked #66
    The Old Dark House
    Whale's 1932 comic chiller with Karloff as a mute, scarred butler.
    600pts
  7. The Mask of Fu Manchu — ranked #77
    The Mask of Fu Manchu
    The 1932 MGM adventure with Karloff as the scheming Fu Manchu.
    600pts
  8. Black Sabbath — ranked #88
    Black Sabbath
    Mario Bava's 1963 horror anthology, introduced and partly led by Karloff.
    491pts
  9. The Mummy — ranked #99
    The Mummy
    Karl Freund's 1932 film with Karloff as the resurrected priest Imhotep.
    491pts
  10. Son of Frankenstein — ranked #1010
    Son of Frankenstein
    The 1939 third entry and Karloff's last turn as the Monster.
    360pts
  11. The Body Snatcher — ranked #1111
    The Body Snatcher
    Robert Wise's 1945 Val Lewton production with Karloff as a grave-robbing cabman.
    0pts
  12. The Raven — ranked #1212
    The Raven
    Roger Corman's 1963 comedy-horror with Karloff, Vincent Price and Peter Lorre.
    0pts
  13. The Black Cat — ranked #1313
    The Black Cat
    Edgar G. Ulmer's 1934 thriller pairing Karloff with Bela Lugosi for the first time.
    0pts

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