A perfect Halloween movie, with Carol Borland flapping around in bat wings and the whole vampire thing merely an elaborate hoax to flush out a very non-supernatural killer. As the DVD reveals, Bela had more lines (and fun ones!) in the trailer than he does in the movie! "I command all those within the sound of my voice . . ."

Browning does a nice atmospheric job with this _London After Midnight_ remake that further benefits from fine perfs delivered by Bela and a couple of Lionels. Unfortunately, it's all an elaborate hoax, as the movie contorts itself to the point of breaking to avoid being an actual horror film. Red-herring Bela's few lines at film's end are eerily prophetic.

Well, that didn't make a lotta sense at all. Typical cluelessness whenever MGM tries to do horror. Cool sets though and very nice on the eye (thanks to Mr Howe). The scenes with Luna stalking through the graveyard more than a little reminiscent of Plan Nine (coincidence?--I think not). One great moment: Luna flying into the scene on wings.

it's pretty boring, and the end was pretty retarded, but i'm cutting it some slack because of it's standing in the timeline of vampire movies. i also give it a plus for lugosi and barrymore.

Eerie and atmospheric (The shot of Bela Lugosi running towards the camera in slow motion is truly chilling) but that twist KILLS this movie.

It's mostly good although the ending kinda lets out the air

Feels like Tod Browing was trying too hard to out do James Whale. They nailed the atmosphere though, all that lingering fog is so perfect. And Carroll Borland is a true find.