Top 20 Golden Age Horror - Monster Madness X day #4 

Without Cinemassacre, I would never be able to appreciate all these old movies the way I do today. I cannot be more happy about that. Thank you so much for this, James.

I think James should talk about The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror specials

I'm taking my Dad to the 1931 Dracula movie for his birthday, it's showing at The Irish National Concert Hall during the Halloween weekend. There's gonna be a live Orchestra playing the score. I'll take him out for a few beers afterwards. Can't wait!

James could literally talk about horror movies for hours and hours without taking a break. He should teach one of my film classes.

The director of The Mummy (1932), Karl Freund, was the cinematographer behind Tod Browning's Dracula (1931) and one of the cinematographers behind Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). He later worked in the production of I Love Lucy. When working on I Love Lucy, he invented the flat lighting system of set lighting and perfected the three camera system so that multiple cameras could film the action simultaneously.

Why is there a fart sound after number 2 --- oh. Number two. Answered my own question.

I can't believe this is the last monsters madness

The fart noise at Number 2 is wonderful. Took me a while to get the NUMBER 2=SHIT=FART joke. James Rolfe, you're so cool you make fart jokes clever.

Who else was refreshing their RU-vid for monster madness? Favourite series

I was told this was Top 10 Tuesdays, and instead got a Top 20 BEAUTIFUL :')

I love 1930s and 1940s horror movies. I'd got into them earlier this year, when I began enjoying horror movies, and I'm definitely writing all of these recommendations down. Thanks, James! :)

nice! good jo.... "What a horrible night to have a curse"

its really nice to see someone so enthusiastic about these classics.

Man, I'm gonna miss some #MonsterMadness. Thanks for the years of great reviews! -MM

God, if I had one wish it would be to sit down with James with some whiskey (or Rolling Rock!) and just chat about everything. Movies, music, cinema. This guy has been such an inspiration to me.

I love in the intro when the skeleton pushes that lady into the water.

Hey James, I can't believe it's been 10 years! I started watching when I was 10 and now I'm in college as a film major. You're were a big influence in fostering my love of movies!

Top 10 Tuesdays is my favorite one.

Invisible Man? Whenever I think about that movie, I always think about "Here we go gathering nuts in May".

I'm loving it James. I've been watching every single one of these for the past 10 years, thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

it's obvious James is the best youtouber that talks about movies along with redlettermedia. I love listening to these guys

King Kong fr -33 was one of those favourites of mine. As a kid in the early 80s I probably watched it a couple of hundred times. Every day after school I ran right home and plugged it in our JVC VHS and watched. Yes! It is a great movie and I was glad to see it on this list.

Thank you so much, James. These are a real pleasure for me. Rob.

Totally agree with you on King Kong, I was lucky enough to see this on the big screen at a special showing. I want to check out some of these other classic films you've mentioned too.

Fun Fact: King Kong was Ray Harryhausens' favorite movie and what got him interested in stop-motion ... Another reason to love King Kong. 🥰

The Amount of you Guys' Quality Content in October is fucking incredible. My favorite channel on RU-vid

March's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is my favorite film of all-time. I'm pleased to see it made your top 2.

One of the best things I've gotten out of the _Monster Madness_ series was my introduction to _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_. What a great movie!

James was the one to introduce me to classic horror and it's unique atmosphere. I can proudly say that the only movies from this list I've missed were 40's Jekyll and Hyde and The Return of the Vampire. Interesting how Ingrid Bergman played a role in a horror movie one year before Oscar-winning Casablanca. Couple of honorable mentions I would add: The Uninvited (1944), Isle of the Dead (1945), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939).

doubt you see this James, but your passion and historical background on this subject, mixed with your following = awesome 2day festival

2:40 - deffinetly! I was surprised how much it feels like a horror story.

Most underrated channel on youtube, James works so hard on these. He even watches every single movie from start to finish before presenting it in a video. Mike does a great job keeping the channel going in the few months leading up to October

Two long movie reviews in a day, am I dreaming?

7:27 was there a fart? :D

Being James Rolfe, I’m shocked he got through the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde segment without lambasting the NES game, even by a throwaway comment.

Can't believe Mark of the Vampire (1935) didn't even get an honorable mention. It has a great, eerie atmosphere, pretty good effects for the time and it stars Bela Lugosi as the vampire and Carroll Borland as his sinister-looking daughter. Plus it's a remake of the now lost silent movie London After Midnight, which I know James admires.

I am not a fad of horror movies. Not at ALL. In fact, horror might be my most hated genre. Even still, Monster Madness is probably my favourite of James' series. For one, it's a novelty that comes once a year for 30 days. He also goes at them in a very nice analytical way, which, after years of screaming reviewers (not just James, but all the other people as well) is, suprisingly, almost refreshing to see. What makes these videos so great is that James is not only analytical, but he's also passionate! You can see the twinkles in his eyes, the joy of being able to talk about these movies. He loves horror, and even if I can't totally follow that passion, I don't like monsters in that way, I never did, I sure as hell respect it when it's portrayed by a man like James. With most horror fans I'd just be like "Yea sure ok" But James has such an extensive knowledge, that it's like listening to a documentary that you can actively ask questions. Which is the best.

So many movies I can watch now. Thank you James, you're the Män! :D

I really dig your commentary. I rarely agree with your assessments, but your ideas celebrate this genre we love in a tough minded and creative way. Keep it coming.

I just realized how much I'm going to miss Monster Madness. It's always been interesting hearing you talk about horror films. They're not my favorite but it's clearly your passion which makes it so great to watch.

Love Tuesdays. I got to say that i was surprised to not see The Uninvited (1944) or Dead of Night (1945) in your list of the 40s films. I assume the lack of mention is because you haven't seen them. In which case i strongly recommend you give them a watch. Amazing films. I think The Uninvited is the scarist film of the decade

I enjoyed this, always like to find a fan of the classics. I am guessing that your childhood was filled with VHS tapes of monster movies that already had achieved a classic status? That was me and I recognize nearly all of the VHS tapes behind you. I want to see your next review!

I had discovered Invisible Man through monster madness which easily became my favorite golden age Universal film!!! Thanks James!

Thank you for kicking so much ass James! I hope you and your family are well. Keep up the awesome work. I love these videos!

Interestingly enough, the spanish Dracula was directed by Senior Speilbergo

Had to run it back to hear that fart sound effect on "Number 2". 7:26

Thanks James, amazing list. I will start with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), the director is Victor Flemming, who also directed The Wizard of Oz!

This is just awesome James. Thanks for the recommendations! Saving this video on Favorites

I'm going to miss Monster Madness every October...

its a fart noise in number 2?

still cant believe its 10 years of monster madness. lifetime sub here watching since the beginning. keep it up.

Its the 12pm, lunch time on my job... ITS MONSTER MADNESSS TIMEEEEE!

As much as I love AVGN. It's cool to see James out of character like this. He's so laid back.

That fart noise after #2.....James you clever son of a gun. XD

When ever I hear James talk about Dr.Jeckle and Mr.Hyde I just imagine him getting triggered because of the game

how can you even think about not continuing with this? ;)

10:19 I hope that's a hint that you're reviewing John Carpenter's The Fog this year. I've been waiting for that to be covered on Monster Madness for nine years.

It’s the 80th anniversary of 1941’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

James (and mike) man i wanna meet you so bad, you're the only guy on youtube who's kept me entertained for the whole time ive been on here. Its been about 10 years for me and ive been constantly entertained the whole time. Much love

This is awesome...Cinemassacre and Mr. Rolfe make my October days more fun...keep up the great work...greatings from Mexico...

I love Golden Age cinema. None of the garbage they spew out today can even compare, especially in Horror. Really good list too.

James, thx for the passion on this top ten (20), you are Cinemassacre

Classic horror movies were shown on Saturday afternoon TV when I was a kid, but my mother didn't let me watch them because 1. she was religious and didn't approve 2. kids played outdoors in those days instead of sitting on their butts in the house. As an adult I've had fun finding all the movies I wanted to see when I was a kid--and I don't get nightmares from them! Cinemassacre is helpful with recommendations, and generally fun and interesting.

Ive been a fan of you ever since i was in elementary school and it means alot to me that you are doing this whole thing one last time, keep up the good work.

nice touch with the blockbuster case in the background, ahh good times

love your vids to bad that everyone forgot about avgn.The series was amazing thx for everything you've done

Amazing video! I absolutely love these classic/older horror films and there's still quite a few I haven't seen. I can't wait to watch them all.

My top 5 of the 30s 5. Jekyll and Hyde 4. The Invisible Man 3. The Raven 2. Bride of Frankenstein 1. M

Is that Spanish Dracula Nic Cage?

loved the subtle fart when you said number 2

That king kong speech was fucking incredible, holy shit. I don't give two fucks about king kong or filmmaking techniques and I was getting all teary eyed like, "YES, KING KONG IS AMAZING."

Nice to know that he really likes the 1940's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movie as much as I do, but no mention of House of Dracula? House of Dracula is underrated and a nice finish to the Classic Age of Universal Monster movies.

Check out The Devil Doll from 1936. Incredible special effects. Twisted revenge story

Sweet! The Wolfman is my #1 1940's film too.

I just realized I must've been the weirdest kid ever a few years back. When I was like 8 or 9 I was allowed to start watching horror besides B creature flicks from the 80s-00s and I started with the golden age stuff. I saw like all of the Frankenstein movies and loved Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. I got a soft spot for werewolves to this day...that was before the dark times... before the YA novels.

I don't really care for horror movies but james can make anything so damn interesting. Respect!!

anyone else thinks that Mr. Hyde looks like mike

This has already been a damn good monster madness

To give more of a shout-out to Silent Horror, these films must be included: The Golem (1920) Destiny (1921) Häxan (1922) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Faust (1926) The Unknown (1927) The Cat and the Canary (1927) The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Love the irony of James naming Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide on two BEST lists. ;)

James what is your opinion on dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde being in the most recent mummy movie? My opinion: I think the studio should of just made a new Jekyll and Hyde movie, because both characters have some interesting traits that would perfect for a horror movie based on duality. Can you make a video about why there should be a new Jekyll and Hyde horror movie?

I dont even like horror that much but he makes it really interesting.

It's sort of amazing how many horror movies James has watched over and over again. I've watched the original King Kong and seen part of Bride of Frankenstein. That's it for me on this list, and I'm James' age. I suppose I should at least check out The Wolfman these season.

So far Monster Madness X has been amazing, and I'm eager for a month full of monster and horror goodness. I really do hope this final MM does reviews for The Blob (58 or 88), The Fly (86), and Phantasm (79). As I was surprised that these hadn't been reviewed yet in all these years.

Did you ever review the Brandon Fraiser Mummy films?

I don't understand why you're so averse to discussing silent horror. Most of the silent horror is better than the 30's & 40's. Top Ten Silent Horror: 1. The Phantom Carriage (Sweden, 1921) 2. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Germany, 1920) 3. Nosferatu (Germany, 1922) 4. Haxan (Denmark, 1922) 5. Infernal Cauldron (France, 1903) 6. Destiny (Germany, 1921) 7. Faust (Germany, 1926) 8. A Page of Madness (Japan, 1921) 9. The Golem (Germany, 1920) 10. Phantom of the Opera (US, 1925)

James, I've never been into movies/film and I probably never will be. That being said, I love every video you make where you get to talk about your passion. If we were friends, I'd love to watch movies with you and have you point out interesting things the whole time.

This time of year with these uploads gives me such a warm feeling inside... its immense, almost like a little present every day :D

Hey! I'm new! Thanks for the lists!

No "The Golem: How He Came into the World" for the silent era, James? :-(

I love how much thought James puts into his videos. Really awesome!

I hope we'll get to see a couple of Japanese horror films before the last hurrah.

love the fart noise 😂😂😂

Bride of Frankenstein is very emotionally impactful for me. Truly a masterpiece.

Thanks a lot. If you ever visit my hometown, I owe you a drink. The diversity and authentic, calm atmosphere of your videos make your channel to my favourite one.

heh.. he said weeny.

jekyll and hyde is so fantastic, perhaps only possible in a pre-code movie!

What about the one Jekyl and Hyde movie, where Jekyl is trying to get to his wedding and all the towns people keep attacking him, and birds take shits on his head? HAHA no, very cool list. Also glad to hear you mention The Abbot and Costello film. I watch it every Halloween! I'll definitely check out some of these other titles you mentioned.

Thanks for the birthday gift James

Mr Hyde looks like mike