These are two of my favorite films from the second tier Universal Monsters pictures.  Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman in particular was always a childhood creature feature favorite.  The film finds Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) accidentally brought back to life (recall the Wolfman was killed in the end of the original film) by a couple of would be grave robbers.  None to happy to be alive he begins a journey that would span a few more films to find a cure for his lycanthropy.  His search brings him to the castle Frankenstein and a mad scientist who promises a cure for the wolfman, but soon becomes consumed with the  Frankenstein monster.  Frankenstein was played for the first time by Bela Lugosi in a role that he originally turned down.  The quality of the film transfer is descent, though there are a few scratches and other minor imperfections.  It would be nice to see the film given the deluxe treatment, but a few "imperfections" give these old movies character.
In House of Frankenstein we are treated to Boris Karloff in the role of a mad doctor bent on the revenge of those who sent him to prison.  Obsessed with the secrets of life and death, his journey takes him to the ruins of the Frankenstein castle.  Here he will find the bodies of the Frankenstein monster and the wolfman, frozen by the dam waters released by the villagers in FMTW.  Lon Chaney Jr reprises his role as the tortured Larry Talbot.  Glenn Strange plays the Frankenstein monster.  I always thought Frank looked a little goofy in this film.  John Carradine rounds out the monster cast as Dracula.  It's fun to have all of these monsters in the same film, but the real gem here is Karloff.  As above, the film transfer is descent with a few scratches and imperfections.  Sound quality is very good though.
These films are far from perfect, but are great fun.  They are must haves in any classic monster DVD library.  It's too bad they are out of print.  I've heard rumors that Universal will re-release many of these later in the year along with some of the previously unreleased (at least on DVD) monster flicks.  Still, I recommend finding a copy if you can.
These are two of my favorite films from the second tier Universal Monsters pictures. Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman in particular was always a childhood creature feature favorite. The film finds Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) accidentally brought back to life (recall the Wolfman was killed in the end of the original film) by a couple of would be grave robbers. None to happy to be alive he begins a journey that would span a few more films to find a cure for his lycanthropy. His search brings him to the castle Frankenstein and a mad scientist who promises a cure for the wolfman, but soon becomes consumed with the  Frankenstein monster. Frankenstein was played for the first time by Bela Lugosi in a role that he originally turned down. The quality of the film transfer is descent, though there are a few scratches and other minor imperfections. It would be nice to see the film given the deluxe treatment, but a few "imperfections" give these old movies character. In House of Frankenstein we are treated to Boris Karloff in the role of a mad doctor bent on the revenge of those who sent him to prison. Obsessed with the secrets of life and death, his journey takes him to the ruins of the Frankenstein castle. Here he will find the bodies of the Frankenstein monster and the wolfman, frozen by the dam waters released by the villagers in FMTW. Lon Chaney Jr reprises his role as the tortured Larry Talbot. Glenn Strange plays the Frankenstein monster. I always thought Frank looked a little goofy in this film. John Carradine rounds out the monster cast as Dracula. It's fun to have all of these monsters in the same film, but the real gem here is Karloff. As above, the film transfer is descent with a few scratches and imperfections. Sound quality is very good though. These films are far from perfect, but are great fun. They are must haves in any classic monster DVD library. It's too bad they are out of print. I've heard rumors that Universal will re-release many of these later in the year along with some of the previously unreleased (at least on DVD) monster flicks. Still, I recommend finding a copy if you can.