Although he jumped at the offer

 Although he jumped at the offer, it’s said Karloff was mildly offended given that the role called for heavy makeup and he felt he’d been looking his best that day. But over the years, I became interested in Stoker as well.Karloff didn’t stop with Grind, however. Isopod is a tall, cadaverous man who tends to dress like an undertaker and gives the willies to everyone in the office. They have become a couple because she wanted a great sense of wealth and superiority and he ensnared her with these things.To the edge of the party stands the host. After three surgeries, he would never be able to walk without a cane or leg braces again, and would live with pain for the rest of his career. in 1963 as a one-weekend fundraiser hosted by a Los Angeles school teacher. The character is Jordan Baker, a golf pro who has an affair with Carraway; the actress is Elizabeth Debicki, an ingenue straight from drama school. He quickly gets caught up in a world of arrogant privilege and bears witness to its tragic consequences.While much of the film seems to be following the same, tired old family curse/haunted house path we’ve seen in so many other AIP and Hammer films, there are enough odd details along the way to keep interest up, and for once, unbelievable as it may seem, the payoff is worth it. He quickly gets caught up in a world of arrogant privilege and bears witness to its tragic consequences. Bram Stoker attempted to stop the film from being shown, as the filmmakers had based it on Dracula, but had not licensed the novel.When a novel is loved, the challenge is to make a retelling sizzle. 'It sits, like this, on her head,’ Charlie says, demonstrating on himself, somewhat incongruously.