Wonderland Burlesque's Who's Your Mummy? Quiz

Wonderland Burlesque's 

Who's Your Mummy? Quiz

 

That title is a bit misleading... or 'dead' on, depending on your viewpoint.

This one is all about Halloween and the monsters we've grown to love. Tis the season, and what could be more fun?

Today, share your favorite version of a given type of monster, as seen on television or at the movies. I had The Boyfriend, a horror aficionado, help me out with the categories.  To help you out, I'll be offering up a few definitions to ease your navigation. 

And, in honor of Halloween, we will have a spooktacular thirteen questions!

Let's get started!

  

1/ Favorite Mummy

I toyed going with Imhotep from Brenden Frasier The Mummy series. Arnold Vosloo is pretty hot with his head shaved. And also considered the mummy from the Scooby Doo animated series - always a treat. 

But nope.

 Movie Trailer: The Mummy (1932)

Going with the all-time classic. Boris Karloff in the 1932 film. Growing up, I put together a model of Karloff as The Mummy and have been in love with him ever since.

I remember watching it late on a Saturday night when I was a kid. Loved it.

2/ Favorite Frankenstein Monster

This one I'm giving to Michael Sarrazin. Such a beautiful man. And his great performance is one of many in 1973's Frankenstein: The True Story. 

Movie Trailer: Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

Frankenstein: The True Story was a British film that was then shown in the states by NBC TV as a two part mini-series. I was captivated by it and never missed an opportunity to catch it in re-runs. It spoke to the tiny gay person living inside me, and I've never understood why.

Well, turns out the screenplay was written by none other than Christopher Isherwood and his longtime partner, Don Bachardy! And if you don't know who Christopher Isherwood is... turn in your gay card immediately, your membership has been revoked until you brush up on your gay history.

Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy 

The whole film is quite lush in that early 1970's way and a bit ham-fisted, but I still rather adore it. Jane Seymour, James Mason, David McCullum, Leonard Whiting all deliver top notch performances. In addition, the film is graced with the presence of Agnes Moorehead, Michael Wilding, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, and Margaret Leighton. I believe you'll find Seymour's performance is just as captivating as Sarrazin. 

The scene where doctor and monster take a ship to the north pole is stunning stuff and my favorite. 

3/ Favorite Vampire

So many to choose from: David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve in the poorly edited The Hunger, Frank Langella in Dracula, Max Schreck in Nosferatu, Lauren Hutton in Once Bitten, Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire, Salma Hayek in From Dusk Till Dawn, Grace Jones in Vamp, Lilli Taylor and Annabella Sciorra in The Addiction... 

and the winner is: Lina Leandersson in Let The Right One In. 

Movie Trailer: Let The Right One In (2008) 

If you haven't seen this film... you really must. It is a work of art. (Don't bother with the 2018 American remake.)

4/ Favorite Werewolf

Lon Chaney, Jr. Hands down. He filled many a late Saturday night for me.

Movie Trailer: The Wolf Man (1941)

5/ Favorite Ghoul: 

Definition: an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

Not sure if this meets the definition, but I am going with: Vincent Price as The Abominable Dr. Phibes. I remember being at my grandmother's house and it came on the television one Sunday afternoon. She had an old black and white set, so it would be a couple of years before I saw it in color. I adored it. It was so much fun. 

Movie Trailer: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

It was bloody good fun. And popular enough that it spawned a sequel, although it wasn't nearly as well received and lacked the campy enthusiasm of the first.

Movie Trailer: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

I am rather amazed that no one has ever thought to remake them. I can think of a number of current Hollywood actors who look like death.

6/ Favorite Goblin: 

Definition: a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf.

Again. Not quite the definition, but I think you'll allow it: Gremlins. 

Movie Trailer: Gremlins (1984)

I saw it the week it came out and walked away with such mixed emotions. I couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be cute or funny or mean-spirited or what... it is a mess of a film. But I loved the the little creatures. Then came the inevitable sequel...

Movie Trailer: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

...which, initially, I didn't like, but have come to love. Joe Dante? A much better fit. He knew exactly what kind of film he wanted to make.

7/ Favorite Ghost

 

Francesca Rettondini in 2002's Ghost Ship

I remember the first time I saw Nastassja Kinski. I remember the first time I saw Isabella Rossellini. 

And I will always remember the first time I saw Francesca Rettondini in this film.

Trailer: Ghost Ship (2002)

The film is problematic, but Rettondini is amazing; a sight to behold. I love the little girl (Emily Browning) in the film, too. The film has elements similar to Kubrick's The Shining and Rettondini brings a sort of Twin Peaks aesthetic to the proceedings.

8/ Favorite Insect/Human 

I thought Jeff Goldblum rather sexy in The Fly.

Movie Trailer: The Fly (1986)

I was just in the process of coming out a bit in 1986, and this film confused me because I was attracted to both Goldblum and Geena Davis. For some reason it never occurred to me that you could have both. At the same time. Anyway, I digress. 

9/ Favorite Space Alien

Alien. The original. The first.

Movie Trailer: Alien 

There's a good reason this spawned a bunch of sequels. It's a killer film. Not an ounce of fat. And the production design related to the actual alien being is amazing.

10/ Favorite Serial Killer

Theresa Russell as the fictional Catherine, who has a taste for the finer things in life, in Black Widow.

Movie Trailer: Black Widow (1987)

11/ Favorite Greek or Roman Mythological Monster

The Gorgon/Medusa

Love the idea of snakes for hair and turning people into stone. Has there been a great Medusa movie? No. There's one coming out in 2021, but it takes place in modern times, looks slow going and seems to think Gorgons are vampires. Uma Thurman looks good, but her costume is dull and she 's stuck in a smart ass kid's movie in Percy Jackson And The Olympian: The Lightning Thief. Both Clash of the Titans movies have issues. In the first (1981), Medusa is an ugly Claymation slug, and the second film (2010) suffers from a severe case of toxic masculinity. I did like her representation in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, but it's a slight appearance and Tony Randall's character in the film... well, I honestly have no idea what they thought they were doing. 

Movie Trailer: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

12/ Favorite Nuclear Mutant

Definition: a mutated, evolving, altered being.

Pluto from 1977's The Hills Have Eyes.

Movie Trailer: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Saw it at a drive-in movie theatre. Have never forgotten it.  

Actor Michael Berryman suffers from hyperhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a genetic condition that saw him born with 26 defects, including the inability to grow hair and an elongated skull. He haunted my dreams for the longest time. Parents: don't let strangers take your children to drive-in movies.

13/ Favorite Mad Scientist Animal/Human Hybrid

Where Science Fiction and Horror meet. 2009's Splice is an obvious choice. It's well done, and as beautiful as it is chilling. But I'm going with 1973's Sssssss, which, when I was a child, made me cry and terrified me. Parents should never leave their children alone in front of a television set. 

Movie Trailer: Sssssss (1973)

I have nothing but sympathy for ssssssssnakes.

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Okay, your turn. Leave your answers in the comments section. I'm sure you'll have to search your memory banks a bit to come up with the answers... but you will.

That's all for now. 

Thank you for reading... and participating. 

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