Christopher Lee

Shortly after their hit collaboration on THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, Christopher Lee and director Terence Fisher returned for Lee's sole feature film portrayal of the world's greatest detective. Lee considered it to be "one of the best things I've ever done because I tried to play Holmes really as he was written - as a very intolerant, argumentative, difficult man."

There's more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinema's various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.

Another idea borrowed from the world of fairy tales, giants have been found in stories from Jack and the Beanstalk to Jack the Giant Killer and beyond.

Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as you'll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.

King Kong's Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but you'll be surprised to see who else made the list!

Nothing like a good ghost story — except a century's worth of films filled with more ghost stories!

How many times did Karloff and Lugosi play mad doctors? Many horror legends have taken their turn playing sinister scientists and frightful physicians, as you'll see.

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a filmic favorite since early silent days. Various portrayals of the dual doctor are examined.

Dracula wasn't the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his "competition."

Creatures from "out there" have captured the imagination of everyone from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Here's a look at some out-of-this-world intergalactic beings.