Kenneth Strickfaden [1896-1984]
He powered up a monster or two
When I was nine years old, I almost burned down our garage.
That wasn't my intention, of course. It was merely the result of my enthusiasm for the special effects in early monster movies.
You see, the night before I had viewed my first Frankenstein movie. It wasn't the great one from 1931, or its even greater sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. Nor was it…