Halloween Suggestions Part Two
The Lost City (1935) Chap 7–Infamous serial depicting a mad scientist turning African natives into giant mindless slaves, while a “good” scientist turns natives into intelligent albino pygmies. Anyway, this chapter features star Richmond fighting off another attack by the giant Hugo, escaping Arab slave traders by venturing through a trail lined with human skulls and ends with he and his friends being attacked by a giant spider.
The Green Archer (1940) Chap 4–Probably James Horne’s most consistently funny serial. A spoof of old dark house mysteries, this chapter features the hero Jory almost getting skewered by an arrow fired from the “ghost” of The Green Archer, which leads him to sneak into the “haunted” castle lair of the villain. After skulking around dimly lit secret passages, he is captured by mouth frothing villain James Craven. Not wanting to waste a bullet, Craven throws him into a room that has a spiked ceiling that descends toward him.
The Lightning Warrior (1931) Chap 1–An effectively spooky Mascot serial from the early days. Residents of a valley are receiving threatening messages from unseen Indians demanding they leave the area. They are led by the cloaked Wolf Man who signals his approach by howling like a wolf. Side kick Frankie Daro comes upon his latest murder in one of the scariest scenes done in the genre.
Haunted Harbor (1944) Chap 5–Though mostly a straight action serial, this chapter takes a turn toward sci-fi horror, when after several fights and shootouts, the hero and heroine discover why eveyrone avoids the local lagoon when they are attacked by a giant, smoke belching sea monster.
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) Chap 11–A typical Tarzan inspired jungle adventure gets creepy in this episode when after entering a forbidden valley the heroes get stalked through a series of cave tunnels by a wolf headed man.
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