How to Make a Monster

Synopsis

In How to Make a Monster, master monster make-up man Pete is fired by the new bosses of American International studios. He then uses his creations to exact revenge.

How to Make a Monster (1957) starring Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar

Product Description 

Go behind the scenes of moviedom’s most popular teen monster movies…and you’ll discover a tale of monstrous vengeance! Following the success of two 1957 classics, I Was a Teenage Werewolf and I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, How to Make a Monster takes you backstage, where a frustrated artist spawns his own twisted scheme for murder. When the movie studio moguls decide they’d rather make musicals instead of horror films, their veteran horror makeup artist loses his job. He decides to get revenge against the executives by turning the studio’s teenage horror stars into zombified killers.

Cast

• Robert H. Harris (Bundle of Joy) … Pete Dumond. The makeup artist. His career is finished after his final film, Werewolf Meets Frankenstein. And He’s upset — to the point of homicide. Next, he uses his mind-controlling make up (no, seriously) to have the Teenage Frankenstein and Teenage Werewolf murder the new studio bosses. The audience almost feels sorry for him.
• Paul Brinegar (Rawhide) … Rivero. Pete’s sycophantic, spineless, assistant. Whom Pete murders towards the end of the film, thinking Rivero’s fear will make him talk.
• Gary Conway (Burke’s Law) … Tony Mantell—Teenage Frankenstein. One of the mind-controlled dupes of Pete. He has no memory of the murders, but he has disturbing dreams and feelings …
• Gary Clarke (Hondo) … Larry Drake–Teenage Werewolf. Replacing Michael Landon, doing a good job in the role.
• Malcolm Atterbury (The Birds) … Richards. The older studio guard, who discovers Monahan’s body.
• Dennis Cross (Mrs. Pollifax-Spy) … Monahan. The younger studio guard, who’s a wannabe detective. He gets killed for his initiative.
• Morris Ankrum (Earth vs the Flying Saucers) … Police Capt. Hancock
• Walter Reed (Superman and the Mole Men) … Detective Thompson
• Paul Maxwell (Aliens) … Jeff Clayton. One of the new studio executives, and murder victim.
• Eddie Marr (Rhapsody in Blue) … John Nixon. The other new studio executive — and murder victim.
• Paulene Myers (The Sting) … Millie. The maid, knocked over by the Teenage Frankenstein after Clayton’s murder. She identifies him — actually, his makeup — to the police.