This movie is one of the few horror movies that truly was beyond its time. Needless to say, Lon Chaney Sr. was capable of terrifying audiences with little more than a simple clown make up kit and some wires and hairpins. Modern films of the genre struggle for effectiveness (with awesome exception) using state of the art CGI and special FX. RIP Lon Chaney, you were a master of your art.
The sets are par excellence, I am inclined to agree with the above comment on that point. The acting was the finest that could be expected of a film that relied little on the audio and deeply upon the visual. I found myself drawn into the story, simply by what little detail is brought to the characters' depth in the text spots. The silent acting bloomed the rest into my mind. This was one of the films that helped me learn to respect the art before the "talkies".
The sets are par excellence, I am inclined to agree with the above comment on that point. The acting was the finest that could be expected of a film that relied little on the audio and deeply upon the visual. I found myself drawn into the story, simply by what little detail is brought to the characters' depth in the text spots. The silent acting bloomed the rest into my mind. This was one of the films that helped me learn to respect the art before the "talkies".