the devil bat (1940)

aka Killer Bats.
"Not so funny when it's your own jugular vein that's in danger. Is it, doc?"
Scientist Dr. Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) has a grudge against his employers, believing he's been stiffed by them and plots his revenge. The obvious solution is to develop a way of enlarging bats and training them to kill. But reporter Johnny Layton (Dave O'Brien) is on his trail.
An entire city of secret laboratories, rubber bats on strings and Bela Lugosi emoting furiously, whats not to like?

fog island (1945)

"Only this hateful fog seems to be at home there."
Leo (George Zucco), an ex-prisoner has a plan of revenge against those that framed him, ruinning his life and possibly murdering his wife. To do so he lures them to an island with the promise of treasure.
The atmosphere and presence of Lionel Atwill only go part way to saving this uneven, contrived and hole ridden script.

the monster maker (1944)

"I just like seeing the dead return to life."
Dr Markoff (J. Carrol Naish), is your typical Mad scientist, who becomes infatuated with the daughter of a concert pianist, Patricia (Wanda McKay). But when she spurns his advances he decides on a different approach to win her affections. He injects her father with the acromegaly virus, which causes him to become hideously deformed, and promises a cure if she will marry him.
Cheap, but enjoyable b movie, but why does every mad scientist seem to have a pet gorilla?

mad monster (1942)

"Even now he would like to be at his work."
A mad scientist, Dr. Cameron (George Zucco) changes his handyman (Glenn Strange) into a werewolf, to prove transfusion of blood between species is possible. Once changed into a wolf, the handyman also comes in handy as an instrument of revenge.
PRC try their hands at a Universal style Wolfman, on the cheap, and come up with this atmospheric campy effort. Though they could have done with picking up the pace a little.

the lone rider in ghost town (1941)

aka Ghost Mine.
"You look fitter than a high powered rifle!"
The Lone Rider (George Houston) mosies into town and finds talk of a ghost town and claim jumping. Along with his comedy sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) they look to find out whats a doing.
A typical singing cowboy serial, (where the good guys wear white and the bad black), and with just enough to keep you from getting too bored.