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Just in time for Halloween, the NCM Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies event series featuring newly restored titles commemorating Universal Pictures' 100th anniversary continues with a classic double feature shock-O-rama, “Frankenstein” and “The Bride of Frankenstein” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 on the big screen at Fresno's Edwards Theatre. This spooky special showing will reintroduce audiences to the famous story of brilliant scientist Henry Frankenstein and his experiments on the re-animation of lifeless bodies. His fiancée, Elizabeth, and friend Victor Moritz are worried about his health as he spends far too many hours in his laboratory on experiments. The creature he's brought to life escapes, and soon the villagers rise up, intent on destroying the murdering creature. The sequel finds Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both alive; but a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps Dr. Frankenstein’s wife and forces him to create a new female companion for the original monster. The original 1931 film and its 1935 sequel—both starring Boris Karloff—will begin with TCM Host Robert Osborne as he treats audiences to exclusive interviews conducted at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival. Joining him will be Karloff’s daughter, Sara Karloff along with Bela Lugosi, Jr. the son of the classic Dracula star and Academy Award winning make-up artist, Rick Baker. All three will talk about classic horror movies, how legendary icons like Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi helped define the genre and how today’s horror films measure up to the classics. This chilling double feature will feature newly restored versions of the films created by Universal in celebration of its 100th Anniversary.The “TCM Event Series” will be presented using new digital cinema projection systems in select movie theaters around the country. Tickets to the series are available at the Edwards Theatre box office and online atwww.FathomEvents.com. The special 100th anniversary of Universal Studios film series will continue on Nov. 15 with a special 50th Anniversary screening of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” based on Harper Lee's 1961 Pulitzer Prize winning book. Oscar winner Gregory Peck plays Atticus Finch, a lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s. The event will feature a special TCM-produced introduction and historical commentary featuring Robert Osborne. “This Event Series is a rare opportunity for fans of these four legendary films,” says Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of Fathom Events. “Not only will fans experience these Hollywood classics on the big screen once again, but TCM Host Robert Osborne will give fans an exclusive insight into the stories behind the making of each classic.” Here is the trailer for this special double feature: http://youtu.be/AWnfH9jcZNY Here is the original trailer for "Frankenstein": http://www.youtu.be/bKyiXjyVsfw Here is the original trailer for "The Bride of Frankenstein": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aXw-I0xsQ