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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
i really got into horror when i was 11.
i bought a vhs copy os "PLan 9 from outerspace" for 5$ at the local rental because no one rented it and the store was having a sale on all the movies that werent getting rented. My mom bought it for me and sicne then ive been hooked on Bela Lugosi and old horror.
now i am nearing 29 and my collection just keeps getting bigger.
and i still have the plan 9 copy 
no one wanted to rent PLan 9, and i think its one of the greatest still.
Lugosi forever.
first thing i did when i moved to california was visit Bela Lugosi grave.
i paid him respects a couple halloweens ago too.
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The 30s, 40s and 50s are a close second (if not tied) to 70s era for me. Filmmakers and actors were not afraid to be typecast in the horror genre. Greats like William Castle, Lugosi, Chaney, shaped the entire medium from the ground up. Lugosi actually being buried in his cape is a pure example of his love and respect for the medium. The movies were so raw as well which added to the atmosphere in an unintentional way. Man, I could go on and on.
I have to go see Lugosi's grave one day. Hmmm...not a bad idea for a non-fiction coffee table book : visiting the graves of the horror greats.