It’s all even scarier in-person

To the editor:

When I was young in the 1940s, part of the ritual of growing up was to see the traditional Hollywood horror films of the early ‘30s, which were re-released every few years.

These starred Bela Lugosi as Dracula, and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. Actually. Karloff’s real name was William Henry Pratt. He was English, a devout cricket fan, and not at all scary.

One year, much later than my childhood, I was watching a television program about a British election that included interviews of voters at a British consulate in the United States — British voters could vote out of their country in-person at a local  consulate or embassy.

The Brits voting there leaned Conservative — which was no surprise, since overseas travelers were wealthier than the average Brit.

But, one was a staunch Labour supporter — Boris Karloff. He probably used that name in film because it sounded exotic and scary. Seeing him at that event made me an even stronger fan.

Alan Saks