Monsterpalooza Event Features Lorre

Lorre fans attending the annual Monsterpalooza convention at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, May 29 to 31, 2026, are in for a special treat – Karie Bible will moderate an hour-long talk on Peter Lorre, with her co-host cinema-media historian Dawn Fratini!

In “Peter Lorre: Master of Menace”, Karie and Dawn will discuss the actor’s background in horror films, as well as the man behind the image.

The event will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, May 31, the final day of Monsterpalooza.

The three-day Monsterpalooza will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, located at 300 East Green Street in Pasadena, California. The convention begins on Friday, May 29, and runs until Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Tickets may be purchased online through the Monsterpalooza website, as well as at the door of the convention center. One-day only tickets are available for each day – $42.91 for Friday; $55 for Saturday; and $50 for Sunday. A three-day ticket is also available for $96.54.

Parking is available at the Pasadena Convention Center, which adjoins the Hotel Dena. Parking is also available on the streets near the convention center. More information on parking is available on the Pasadena Convention Center website.

Since 2009, Monsterpalooza has been entertaining horror fans with actors and others involved in the horror genre, photo opportunities, autograph sessions, makeup demos, talks and presentations.

Among the events this year are talks on The Wizard of Oz, Night of the Living Dead, “The Makeup of Weapons”, “Dracula and Frankenstein Turn 95!”, and many more. And the guests attending this year include actor Paul Williams, Katey Sagal, singer Alice Cooper, and Lynne Lugosi Sparks, granddaughter of Bela Lugosi. The full list of events and guests are available on the Monsterpalooza website.

In addition to her Lorre presentation, Karie will host a night-time guided tour of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery – the final resting place of Peter Lorre, as well as many other actors and behind-the-scenes film folks. Space is limited, and advance reservations are required through the cemetery's website.

Karie Bible has also invited fans into her “Hollywood Kitchen”, where she and her guests – film history expert Danny Miller Classic Film Club co-creator Ruth Mundsack – cooked up Peter’s favorite recipe, “Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes." Midway through the program, Lorre biographer Stephen D. Youngkin joined Karie by Zoom for a conversation about Peter’s life and career. This program may be viewed on both the Hollywood Kitchen website and the Hollywood Kitchen YouTube channel.

Bon appetit!

Lorre Film at Campus Cinema

Lorre fans attending Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, are in for a special treat tonight when the historic art deco Campus Theatre shows the 1963 horror-comedy The Comedy of Terrors, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone.

The film will begin at 8 pm on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Admission is $6 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first show. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Campus Theatre’s website.

The Campus Theatre is located at 413 Market Street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available at meters along Market Street between 7th Street and Front Street, as well as some of the side streets. More information about parking is available on the venue’s website.

Lorre Films in May

A new month and Peter Lorre films on television – the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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May, 2026

The month of May brings just a handful of Lorre movies on television this month.

May 5 (Tues), 6:40 pm, Universal Westerns channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (Mar. 16, 1960).

May 7 (Thurs), 4 pm, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). TCM celebrates the director Edmund Goulding with a morning and afternoon of his movies, including the only time he directed Peter Lorre.

May 15 (Fri), 4 pm, Universal Westerns channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (Mar. 16, 1960).

May 17 (Sun), 9:50 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

May 22 (Fri), 11:30 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The TCM daytime theme "This and That" with every film title joined with the word "and", including this Lorre film involving poison (arsenic) and elderly ladies (old lace). Note – In Canada, To Have and Have Not will be shown instead.

May 24 (Sun), 9:25 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

May 30 (Sat), 6 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The TCM Saturday features line-up includes the classic whodunit involving a San Francisco detective (Humphrey Bogart) and the villains (Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor) in search of a fabulous golden statuette covered in gems.

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Sneak Peek at June, 2026

Movies coming in June include these.

June 5 (Fri), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM's special prime time theme is "Summer of Darkness", including this classic mystery.

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Many of these and other Lorre movies and television programs are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray – many remastered and packaged with extra features. For more information on the films of Peter Lorre released to home video, head on over to the DVD – VHS section of The Lost One website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Peter’s movies, including interviews with many of the directors, writers, actors, and crew who worked with Peter.

A complete list of Peter’s movies and television credits is available in the book’s Appendix.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants.

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