The 1920 silent version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde begins with a dire declaration: "In each of us, two nature's are at war -- the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer." You can get all of the rest of this classic on YouTube. It's chopped up into nine segments, but the interruptions are quibbling points when you consider that this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel is probably the best.  The movie, which stars John Barrymore, was shot at New York's then brand-new Astoria Long Island Studios. Fun fact: Barrymore help out with the set design by hauling many of his potted plants to the set from his Manhattan apartment.

Call me uninformed, but I had no idea that vampire memorabilia could be worth over a million dollars. On eBay today, one auctioneer is selling a large poster promoting 1931's Dracula (with Bela Lugosi) for a whopping $1,200,000. If you're a B-movie filmmaker, you could make three films with that kind of money.

Apparently, this one-sheet is one of only two known examples in the world. As you look at it, Lugosi at once looks like he's laughing, crazed. and angry. Quite a feat. And it is, after all, the ultra-cool "story of the strangest passion the world has ever known." Still, that's a lot of cash to pay? Would you buy it if you had the money? Or is it just too much of an extravagance?

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you lovers of horror. During this ultra-romantic 24-hour period, I realize that Monsterfesters may need a break from the roses and candlelit meals for a few minutes of sheer terror. Along those lines, here's a bloody scene from Valentine with Charlie Sheen's lovely former wife Denise Richards as the ill-fated Paige Prescott. Is love dead? Well, Paige is thrown into a hot tub, locked in by the Plexiglas cover, then attacked with a huge drill by an angry guy wearing a Cupid mask.

By the way, this was one of Grey's Anatomy star Kathryn Heigl's first fright flicks. Although Knocked Up has propelled her to higher levels, she's screamed for her life in everything from Bride of Chucky to Zyzzyx Rd.