Screen LibraryThe monster movies of Universal Studios /
In 1931, Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box-office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new film, Universal cemented its place in the Hollyw...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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In 1931, Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box-office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new film, Universal cemented its place in the Hollywood firmament as the leading producer of horror films, a status it enjoyed for more than twenty years. In The Monster Movies of Universal Studios, James L. Neibaur reviews the key horror films produced by the studio from the early 1930s through the mid-1950s. For each film, the author recounts the |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442278165 1442278161 |
| Index Number: | PN1999 |
| CLC: | Z88:J975.1 |
| Call Number: | Z88:J975.1/N397 |
| Contents: | Prologue -- Dracula -- Frankenstein -- The mummy -- The invisible man -- The bride of Frankenstein -- Werewolf of London -- Dracula's daughter -- Son of Frankenstein -- The invisible man returns -- The mummy's hand -- The invisible woman -- The wolf man -- The ghost of Frankenstein -- Invisible agent -- The mummy's tomb -- Frankenstein meets the wolf man -- Son of Dracula -- The invisible man's revenge -- The mummy's ghost -- House of Frankenstein -- The mummy's curse -- House of Dracula -- She-wolf of London -- Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein -- Abbott and Costello meet the invisible |