In 1999, The Mummy was revived in the summer blockbuster era, bringing in enough fans young and old to encourage two sequels. Creature from the Black Lagoon was the final hurrah for the original line of Universal monster movies. The comedy duo would Meet Frankenstein in 1948, carrying well into the mid-’50s. Among the sequels was the introduction of The Wolf Man in 1941, as well as Universal’s turn to self-parody with the arrival of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. In the 1940s, Universal ramped up production, frequently outpacing quality control. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man all released between 19, and they remain masterpiece staples of the horror genre. The 1920s kicked things off with The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera before the franchise moved into its 1930s golden era. A loose confederation of sequels and spinoffs, they were the biggest motion picture events in the early life of cinema. (Photo by Universal/courtesy Everett Collection) All 44 Universal Classic Monster Movies Rankedīefore your cinematic universes and extended galaxies and interconnected constellations, there were the Universal Classic Monster movies.

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