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- Universal Terror I: "Dracula"
A grade schooler would have a hard time identifying a picture of Humphrey Bogart from The African Queen . A pre-schooler would be equally baffled by a photograph of Vivian Leigh from Gone With the Wind ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-03-01 01:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror V: "Bride of Frankenstein"
In 1935, Universal Studios made their next horror spectacular, the sequel to Frankenstein titled Bride of Frankenstein . It is considered by many to be the greatest horror film ever produce ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-07-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror VII: The New Universal
The Raven was the last horror film to be produced under the Laemmle dynasty of Universal. 1936 would be a year of great upheaval for the studio. In 1936, the studio hit very hard times, yet friends and re ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-09-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror IV: Invisible Men and Black Cats
In 1933, Universal produced only one horror film. It was The Invisible Man . It was the third horror film directed by James Whale . The film opens on the snow covered village of Iping. A mys ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-06-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror VIII: "Son of Frankenstein" and Beyond
In 1938, in an attempt to gain profits, Universal re-released Dracula and Frankenstein . The gamble paid off; the re-releases were extremely popular. Universal then decided to make a third ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-10-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror VI: Werewolves and Ravens
Universal studio's next horror film after Bride of Frankenstein was Werewolf of London , directed by Stuart Walker. The film was the first film dealing with Lycanthropy made by a major studio. ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-08-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror III: 1932
In 1932, Universal released its first horror film after Frankenstein . It was titled Murders in the Rue Morgue and it was loosely based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. Murders in the Rue Mor ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-05-01 00:00 - 0 comments
- Universal Terror II: "Frankenstein"
The success of Dracula caused Universal to believe that a second horror film would be remarkably profitable. The next logical film to make would be an adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein.& ...
Blog entry - Jake Tucker - 2001-04-01 01:00 - 0 comments