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Revised and updated since its first publication in 1990, this acclaimed critical survey covers the classic chillers produced by Universal Studios during the Golden Age of Hollywood Horror, 1931 through 1946. Trekking boldly through haunts and horrors from The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man, Count Dracula, and The Invisible Man, to The Mummy, Paula the Ape Woman, The Creeper, and The Inner Sanctum, the authors offer a definitive study of the 86 films produced during this era and present a general overview of the period. Coverage of the films includes complete cast lists, credits, storyline, behind-the-scenes information, production history, critical analysis, and commentary from the cast and crew (much of it drawn from interviews by Tom Weaver, whom USA Today calls the king of the monster hunters). Unique to this edition are a new selection of photographs and poster reproductions and an appendix listing additional films of interest

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Universal Horrors The Studios Classic Films 19311946 Second Edition TOM - photo 1

Universal Horrors
The Studios Classic Films,
19311946
Second Edition
TOM WEAVER,
MICHAEL BRUNAS AND JOHN BRUNAS

McFarland Company Inc Publishers Jefferson North Carolina and London - photo 2
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London

Other books by Tom Weaver and from McFarland:
Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers (2003; paperback 2007).
Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup (1988; paperback 2006).
Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers of the 1940s through 1960s (1991; paperback 2006).
Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers: 20 Interviews (2005).
It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition (1996; paperback 2004).
Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks: Conversations with 24 Actors, Writers, Producers and Directors from the Golden Age (1998; paperback 2004).
Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews (paperback 2003; a combined edition of the two earlier Weaver titles Attack of the Monster Movie Makers and They Fought in the Creature Features).
Science Fiction Confidential: Interviews with 23 Monster Stars and Filmmakers (2002).
I Was a Monster Movie Maker: Conversations with 22 SF and Horror Filmmakers (2001).
Poverty Row HORRORS! Monogram, PRC and Republic Horror Films of the Forties (1993; paperback 1999).
John Carradine: The Films (1999).

Frontispiece: A star is born! Boris Karloff as the Monster in the 1931 Frankenstein.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Weaver, Tom, 1958
Universal horrors : the studios classic films, 19311946 /
Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas. 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Universal horrors / Michael Brunas. 1990.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-2974-5
1. Horror filmsUnited StatesHistory and criticism.
2. Universal Pictures Corporation.
I. Brunas, Michael. II. Brunas, John.
III. Brunas, Michael. Universal horrors. I. Title.
PN1995.9.H6B7 2007 791.43'616dc22 2006036001
British Library cataloguing data are available
2007 Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas. All rights reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
On the front cover:
Gloria Stuart and Boris Karloff in The Old Dark House, 1932 (Photofest); on the back cover: Rondo Hatton, mid1940s monster man in a publicity pose
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 www.mcfarlandpub.com
The authors gratefully dedicate this book to...
Ruth (Mrs. John Brunas) for her
unconditional love, support, and stubborn belief
that the authors could make lightning strike twice.
To Rich Scrivani.
And to Boris. Poor Boris.
Table of Contents for the Print Edition

Introduction

Milestones in the History of Universal Studios

1931

Dracula

Dracula (Spanish version)

Frankenstein

1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Old Dark House

The Mummy

1933

Secret of the Blue Room

The Invisible Man

1934

The Black Cat

Secret of the Chateau

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Life Returns

1935

Mystery of Edwin Drood

Night Life of the Gods

Bride of Frankenstein

WereWolf of London

The Raven

The Great Impersonation

1936

The Invisible Ray

Draculas Daughter

1937

Night Key

1938

The Black Doll

The Missing Guest

1939

Son of Frankenstein

The House of Fear

Tower of London

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

Black Friday

The House of the Seven Gables

The Mummys Hand

The Invisible Woman

1941

Man Made Monster

Horror Island

The Black Cat

Hold That Ghost

The Wolf Man

1942

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Ghost of Frankenstein

Mystery of Marie Roget

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Invisible Agent

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

The Mummys Tomb

Night Monster

1943

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Captive Wild Woman

Phantom of the Opera

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Flesh and Fantasy

Son of Dracula

The Mad Ghoul

Calling Dr. Death

1944

The Spider Woman

Weird Woman

The Scarlet Claw

The Invisible Mans Revenge

Ghost Catchers

Jungle Woman

The Mummys Ghost

The Pearl of Death

The Climax

Dead Mans Eyes

Murder in the Blue Room

House of Frankenstein

The Mummys Curse

Destiny

1945

The House of Fear

Thats the Spirit

The Frozen Ghost

The Jungle Captive

The Woman in Green

Strange Confession

Pursuit to Algiers

House of Dracula

Pillow of Death

1946

Terror by Night

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

House of Horrors

Night in Paradise

The Cat Creeps

She-Wolf of London

Dressed to Kill

The Time of Their Lives

The Brute Man

Epilogue

Appendices:

I. Exclusions, Borderline Inclusions, and Some Odds and Ends

II. Universal Serial Horrors

III. Universal Horror Oscars

IV. Screen Gems Shock Television Packages

Index

Introduction

We are presenting this updating of Universal Horrors with belated but sincere gratitude for the generous reception which greeted its original publication back in 1990. The surge of interest in Universal horror movies since then has been phenomenal, all the more so since it has been occurring at a time when vintage black-and-white films are fast becoming cultural relics, cinematic cast-asides for a niche audience. Yet in the last decade DVD box sets of Universal chillers have racked up impressive sales, original memorabilia sells at astronomical prices and even the U.S. Postal Service has seen fit to commemorate the studios most famous monsters with a striking set of postage stampsall of which hardly would have seemed likely a mere twenty years ago. This is not a phenomenon fueled only by nostalgia but it is another stepping stone in Universals monsters quest to attain some measure of critical acceptance since they first started coming on the scene back in 1931. Thats not to say that historians are tripping over themselves to replace Citizen Kane with Frankenstein as The Classic American Film, but rather that the best of the Universal horror pictures are recognized as works of genuine merit as well as being popular audience favorites.

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