Download PDF by James L. Neibaur: The Monster Movies of Universal Studios

By James L. Neibaur

ISBN-10: 1442278161

ISBN-13: 9781442278165

In 1931 common Studios published Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This field place of work luck used to be by means of a string of flicks that includes macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, together with Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each one new movie, common confirmed its position within the Hollywood firmament because the top manufacturer of horror movies, a standing it loved for greater than twenty years.

In The Monster videos of common Studios, James L. Neibaur examines the foremost motion pictures produced by means of the studio from the early Nineteen Thirties during the mid-1950s. In every one access, the writer recounts the movie’s creation, presents severe observation, considers the film’s advertisement reception, and gives an total evaluate of the movie’s importance. Neibaur additionally examines the influence those motion pictures had on pop culture, a power that resonates within the cinema of worry today.

From the area preferable of Dracula to the 1956 liberate of The Creature Walks between Us, common excelled at scaring audience of all ages—and even elicited a number of chuckles alongside the way in which via pitting their iconic creatures opposed to the comedic pair of Abbott and Costello. The Monster videos of common Studios captures the thrills of those motion pictures, making this booklet a deal with for enthusiasts of the golden age of horror cinema.

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