Celebrating the Universal Monsters with the love song “Children of the Night”
The new song “Children of the Night” shows love for the Universal Monsters. We talk to the songwriters and the vocalist, plus share more info about Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, Phantom of the Opera, Invisible Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the rest.
Dirty Harry vs. the Gill-Man: Jason William Karpf talks about his story “Creature from the Dead Pool”
How a Universal Monsters bit part raised the question about the Creature of the Black Lagoon facing one of the biggest action movie stars of all time. The result is “1950s sci-fi with a touch of James Bond for the finale.”
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Retrospective: The Last Great Universal Monster
The last of the classic Universal Monsters, the Creature from the Black Lagoon starred in a trilogy. Looking over the legacy of the series, plus info about each movie in the series.
Storied: The Golden Age of Movie Monsters—celebrating classic monster movies
When you list off the most intriguing monsters, so many of the names on that list refer to the original Universal Monster movies. In this video, the folks at Storied celebrate the classic era.
Frankenstein vs Wolf-Man rap battle
“You can’t match my eloquence…” A hip-hop tribute to the “monster rallies” that bring together the Universal Monsters from their separate film series. You really want to watch this…
The Munsters: 7 Classic Monsters in the Family
When the creators of “The Munsters” first pitched the series, Universal wanted the sitcom to stick closer to the monsters they’d spent decades creating as part of Universal Monsters.
Abbott and Costello vs. 13 Monsters—including Dracula, Mr. Hyde, and the Creature From the Black Lagoon
Universal Studios had access to one of the world’s greatest comedy teams and several of the most stunning monsters. It made perfect sense to have them meet.
Universal Classic Monsters: Debuts of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, and more
Universal films set the standard with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography, and groundbreaking special effects.
Monster Mash: 13 Movies Where Frankenstein Meets Dracula Meets The Wolf Man
Read on for a list of 13 monster movies that feature some combination of Frankenstein’s monster, Count Dracula, the Wolf Man, and assorted vampires, werewolves, mummies, and more.
Universal Monsters Movies: The Original Shared Cinematic Universe
As Universal Studios latched onto iconic franchise characters that could carry a series, soon came the urge to have the various monsters meet up.