Description
CLASSIC MONSTERS THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
DRACULA (1931)
The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina.
FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
THE MUMMY (1932)
A resurrected Egyptian mummy stalks a beautiful woman he believes to be the reincarnation of his lover and bride.
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
THE WOLF MAN (1941)
A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943)
A disfigured violinist haunts the Paris Opera House.
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection showcases 8 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special effects.