EIGHT FILM POSTERS FEATURING UNIVERSAL'S RANGE OF CLASSIC MONSTERS

From the 1920s to the 1950s, Universal Pictures released a number of horror films featuring some very memorable monsters, such as Bram Stoker's Dracula as well as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. In fact, these classic monsters have become so memorable, that the artist, Joel Herrera, has created eight film posters honoring their legacy. Here 👇, check them out.

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Directed by: Rupert Julian / Starring: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, and Mary Philbin / Release date: September 6, 1925 / Running time: 107 minutes / Budget: $632,357 / Based on: The 1910 novel, 'The Phantom of the Opera', written by Gaston Leroux.

Dracula (1931)

Directed by: Tod Browning / Starring: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, and Helen Chandler / Release date: February 12, 1931 / Running time: 75 minutes / Budget: $341,191 / Based on: The 1924 stage play, 'Dracula', written by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn was adapted from the 1897 novel, 'Dracula', written by Bram Stoker.

Frankenstein (1931)

Directed by: James Whale / Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, and Mae Clarke / Release date: November 21, 1931 / Running time: 70 minutes / Budget: $262,007 / Based on: The 1927 stage play, 'Frankenstein', written by Peggy Webling, which in turn was adapted from the 1818 novel, 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus', written by Mary Shelley.

The Mummy (1932)

Directed by: Karl Freund / Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, and David Manners / Release date: December 22, 1932 / Running time: 73 minutes / Budget: $196,000 / Based on: A nine-page treatment written by the screenwriters, Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer, which was inspired by the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, some of the exploits associated with the Italian occultist, Alessandro Cagliostro, and possibly a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle, entitled, 'The Ring of Thoth', which was published in 1890.

The Invisible Man (1933)

Directed by: James Whale / Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, and William Harrigan / Release date: October 31, 1933 / Running time: 70 minutes / Budget: $328,033 / Based on: The 1897 novel, 'The Invisible Man', written by H. G. Wells.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Directed by: James Whale / Starring: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, and Colin Clive / Release date: April 19, 1935 / Running time: 75 minutes / Budget: $397,000 / Based on: A premise suggested by the 1818 novel, 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus', written by Mary Shelley.

The Wolf Man (1941)

Directed by: George Waggner / Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, and Evelyn Ankers / Release date: December 9, 1941 / Running time: 70 minutes / Budget: $180,000 / Based on: The legend of the werewolf.

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Directed by: Jack Arnold / Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Ricou Browning, and Ben Chapman / Release date: February 12, 1954 / Running time: 80 minutes / Budget: $1,300,000 / Based on: The myth surrounding a race of half-fish, half-human creatures living in the Amazon River and partly inspired by the 1740 fairy tale, 'Beauty and the Beast', written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.

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