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Thunder and Lightning blast the night sky. A vampire emerges from his crypt. A mad scientist throws a switch. A werewolf roams the forest. American horror was born on the backlots of Universal Studios. But these films are more than mere frightfests. Poetic and dreamlike, they're monstrous myths etched in silver.
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Tod Browning, Director. Bela Lugosi gives the definitive performance of the infamous Transylvanian count, who seeks to drain the veins of fog-bound England. Atmospheric and eerie, this began Universal's legendary horror cycle. Edward Van Sloane and Dwight Frye co-star.
James Whale, Director. It's alive! A "dead" hand rises from the slab, and a legend is born. Boris Karloff is the monster in James Whale's surreal and frightening film. Colin Clive is the mad doctor, whose God-like dreams result in terror for the countryside.
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Karl Freund, Director. The strangest love story ever told! An ancient curse unleashes the wrath of an Egyptian mummy. He will kill those who dare to the defile the tomb of his beloved. Boris Karloff, Zita Johan, and Edward Van Sloane star.
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James Whale, Director. A delirious, loopy, demented synthesis of gothic fairy-tale and british wit. Perhaps the greatest sequel ever made. Boris Karloff is the monster - he speaks! Elsa Lanchester is the bride - she shrieks! Ernest Thesiger is Dr. Pretorius - he steals the show.
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George Waggner, Director. Poor Lawrence Talbot. He returns to his family estate and is bitten by a werewolf. An old gypsy tries to warn him but to no avail. For even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright. Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, and Bela Lugosi star.
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