Universal monsters : the essential collection.

Dracula: After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures Company, Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors:	Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979 (Producer), Browning, Tod, 1880-1962 (Director), Whale, James, 1889-1957 (Director), Freund, Karl, 1890-1969 (Director), Waggner, George, 1894-1984 (Director, Producer), Lubin, Arthur, 1901-1995 (Director), Arnold, Jack, 1916-1992 (Director), Fort, Garrett (Screenwriter), Faragoh, Francis Edwards (Screenwriter), Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954 (Screenwriter), Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975 (Screenwriter), Hurlbut, William J. (William James), 1883-1957 (Screenwriter), Siodmak, Curt, 1902-2000 (Screenwriter), Essex, Harry J., 1910-1997 (Screenwriter), Ross, Arthur (Arthur A.) (Screenwriter), Lugosi, Bela, 1882-1956 (Actor), Chandler, Helen, 1906-1965 (Actor), Manners, David, 1901-1998 (Actor), Frye, Dwight, 1899-1943 (Actor), Van Sloan, Ed. (Edward), 1882-1964 (Actor), Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 (Actor), Clive, Colin, 1900-1937 (Actor), Clarke, Mae (Actor), Johann, Zita, 1904-1993 (Actor), Rains, Claude, 1889-1967 (Actor), Stuart, Gloria (Actor), Harrigan, William, 1894-1966 (Actor), Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998 (Actor), Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986 (Actor), Thesiger, Ernest, 1879-1961 (Actor), William, Warren, 1895-1948 (Actor), Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991 (Actor), Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949 (Actor), Ankers, Evelyn, 1918-1985 (Actor), Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973 (Actor), Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967 (Actor), Foster, Susanna, 1924-2009 (Actor), Carlson, Richard, 1912-1977 (Actor), Adams, Julie, 1926-2019 (Actor), Denning, Richard, 1914-1998 (Actor), Moreno, Antonio, 1887-1967 (Actor), Paiva, Nestor, 1905-1966 (Actor), Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996 (Actor), Putnam, Nina Wilcox, 1888-1962, Schayer, Richard E. (Richard Ernest), 1882-1956
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	See menus for language options.
Published:	[Great Britain?] : Universal, c2012.
Subjects:	Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) > Drama. Vampires > Drama. Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) > Drama. Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) > Drama. Monsters > Drama. Mummies > Drama. Archaeologists > Drama. Scientists > Drama. Invisibility > Drama. Drugs > Physiological effect > Drama. Werewolves > Drama. Animal attacks > Drama. Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character) > Drama. Opéra de Paris > Drama. Missing link > Drama. Amphibians > Drama. Opéra de Paris. Amphibians. Animal attacks. Archaeologists. Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) Drugs > Physiological effect. Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) Missing link. Monsters. Mummies. Phantom of the Opera (Fictitious character) Scientists. Vampires. Werewolves. Feature films. Fiction films. Horror films. Monster films. Vampire films. Werewolf films. Film adaptations. Drama.

Description
Summary:	Dracula: After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night. Frankenstein: Dr. Frankenstein creates a true monster from dead human parts, but it gets out of control and into trouble. The mummy: A mummy is accidentally revived after 3,700 years by a British archeology team. Dressed in the garb of a modern-day Egyptian, he sets out to find his lost love, terrorizing the members of the expedition who must find a way to stop him. The invisible man: A scientist discovers how to make himself invisible but can't reverse the process. He realizes with terror that he has become a prisoner of his unseen self, and this unbearable state drives him to madness and murder. The bride of Frankenstein: Baron Frankenstein is blackmailed by Dr. Praetorious into reviving his monster and building a mate for it. The wolf man: A man who returns to the family estate to take over its affairs risks becoming a victim of the centuries-old curse of the werewolf. Phantom of the opera: A melodrama about a hideous-looking man who lives in the catacombs below the Paris Opera House and his unrequited love affair with an opera starlet whom he tutors. Creature from the Black Lagoon: In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers an amphibious creature, a living missing link. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. The lonely creature kidnaps her, and the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim his sweetheart and return the creature to his watery home.
Item Description:	Title and description from set container. Blu-ray box set of eight classic monster motion pictures produced by Universal Studios and originally released between 1931 and 1954. Booklet title: The original house of horror : Universal and a monster legacy. Dracula bonus features: Dracula, the 1931 Spanish version, with introduction by Lupita Tovar Kohner ; The road to Dracula ; Lugosi : the dark prince ; Dracula : the restoration ; Monster tracks : interactive pop-up facts about the making of Dracula ; Dracula archives ; score by Philip Glass performed by the Kronos Quartet ; feature commentary by film historian David J. Skal ; trailer gallery. Frankenstein bonus features: The Frankenstein files : how Hollywood made a monster ; Karloff : the gentle monster ; Monster tracks : interactive pop-up facts about the making of Frankenstein ; Universal horror ; Frankenstein archives ; Boo! short film ; feature commentary with film historian Rudy Behlmer ; feature commentary with historian Sir Christopher Frayling ; 100 years of Universal : restoring the classics ; trailer gallery. The mummy bonus features: Mummy dearest : a horror tradition unearthed ; He who made monsters : the life and art of Jack Pierce ; Unraveling the legacy of The mummy ; The mummy archives ; Feature commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns and Brent Armstrong ; feature commentary by Paul M. Jensen ; 100 years of Universal : the Carl Laemmle era ; trailery gallery. The invisible man bonus features: Now you see him : The invisible man revealed ; production photographs ; feature commentary with film historian Rudy Behlmer ; 100 years of Universal : unforgettable characters. The bride of Frankenstein bonus features: She's alive! : creating The bride of Frankenstein ; The bride of Frankenstein archives ; feature commentary with Scott MacQueen ; 100 years of Universal : restoring the classics ; trailer gallery. The wolf man bonus features: Monster by moonlight ; The wolf man : from ancient curse to modern myth ; Pure in heart : the life and legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. ; He who made monsters : the life and art of Jack Pierce ; The wolf man archives ; feature commentary by film historian Tom Weaver ; 100 years of Universal : the lot ; trailer gallery. Phantom of the opera bonus features: The opera ghost : a a phantom unmasked ; production photographs ; feature commentary with film historian Scott MacQueen ; 100 years of Universal : the lot ; trailer gallery. Creature from the Black Lagoon bonus features: The 3D blu-ray version of the film ; Back to the Black Lagoon : production photographs ; feature commentary with film historian Tom Weaver ; 100 years of Universal : the lot ; trailer gallery.
Physical Description:	8 videodiscs : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray; Dolby digital DTS-HD master audio, DTS digital surround.