Classic Universal Horror Movie Posters
They began with the phantom of the opera a classic silent film starring lon chaney universal classic monsters continued with talkies including the core.
Classic universal horror movie posters. Dracula frankenstein the mummy the invisible man the werewolf and wolf man all the famous icons of horror are pictured at their scariest moments in gresham s books. Universal classic monsters is a name given to the horror fantasy thriller and science fiction films made by universal pictures during the decades of the 1920s through the 1950s. Classic horror movie posters.
They were the first shared universe in mainstream film. See more ideas about horror posters classic horror horror. Movie posters are an art and horror movies have had their fair share of artistic triumphs.
I want this list to be thorough so it contains any film from 1920 through 1959 that. In hollywood universal seemed to get the jump on its competitors from the get go. Here are 60 of the best.
A qualifies as horror sci fi dark thriller or dark fantasy or anything else that a fan of late night horror movies might crave. Dracula 1931 dracula s daughter 1936 classic frankenstein. Their contract player lon chaney was a huge star of the 1920s silent movies and he excelled in horrific fantasy pictures in which he was transformed by elaborate and extraordinarily painful make up effects.
And b was was produced released by or owned by universal studios in the past or present. Children of the night a comprehensive guide to horror posters self published in 2007 and now what music they make a comprehensive guide to horror posters volume ii self published in 2018. Oct 12 2018 explore richard giblin s board universal horror posters followed by 109 people on pinterest.
Classic universal horror posters moviepostercollectors guide is a portal reference and showcase to the wonderful world of movie poster collecting. Pursuant to the fair use provisions of united states copyright law any images on this site subject to copyright protection are displayed solely for the non profit purposes of education and. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 frankenstein 1931 son of frankenstein 1939.
Shop all horror movies. During the 1930s and 40s universal horror became a brand. Some horror posters in fact are more entertaining than the actual films.
