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I’m 55. From Louisville Ky. When we were kids in the 70s there was a channel called WDRB that had a show every Saturday night called Fright Night. They would show two of these old Universal horror movies each Saturday. Was so much fun. And literally scared the daylights out of us. Great memories. Great movies. A simpler time
58. I saw these on Ted Turner's UHF super-station. We were in Mass, Ted's station was in Georgia. That's also how I saw the Universal Abbott and Costello's and The Outer Limits.
Pete! I am going to steal a line in this episode... This is the fastest two hours of my life! How can you possibly top this episode Pete!! I am speechless 😄
Wow! Now THAT is a great discussion of Universal horror films. Dan's seemingly encyclopedic knowledge is amazing and looking forward to the next SoT Monster's Den that brings him back. The time went by so quickly and so much information was discussed that this show needs to be watched again in the near future. Great show, Dan and Pete! 10 are listed below but it could change at any time though the top three would likely hold some spot in the top three as I never tire of those. The top spot is likely because watched an updated version of it Saturday night and the film was so crisp and clear. 1. Creature From The Black Lagoon 2. Bride Of Frankenstein 3. Invisible Man 4. Dracula 5. Frankenstein 6. Wolfman 7. The Raven 8. The Black Cat 9. The Mummy 10. Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman
Love this Monsters Den Ranking The Films Of idea. I thought the Arlo/Pardo combo was great, but the Dan Brown/Pardo set up is out of this world ! My top 5 Universal Horror Films are; 1. "The Bride Of Frankenstein" 2. "Creature From The Black Lagoon" 3. "Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein" 4. "Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man" 5. "The Ghost Of Frankenstein. Look forward to future rankings on maybe Hammer Films, Roger Corman Films, zombie films, Lovecraftian Films and much more. Great show.
Dan is such a nice addition to the Monster's Den, he should be working in the radio with his awesome voice and doing commentary tracks on blurays with his knowledge of films.
Though I'm a BIG fan of 70's & 80's slashers....there's just something enduring about some of those Universal monster films! My favorites: #1. The Wolf Man #2. The Creature From The Black Lagoon #3. Bride Of Frankenstein.
It always amazed me that Elsa Lancaster (the Bride) went on to play loopy old parts. Bell Book & Candle & The Bishops Wife. Married to Charles Laughton the Hunchback
Awesome information on universal pictures. 1 Frankenstein 2 Bride of Frankenstein 3 The Raven 4 The Wolfman 5 The Invisible man I havnt seen the Black cat yet sounds good. Am a big Rod Sterling fan, the creater of the original Twilight Zone. Love to see a run down of favs in that amazing series. A master of the short imaginative story.
What a great collection of movies. Top 10 the order has changed over the years but this is how I would currently rank them: 1) Abbot & Costello meet Frankenstein 2) Frankenstein 3) Dracula 4) Wolfman 5) Bride Of Frankenstein 6) Creature Of The Black Lagoon 7) The Mummy 8) Phantom Of The Opera 9) Invisible Man 10) White Zombie
Great show, Pete. I just ordered the Universal box set after seeing yours. I'm so grateful to find Sea Of Tranquility. A place for great music and films. Cheers!
Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of my favourites, due to the historical significance of the costume and underwater camerawork technology, not to mention the badass design of the Creature, but dear lord did they overdo the score.
Hi Pete, So thankful you and Dan put up this episode of top 10 Universal Horrors. What a wealth of knowledge between you both. Enjoyed growing up watching these on TV back in the early 70's. Coming home after school on Channel 7 or on Saturday mornings on Channel 11. Loved Chiller Theater with the band coming out of and back in the quicksand !!! Was wondering since you have such a background in music as well, if you have seen Dracula with the Philip Glass music score. It was available on one of the Dracula DVD reisuues. I feel it adds a lot to the atmosphere of the mostly musicless film you mentioned. Wonder what you think if you have. Looking forward to future episodes! Btw love the Hudson valley Squares also. If you ever expand the square let me know ! :) Best, Robert Presti
My top 10 Universal horror films are: 1. The Mummy's Hand 2. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman 3. Bride of Frankenstein 4. The Wolfman 5. The Raven 6. Frankenstein 7. The Invisible Man 8. Son of Frankenstein 9. House of Dracula 10. The Black Cat (1934) Note: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman ranks so high for sentimental reasons. As a kid it was the first Universal horror movie I ever saw. I had to fight my parents tooth & nail to stay up after the 11:00 news to watch Shock Theater which was featuring the film. Also I wasn't sure if Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein should or could be included. If I were it would be #1 and the rest would go down a notch. It's my second favorite movie of all-time. Honorable mentions go to: 1. The Mad Ghoul 2. Werewolf of London 3. Creature From the Black Lagoon
Is that the same film as "It, The Terror From Beyond Space"? That film freaked us out as kids. BTW, not a Universal film, but check out Quatermass and The Pit, AKA 5 Million Years To Earth.
I love these for the fact no computer generated crap! Hokey to today’s standards but don’t care. Creature from the Black Lagoon was pretty damn good when they made the creature.
Great episode Been collecting Universal Monsters and Horror Icons for over forty plus years. I remember watching many films on Chiller Theater. My favorite top 10 list 1. Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954) 2. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 3. Frankenstein (1931) 4. The Mummy(1932) 5. Phantom of the Opera(1925) 6. Dracula(1931) 7. Son of Frankenstein (1939) 8. Dracula's Daughter (1936) 9. This Island Earth(1955) 10. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Excellent episode! Universal has always been my passion. Wolfman, Creature from the Black lagoon, Frankenstein are my faves. Thanks guys, very interesting and informative!
Thanks for this - I have loved the Universal monsters my whole life. Great movies. Pete I agree, the original Frankenstein is my favorite although Bride is probably the superior film. Dan is extremely knowledgeable, lots of great info.
Nice shout out to Lionel Atwill as everyone's favourite mad doctor. I especially appreciate his performance in the absolutely marvellous (and my favourite non-Universal b+w horror movie) "Dr X"; his theories are bonkers in that one.
Hey guys!! My Faves are DRACULA FRANKENSTEIN THE WOLFMAN ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON THE MUMMY THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN PHANTOM OF THE OPERA FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN THE INVISIBLE MAN
Big big Universal fan here, here's my list before watching.... 10. This Island Earth 9. The Mummy (31) 8. Dracula (31) 7. The Black Cat 6. Creature from the Black Lagoon 5. The Mummy's Hand 4. Frankenstein (31) 3. The Invisible Man 2. The Old Dark House (32) 1. Bride of Frankenstein
I'm glad you call it Universal "Horror" not monsters because that may preclude stuff like the Black Cat, Raven, etc. "Golden Age Horror" would be another way to list it, which could bring in Island of Lost Souls, Dr. Jeckyl, King Kong and the like. But per your list, mine would be: 10. The Invisible Man Returns 9. The Mummy 8. Son of Frankenstein 7. Dracula's Daughter 6. The Black Cat 5. Bride of Frankenstein 4. Dracula 3. Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein 2. The Invisible Man 1. Frankenstein
This is gold. Great discussion. Your channel is becoming one of my favorites to tune in to. Speaking of Karloff, have u seen The Comedy of Terrors with Price, Lorre, and Rathbone? Keep up the great work. 👍
I just watched this episode. Great job, guys. It was nice to see "Night Monster" get a mention. It's easily one of my favorites among the more obscure films. "The Old Dark House" is another one. The classics are the classics for a reason. By the way, Bela had a small role in "Night Monster" as the house butler.
01 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925). 02 - The Invisible Man (1933). 03 - The Wolf Man (1941). 04 - The Black Cat (1934). 05 - Son of Dracula (1943). 06 - The Mummy (1932). 07 - Dracula (1931). 08 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). 09 - House of Dracula (1945). 10 - Frankenstein (1931).
I really enjoyed this, as I have been a MAJOR fan of Universal Horrors throughout my life. My love of old horror movies for me is like how passionate I am for The Beatles when it comes to music. I found myself wanting to add facts and opinions through the screen while you guys were talking, LOL!🤣 Please let me know if you'd ever like to have me on to join you discussing Universal, or old horror in general from 1930 - 1980's (big Friday the 13th fan too). Cheers!
Great episode, love me some old black and white films, don't know how you guys feel about silent horror but would be interesting to hear what your favourites are. Nosferatu is probably one of my favourite horror film of all time.
Shocked neither of you picked The Black Cat, my personal fave Universal flick !! So warped, trippy and darrrrrk !!! Dan was awesome in this episode Pete !!!!
Chaney actually played both the Wolfman & the Monster in A & C Meet Frankenstein. At one point Glenn Strange broke his ankle. As a result Chaney put on the makeup to complete a scene. Dwight Frye had actually been a highly successful Broadway actor. When he came to Hollywood he expected to get leading roles in films but instead, as a result of his Universal films, he became typecast basically bursting his plans.
A little tidbit. Richard Denning who was in Creature From the Black Lagoon, Black Scorpion, etc. was married to Universal scream queen, Evelyn Ankers, until her death in 1985.
A very fun watch! Thank you. With a huge treasure trove of background information on the films. I really enjoy these older monster films. Have you ever watch the Turkish Dracula film from the 50s? It's wonderful and better than any other version I have seen. Maybe a deep dive into non-godzilla Toho's films in the future? I do some writing for a website called Vinyl Writers, which features articles that focus on the cultural and artistic aspects society from around the world. Music reviews seek to uncover obscure, electronic, punk music that have a unique voice. You'll also find great film reviews and interviews. Just sharing. Thought you may find some of the articles and reviews interesting.
Hi Pete. Really enjoyed the discussion. Like you these are my favorites. I love Frankenstein Meets Wolf Man but 2 things about the movie always bugged me. First : when Chaney grabs the man in the crypt since it's full moon and he's in his murder mode why isn't his hand hairy. Plus it would have made it more scary. In my humble opinion. 2nd : Major continuity error. When the hospital staff finds him in his bed after going out and murdering the policeman he's back in his hospital gown. Instead of his pants and shirt. LOL.
1 The Invisible man...2 Son of Frankenstien.....3The Creature from the black lagoon...4 The Wolf man 5 The Mummy 6 Frankenstien meets the Wolf man 7 Bride of Frankenstien.....8 Phanthom of the opera C version....9 Frankenstien...10 Dracula.
I love the universal classic monsters. My favorite horror series. Like Pete, they're a part of my DNA. However, and this is just a minor quibble, it is so irritating when all the actors are dressed in suits, ties, dress shoes, dresses... No matter where they're at. In a dingy castle, clogging thru the mud, in the rain.. Doesn't matter.. They're wearing a suit. It just, to me, stands out as like an unrealistic part.
1:House Of Frankenstein-Glenn Strange is the best Monster,he's taller,bigger and I hate Karloff's sympathetic version of The Monster 2:Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman 3:Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein 4:The Creature From The Black Lagoon 5:Dracula 6:The Invisible Man 7:The Mummy's Tomb 8:Son Of Frankenstein 9:Phantom Of The Opera(1925) 10:The Mummy's Ghost Honorable Mentions: The Karloff&Luogsi team up's,The Inner Sanctum Mysteries with Lon Chaney Jr,The Deadly Mantis,4-D Man and many others
The Wolfman and the Mummy just dont get the credit, Frankenstein and Dracula get . Boris Karloff; in my opinion; was so much better as the original mummy , creepy monster and LON CHANEY was so badass
@@seaoftranquilityprog brilliant bud that was an amazing show really informative for a horror classic nut like me much appreciated hey when we going to get a the cult ranking the albums lol sorry bit cheeky but in for a penny in for a pound have a great day 👍🏼👍🏼 John 🏴
Biggest flaw with Frankenstein meets the Wolfman is the title. TYhe wolfman doesn't meet frankenstein at all. Frankenstein wasn't even in the movie. Its correct title should have been Frankenstein's monster meets the Wolfman
Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Dracula’s Daughter The Raven Werewolf of London Dracula Son of Frankenstein Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man The Wolf Man Creature From the Black Lagoon Honorable mentions The Invisible Ray The Invisible Man The Mummy's Hand The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Ghost The Mummy's Curse
