From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood's number one s
tudio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frank
enstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others. Universal Studios
Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronic
ling both the mythology behind the films and offering behind-the-scenes insights
into how the films were created. Universal Studios Monsters is the most complet
e record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major
personalities who were responsible for the most notable monster melodramas in f
ilm history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through inte
rviews with surviving actors and studio employees. A lavish photographic record,
including many behind-the-scenes shots, completes the story of how these classi
cs were made. This is a volume no fan of imaginative cinema will want to be with
out.
