Why I Think the Universal Classic Monster Films are Underappreciated

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• CL

  @ClutchCargo001 · 1 year ago

  There's a story that a little girl who upon meeting Karloff told him she felt very sorry for the monster. He reportedly said, 'Thank you! That was my intention.' If it's not true, it should be.

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• AR

  @ArizonaJoeHines · 1 year ago

  Dracula is the first Hollywood film to be unabashedly supernatural.

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• JA

  @Jay_Jones71602 · 1 year ago

  I'm 60 and these were already considered old and it's nice to know that younger generations appreciate the roots.

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• MI

  @MichaelBowlby-f2j · 1 year ago

  Because there is no blood and gore. Universal relief on good acting and good story telling

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• DE

  @delcannon5051 · 1 year ago

  I'm a 'child of the 50s' and grew up with these movies. Every time they were on TV, I had to watch them.

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• JO

  @joejoyce8031 · 1 year ago

  They’ve been my favorite movies since I was a kid. The amazing vibes have never been replicated

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• JA

  @Jath2112 · 1 year ago

  Just...had to share a bit of personal history: Growing up my friend Dan lived two blocks away (I can&apos;t remember NOT knowing him) ... &nbsp;when I was 11 I slept over at his place almost every night over summer break. His dad worked a normal job from 3 to 11... but in reality he was one of the three magicians in the phone book. Dan would crash out and I would hang with his dad when he got home from work. He had all of these classics and a bunch of other movies in a big well maintained collection prominently displayed in the living room and his routine was...wake up early... dress in his magician clothes and practice his entire set in the basement...work 3 to 11... come home....watch one classic monster movie... repeat... for that entire summer I joined him as often as I could. He would tell me all about the movies... and after that he stayed up late and taught me magic. I got pretty good at it for an 11 year old...and I have loved these films for my entire life. <br>That&apos;s all really. I feel like I won a lottery on that. I just wanted to share. <br><br>This video really took me back.

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• AN

  @AndyMangele · 1 year ago

  I find it somewhat interesting how similar the vibes of the Renfield on the stairs and the &quot;he went for a little walk&quot; scenes are.

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• IA

  @ianbanks3016 · 1 year ago

  Underappreciated? By who? They almost defined a genre.

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• ER

  @EricStanway-ky9ys · 1 year ago

  I learned about all this stuff by reading Famous Monsters of Filmland when I was a kid. Yes, I&apos;m old.

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• KO

  @KoovinCartoons · 1 year ago (edited)

  They were still pretty popular back in 80s when I was a kid, with the movies always being shown on local tv stations. The diversification of media and the passage of time helped make them less popular.<br>I also consider the Karloff/Lugosi 30’s horror trilogy The Black Cat, The Raven, and The Invisible Ray to be part of the Horror cycle, as well as one offs like The Old Dark House.

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• JO

  @johnjames-glover4630 · 1 year ago

  Great video. Always nice to come into contact with other fans of the classic Universal horrors.

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