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Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy, and more have become horror movie cannon. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Universal Studios brought together characters from legend and literature into a kind of pantheon turning horror movies into one of the leading genres of 20th century film. This talk will examine the characters and monsters that have come to occupy our culture and imaginations. This event is part of our One Book, One College series on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy, and more have become horror movie cannon. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Universal Studios brought together characters from legend and literature into a kind of pantheon turning horror movies into one of the leading genres of 20th century film. This talk will examine the characters and monsters that have come to occupy our culture and imaginations. This event is part of our One Book, One College series on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
