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Top 10 Universal Horror folms

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  • Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

    1. Bride of Frankenstein

    19351h 15mApproved95Metascore
    7.8 (56K)
    Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin Clive
  • Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

    2. Frankenstein

    19311h 10mApproved91Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris Karloff
  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

    3. The Phantom of the Opera

    19251h 33mPassed
    7.5 (21K)
    A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
    DirectorsRupert JulianLon ChaneyErnst LaemmleStarsLon ChaneyMary PhilbinNorman Kerry
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)

    4. The Wolf Man

    19411h 10mApproved72Metascore
    7.2 (33K)
    Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.
    DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsClaude RainsWarren WilliamRalph Bellamy
  • Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)

    5. The Invisible Man

    19331h 11mApproved87Metascore
    7.6 (42K)
    A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam Harrigan
  • Boris Karloff and Zita Johann in The Mummy (1932)

    6. The Mummy

    19321h 13mNot Rated
    7.0 (32K)
    A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.
    DirectorKarl FreundStarsBoris KarloffZita JohannDavid Manners
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    7. Creature from the Black Lagoon

    19541h 19mG68Metascore
    6.9 (37K)
    A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsRichard CarlsonJulie AdamsRichard Denning
  • Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)

    8. Dracula

    19311h 15mPassed71Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
    DirectorsTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid Manners
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Basil Rathbone in Son of Frankenstein (1939)

    9. Son of Frankenstein

    19391h 39mApproved
    7.1 (13K)
    Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.
    DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsBoris KarloffBasil RathboneBela Lugosi
  • The Black Cat (1934)

    10. The Black Cat

    19341h 5mNot Rated
    6.9 (14K)
    Stranded honeymooners follow mad doctor to manor.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsBoris KarloffBela LugosiDavid Manners

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