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‘Son of Frankenstein’ – Karloff’s final stand on Peacock

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Basil Rathbone plays the young scientist who continues his father’s experiments and Bela Lugosi is Ygor in Karloff’s final appearance as The Monster.

‘Werewolf of London’ – the original movie wolfman on Peacock

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Before Lon Chaney Jr. made history as the Wolfman, Henry Hull became a werewolf in this 1935 film from Universal Pictures in horror movie heyday.

Claude Rains is the original ‘The Invisible Man’ on Peacock and Criterion Channel

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James Whale directs the first adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel, bringing a mix of humor, horror, and madness to the story.

Universal Horrors: the birth of American horror cinema and the original cinematic shared universe

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Decades before the Marvel Comics movie universe was born, Frankenstein and Dracula and the Wolf Man crossed paths, teamed up, and battled one another.

‘Dracula’s Daughter’ – the elegant offspring on Peacock

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Dracula’s Daughter (1936), Universal’s cut rate sequel to Dracula sans Bela Lugosi, turns out to be an unexpectedly sleek and stylish movie. Gloria Holden, tall, dark, and continental, is the aristocratic title character fighting her nature and seeking a cure for her affliction. A sympathetic psychiatrist (Otto Kruger) encourages her to “face her fears,” but […]

‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ – a delirious sequel on Peacock and Criterion Channel

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Boris Karloff wrings even more pathos from his plight as the misunderstood monster and Elsa Lanchester’s hissing, birdlike performance as the bride made her an instant icon.