Universal Classic Monsters

• First published 1958

**Universal Classic Monsters** (also known as **Universal Monsters** or **Universal Studios Monsters**) is a media franchise based on a series of horror films primarily produced by Universal Pictures from the 1930s to the 1950s. The main characters from this film series — such as Count Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Wolf Man, the Phantom of the Opera, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the Bride of Frankenstein — with their distinctive portrayals, have entered the collective imagination and have also become protagonists in films by other production companies, which created numerous versions and variations on the theme.