Universal Classic Monsters:The Essential Collection. 8 discs.644+ min. with booklet. Universal Studios,www.universalstudiosentertainment.com;amazon.com. 2012. Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3-D UPC 025192152269. $159.98

摘要

The horror genre reached a watershed between 1931 and 1954, when Universal Studios produced some of the most iconic and influential fright films in the history of cinema. Eight of them-all classic, all symbolic, and all continuing to influence filmmaking to this day-gain new life in this outstanding collection. Viewers are treated to the remixed, remastered Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Wolf Man (1941), Phantom of the Opera (1943), and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), along with a 46-page booklet jam-packed with film stills, movie posters, trivia, and a surfeit of frightful, fascinating facts.