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The Golden Age of Movie Monsters
Season 4
Episode 13
Some monsters call to mind very specific images. Their iconic on-screen personas overshadow their earlier histories. Specifically Frankenstein and his Creature, Dracula, the Invisible Man, the Wolf Man, the Mummy. Why is this? Universal Pictures. These famous Monster faces inspired decades of Halloween costumes, and make up a distinctive brand of horror that defined early Hollywood cinema.
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