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Universal Horror
Universal Horror
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Original work	Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charteris
Owner	Universal Pictures
Films and television
Film(s)	List of films
Television series	List of television series

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Universal Horror is a label used retroactively to identify American classic-horror films, produced by Universal Pictures and released between 1927 and 1960. Marketed as a franchise by Universal, the films are characterized by and accredited for their historical influence on the horror genre. The collections titled Volume 1-6, were developed with Shout! Factor with intentions to preserve and restore the history of these early films from Universal Pictures.^[1] ...

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Story by	Producer(s)
Volume 1
The Cat and the Canary	September 9, 1927 (1927-09-09)	Paul Leni	Alfred A. Cohn	Alfred A. Cohn & Robert F. Hill	Paul Kohner
The Raven	July 22, 1935 (1935-07-22)	Louis Friedlander	David Boehm		Carl Laemmle
The Invisible Ray	January 20, 1936 (1936-01-20)	Lambert Hillyer	John Colton	Howard Higgin & Douglas Hodges	Edmund Grainger
Black Friday	April 12, 1940 (1940-04-12)	Arthur Lubin	Kurt Siodmak & Eric Taylor		Burt Kelly
Volume 2
Murders in the Zoo	March 31, 1933 (1933-03-31)	A. Edward Sutherland	Philip Wylie & Seton I. Miller		E. Lloyd Sheldon
The Mad Doctor of Market Street	February 27, 1942 (1942-02-27)	Joseph H. Lewis	Al Martin		Paul Malvern
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx	April 17, 1942 (1942-04-17)	William Nigh	Clarence Upson Young		Jack Bernhard
The Mad Ghoul	November 12, 1943 (1943-11-12)	James Hogan	Paul Gangelin & Brenda Weisberg		Benjamin Pivar
Volume 3
Tower of London	November 17, 1939 (1939-11-17)	Rowland V. Lee
Man-Made Monster	March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28)	George Waggner	Joseph West	H.J. Essex and Len Golos & Sid Schwartz	Jack Bernhard
Horror Island	March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28)	George Waggner	Maurice Tombragel & Victor McLeod	Alex Gottlieb	Ben Pivar
The Black Cat	May 2, 1941 (1941-05-02)	Albert S. Rogell	Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Eric Taylor & Robert Neville		Burt Kelly
Volume 4
Night Key	May 2, 1937 (1937-05-02)	Lloyd Corrigan	Tristram Tupper & John C. Moffitt	William Pierce	Robert Pressnel
Night Monster	October 20, 1942 (1942-10-20)	Ford Beebe	Clarence Upson Young		Ford Beebe
The Climax	October 20, 1944 (1944-10-20)	George Waggner	Curt Siodmak & Lynn Starling and George Waggner	Curt Siodmak	George Waggner
House of Horrors	March 29, 1946 (1946-03-29)	Jean Yarbrough	George Bricker	Dwight V. Babcock	Ben Pivar
Volume 5
The Monster and the Girl	April 28, 1941 (1941-04-28)	Stuart Heisler	Stuart Anthony		Jack Moss
Captive Wild Woman	June 4, 1943 (1943-06-04)	Edward Dmytryk	Griffin Jay & Henry Sucher	Ted Fithian & Neil P. Varnick and Maurice Pivar	Ben Pivar
Jungle Woman	July 7, 1944 (1944-07-07)	Reginald LeBorg	Bernard L. Schubert & Henry Sucher and Edward Dein	Henry Sucher	Ben Pivar
Jungle Captive	July 29, 1945 (1945-07-29)	Harold Young	Dwight V. Babcock & M. Coates Webster	Dwight V. Babcock	Morgan B. Cox
Volume 6
The Black Castle	December 20, 1952 (1952-12-20)	Nathan H. Juran	Jerry Sackheim		William Alland
Cult of the Cobra	March 5, 1955 (1955-03-05)	Francis D. Lyon	Jerry Davis and Cecil Maiden & Richard Collins	Jerry Davis	Howard Pines
The Thing That Couldn't Die	June 27, 1958 (1958-06-27)	Will Cowan	David Duncan		Will Cowan
The Shadow of the Cat	June 7, 1961 (1961-06-07)	John Gilling	George Baxt		Jon Penington

Reveiw: Volume 1^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

The Raven (1935)

The Invisible Ray (1936)

Black Friday (1940)

Murders in the Zoo (1933)

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

Reception

Box office & financial performance

Film	Box office gross			Box office ranking		Video sales gross	Worldwide Total income	Budget	Ref.
Film	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	All time North America	All time worldwide	North America	Worldwide Total income	Budget	Ref.
The Cat and the Canary	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Raven	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Invisible Ray	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Black Friday	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Murders in the Zoo	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Mad Doctor of Market Street	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Mad Ghoul	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Tower of London	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Man-Made Monster	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Horror Island	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Black Cat	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Night Key	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Night Monster	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Climax	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
House of Horrors	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Monster and the Girl	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Captive Wild Woman	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Jungle Woman	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Jungle Captive	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Black Castle	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
Cult of the Cobra	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Thing That Couldn't Die	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$
The Shadow of the Cat	$	$	$	#	#	$	$	$

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Film	Tomatometer	Metascore	CinemaScore
The Cat and the Canary	96% (25 reviews)^[5]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Raven	80% (30 reviews)^[6]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Invisible Ray	67% (9 reviews)^[7]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Black Friday	100% (6 reviews)^[8]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Murders in the Zoo	71% (7 reviews)^[9]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Mad Doctor of Market Street	TBD (1 review)^[10]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx	43% (7 reviews)^[11]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Mad Ghoul	TBD (3 reviews)^[12]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Tower of London	83% (6 reviews)^[13]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Man-Made Monster	TBD (3 reviews)^[14]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Horror Island	TBD (2 reviews)^[15]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Black Cat	TBD (2 reviews)^[16]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Night Key	TBD (1 review)^[17]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Night Monster	60% (5 reviews)^[18]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Climax	TBD (4 reviews)^[19]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
House of Horrors	TBD (2 reviews)^[20]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Monster and the Girl	TBD (2 reviews)^[21]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Captive Wild Woman	40% (5 reviews)^[22]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Jungle Woman	TBD (1 review)^[23]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Jungle Captive	TBD (1 review)^[24]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Black Castle	TBD (3 reviews)^[25]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
Cult of the Cobra	TBD (2 reviews)^[26]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Thing That Couldn't Die	TBD (2 reviews)^[27]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z
The Shadow of the Cat	TBD (3 reviews)^[28]	/100 ( reviews)	A-z

References

^ Evry, Max (May 2, 2019). "Universal Horror Collection Vol. 1 Announced by Scream Factory". ComingSoon. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ Barber, Ryne (2020). "Universal Horror Collection Volume 1 Blu-ray Review (Scream Factory)". Cultsploitation. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ Arrigo, Anthony (April 21, 2020). "UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION VOLUME 1 Blu-ray Review – Two Horror Legends in Four Frightening Films". Dread Central. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ Frazier, Adam (June 18, 2019). "Blu-ray Review: Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1". Geeks of Doom. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "The Cat and the Canary". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "The Raven". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "The Invisible Ray". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Black Friday". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Murders in the Zoo". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Mad Doctor of Market Street". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Strange Case of Doctor Rx". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Mad Ghoul". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Tower of London". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Man-Made Monster". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Horror Island". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Black Cat". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Night Key". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Night Monster". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Climax". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "House of Horrors". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Mad Ghoul". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Captive Wild Woman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Jungle Woman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Jungle Captive". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Black Castle". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Cult of the Cobra". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Thing That Couldn't Die". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "The Shadow of the Cat (1961)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

Category:Universal Classic Monsters

[Volume1_CS-1] Evry, Max (May 2, 2019). "Universal Horror Collection Vol. 1 Announced by Scream Factory". ComingSoon. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[Volume1_C-2] Barber, Ryne (2020). "Universal Horror Collection Volume 1 Blu-ray Review (Scream Factory)". Cultsploitation. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[Volume1_DC-3] Arrigo, Anthony (April 21, 2020). "UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION VOLUME 1 Blu-ray Review – Two Horror Legends in Four Frightening Films". Dread Central. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[Volume1_GoD-4] Frazier, Adam (June 18, 2019). "Blu-ray Review: Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1". Geeks of Doom. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[CatCanary_RT-5] "The Cat and the Canary". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[TheRaven_RT-6] "The Raven". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[InvisibleRay_RT-7] "The Invisible Ray". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[BlackFriday_RT-8] "Black Friday". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[MurdersintheZoo_RT-9] "Murders in the Zoo". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[MadDoctor_RT-10] "The Mad Doctor of Market Street". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[DoctorRx_RT-11] "The Strange Case of Doctor Rx". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[MadGhoul_RT-12] "The Mad Ghoul". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[TowerofLondon_RT-13] "Tower of London". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[Man-MadeMonster_RT-14] "Man-Made Monster". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[HorrorIsland_RT-15] "Horror Island". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[BlackCat_RT-16] "The Black Cat". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[NightKey_RT-17] "Night Key". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[NightMonster_RT-18] "Night Monster". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[TheClimax_RT-19] "The Climax". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[HouseofHorrors_RT-20] "House of Horrors". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[MonsterGirl_RT-21] "The Mad Ghoul". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[CaptiveWildWoman_RT-22] "Captive Wild Woman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[JungleWoman_RT-23] "Jungle Woman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[JungleCaptive_RT-24] "Jungle Captive". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[BlackCastle_RT-25] "The Black Castle". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[CultCobra_RT-26] "Cult of the Cobra". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[ThingCouldn'tDie_RT-27] "The Thing That Couldn't Die". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[ShadowCat_RT-28] "The Shadow of the Cat (1961)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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