Universal Classic Horror Collection

[A.J. Hakari]

It's no secret to my friends and family that I'm a classic movie nut, though I have a particular fondness for Universal horror. I remember seeing a couple as a kid, and I never re-discovered them until I was in high school. Then in college, I took the plunge and started collecting these classics (and far-from-classics, in some cases), obscurities and all. I have quite a way to go, but I've put a good dent into what I need. So just to show off what an epic nerd I am, here's what my Universal collection looks like now...

DVDs (individual):

"Classic Monster Collection"
-Bride of Frankenstein
-Creature from the Black Lagoon
-Dracula
-Frankenstein
-The Invisible Man
-The Mummy
-Phantom of the Opera
-The Wolf Man

"Double Features"
-Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula
-Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man / House of Frankenstein
-The Ghost of Frankenstein / Son of Frankenstein
-The Mummy's Ghost / The Mummy's Curse
-The Mummy's Hand / The Mummy's Tomb
-Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of London

"Legacy Series"
-Dracula
-Frankenstein
-The Mummy
-The Wolf Man

"Classic Cinema Collection" (UK)
-Dracula's Daughter
-House of Dracula
-Werewolf of London

Miscellaneous:

-The Old Dark House
-The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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DVDs (collections):

"The Bela Lugosi Collection"
-The Black Cat (1934)
-Black Friday
-The Invisible Ray
-Murders in the Rue Morgue
-The Raven

"The Boris Karloff Collection"
-The Black Castle
-The Climax
-Night Key
-The Strange Door
-Tower of London

"Creature from the Black Lagoon"
-Creature from the Black Lagoon
-Revenge of the Creature
-The Creature Walks Among Us

"Dracula"
-Dracula
-Dracula (Spanish version)
-Dracula's Daughter
-Son of Dracula
-House of Dracula

"Frankenstein"
-Frankenstein
-Bride of Frankenstein
-Son of Frankenstein
-The Ghost of Frankenstein
-House of Frankenstein

"Inner Sanctum Mysteries"
-Calling Dr. Death
-Dead Man's Eyes
-The Frozen Ghost
-Pillow of Death
-Strange Confession
-Weird Woman

"The Invisible Man"
-The Invisible Man
-The Invisible Man Returns
-The Invisible Woman
-Invisible Agent
-The Invisible Man's Revenge

"The Mummy"
-The Mummy
-The Mummy's Hand
-The Mummy's Tomb
-The Mummy's Ghost
-The Mummy's Curse

"Universal Cult Horror Collection"
-House of Horrors
-The Mad Doctor of Market Street
-The Mad Ghoul
-Murders in the Zoo
-The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

"Universal Horror Classic Movie Archive"
-The Black Cat (1941)
-Captive Wild Woman
-Horror Island
-Man Made Monster
-Night Monster

"The Wolf Man"
-The Wolf Man
-Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
-Werewolf of London
-She-Wolf of London

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VHS:

"Classic Collection"
-The Black Cat (1934)
-Bride of Frankenstein
-Captive Wild Woman
-Creature from the Black Lagoon
-The Creature Walks Among Us
-Dracula
-Dracula (Spanish version)
-Dracula's Daughter
-Frankenstein
-Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
-The Ghost of Frankenstein
-House of Dracula
-House of Frankenstein
-House of Horrors
-Invisible Agent
-The Invisible Man
-The Invisible Man Returns
-The Invisible Man's Revenge
-The Invisible Woman
-Island of Lost Souls
-The Mad Ghoul
-Man Made Monster
-The Monster and the Girl
-The Mummy
-The Mummy's Curse
-The Mummy's Ghost
-The Mummy's Hand
-The Mummy's Tomb
-Murders in the Rue Morgue
-Phantom of the Opera
-The Raven
-Revenge of the Creature
-Son of Dracula
-Son of Frankenstein
-Tower of London
-Werewolf of London
-The Wolf Man

"Horror Classics"
-The Black Castle
-The Black Cat (1941)
-Black Friday
-The Climax
-Curse of the Undead
-Inner Sanctum: "Calling Dr. Death" and "Strange Confession"
-Inner Sanctum: "Dead Man's Eyes" and "Pillow of Death"
-Inner Sanctum: "Weird Woman" and "The Frozen Ghost"
-Jungle Captive
-Jungle Woman
-Murders in the Zoo
-The Mystery of Edwin Drood
-Night Monster
-She-Wolf of London
-The Strange Door

"Classic Monster Collection"
-Bride of Frankenstein
-Creature from the Black Lagoon
-Dracula
-Dracula (Philip Glass score - clamshell case)
-Dracula (Philip Glass score - standard case)
-Frankenstein
-The Invisible Man
-The Mummy
-Phantom of the Opera
-The Wolf Man

Miscellaneous
-The Creature Walks Among Us (Classic Creature Collection)
-The Mummy's Curse (Classic Mummy Collection)
-The Mummy's Ghost (Classic Mummy Collection)
-The Mummy's Tomb (Classic Mummy Collection)
-Revenge of the Creature (Classic Creature Collection)

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Laserdiscs:

-Dracula's Daughter / The Ghost of Frankenstein
-House of Frankenstein / House of Dracula
-"The Invisible Collection" (The Invisible Man Returns, The Invisible Woman, Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man's Revenge)
-"The Mummy Collection" (The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Curse)
-Murders in the Rue Morgue / Island of Lost Souls
-Revenge of the Creature / The Creature Walks Among Us
-The Uninvited
-Werewolf of London

Betamax:

-The Invisible Man

If anyone else has indulged in the wide, weird world of Universal horror, by all means share your own hauls here as well. :cool:

[Ratlehed]

I do have my fair share of the older Universal horror films on DVD. I have to see what I got.

One of my faves is White Zombie. But I dont think its a Universal flick.

[PackBacker]

Those legacy dvd sets are fantastic.

What I've got:

VHS:

Frankenstein
Inner Sanctum - Calling Dr. Death and Strange Confession
Inner Sanctum - Dead Man's Eyes and Pillow of Death
DVD (collections):


"Creature from the Black Lagoon" Legacy

"Dracula" Legacy

"Frankenstein" Legacy


"The Invisible Man" Legacy

"The Wolf Man" Legacy




I don't know the availability but "The Old Dark House" is worth picking up if you can find it.

[A.J. Hakari]

BUMP for any other classic horror hounds in the house!

[A.J. Hakari]

Just giving this another bump; I've reorganized the collection to reflect the different editions out there, including the UK and laserdisc editions of the films I've begun collecting.

[darknite125]

I too have a great love for the classic Universal Horror movies. Frankenstein is the first movie I ever remember seeing. I recently got the book Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory and I highly recommend it to all horror fans.

DVD's
all the Legacy collections (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Creature, Mummy, Invisible Man)
This Island Earth
Bela Lugosi Collection
Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1924)
Lon Chaney TCM Archives
Hammer Horror Series (a collection of the Hammer films Universal co-produced and brought to the US)

VHS
Frankenstein
Wolf Man
The Mummy
Dracula
Phantom of the Opera (Chaney version)

Need to get
Phantom of the Opera (Claude Raines version)
Boris Karloff Collection
Inner Sanctum Mysteries

[ChillerPop]

I only have the Dracula collection. Are those awesome box sets still available?

[A.J. Hakari]

I only have the Dracula collection. Are those awesome box sets still available?

For sure, they're still around. I actually had to buy replacement Legacy sets, because some of them got a little scratched up from being moved all around over the years.

I also updated the collection with a new VHS wave I've been working on, plus a few more laserdiscs.