The story of Universal Studios' horror movies is the story of cinema itself. Universal were there at the beginning, being one of the first studios to make Hollywood its home, and more than any other studio, took the horror movie to its heart.

In this special episode, hear the stories of how Universal Studios came to be, of Lon Chaney and his son, of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and genius director James Whale. Of creature designer and make-up king, Jack Pierce, of Gloria Stuart, Claude Rains, of Evelyn "Queen Of The Screamers" Ankers, the Laemmle empire, and of every Universal Horror movie from Hollywood's Golden Age...

In Part 1, hear the story of Universal's beginnings, of the war between Carl Laemmle and Thomas Edison, of the world's first movie star, The Biograph Girl, of Lon Chaney, the rise of the horror movie, and the birth of two stars who would dominate the horror genre for decades to come.

You can find Part 2 of 'A Universe Of Horrors' here

Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]



£9.74



Starring David Manners, Bela Lugosi, Boris Korloff

















Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection [Blu-ray] [1931] [Region Free]



£27.90



Starring Boris Karloff, Claude Rains, Julie Adams, Susanna Foster, Lon Chaney Jr