Frankenstein (Universal film series)

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rdf:langString Frankenstein

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rdf:langString Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

rdf:langString Bride of Frankenstein

rdf:langString Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

rdf:langString House of Dracula

rdf:langString House of Frankenstein

rdf:langString Son of Frankenstein

rdf:langString The Ghost of Frankenstein

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rdf:langString "Among the writers at Universal, there was a game we played regarding the Monster. If you got the assignment of writing a Frankenstein picture, you always killed the Monster in such a way that nobody could survive it. [...] But then there was always another picture, and somebody had to find a way of putting the Monster together again".

rdf:langString - Curt Siodmak, writer of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

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rdf:langString Frankenstein is a film series of horror films from Universal Pictures based on the play version by Peggy Webling and the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. The series follow the story of a monster created by Henry Frankenstein who is made from body parts of corpses and brought back to life. The rest of the series generally follows the monsters continuously being revived and eventually focuses on a series of cross overs with other Universal horror film characters such as The Wolf Man. The series consists of the following films: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). The series was praised by film historians, such as Ken Hanke described the Frankenstein series as "the most famous, influential and important of all horror series" and Gregory William Mank who stated in 1981 that "today, few film scholars would debate the fact that Universal Studio's Frankenstein films [...] constitute the most beloved horror film series ever produced". The series led to other acclaimed productions that reference or parody the work such as The Spirit of the Beehive and Young Frankenstein.