Classic Monster Movies
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User:cmelgarejo @timeAndDate(1271172736)
Everyone has their favorite classic monster and at some point in your lifetime, you've gotten into heated debate with your friends about whose the best of them all. Maybe it's
Creature from the Black Lagoon, how lame was he?
Or maybe you're that guy who sits there quiet during the whole conversation because he hasn't seen a single movie. You need to get some of those DVDs, fast, because there isn't a soul in the world who won't measure your worth by the monster movies you enjoy. If you long to not be a societal outcast, chased down by people with torches and sharp pointy sticks a la
Frankenstein, this guide will help you find your footing. Next time everyone gathers together you can bring up the lesser known The Mad Ghoul and everyone will kneel before you with your social status of cool now solidified.
1930s
The 30s was the big decade for the universal monsters and is often known as the golden age. It's when THE monster movies came out, introducing us to all the classics that have been parodied and referenced today.
1940s
In the next decade we saw the emergence of the first Wolf Man movies, and several sequels to past monster flicks. Cross-overs began to be released as well.
1950s
Considered the monster revival, older films were re-released as double features and the decade saw the birth of a new monster, the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Hammer Films also began to produce their own monster movies.
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