{"id":9035,"date":"2015-09-30T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=9035"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:32:05","slug":"universal-dracula-movies-1931-1948","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/product\/universal-dracula-movies-1931-1948\/","title":{"rendered":"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948 Franchise Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #127a02;\">In stock for immediate shipping.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bela Lugosi\u2019s portrayal of Dracula in Universal\u2019s 1931 horror movie of the same name became the immortal cinematic image of the vampire. The combination of eerie charisma and brooding evil has chilled the blood of countless movie fans, creating a compelling classic monster that shaped our nightmares.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/01-Dracula-1931-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/01-Dracula-1931-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/01-Dracula-1931-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/01-Dracula-1931-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although Dracula did not appear with the frequency of his stablemate the Frankenstein Monster, the original movie\u2019s legacy would prove to be an interesting one. 1936 saw Gloria Holden as Countess Marya Zaleska, battling with her legacy in <em>Dracula\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, while 1943\u2019s <em>Son of Dracula<\/em> handed the mantle to Lon Chaney Jr for a brutal tale of immortality and deception.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/02-Dracula-1931-Spanish-version-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/02-Dracula-1931-Spanish-version-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/02-Dracula-1931-Spanish-version-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/02-Dracula-1931-Spanish-version-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the monster rallies of the mid-1940s brought Universal\u2019s fiends together, it was John Carradine\u2019s turn to threaten the good folks of mittelEurope, with things coming full circle as Lugosi reprised the role just once on film for a 1948 face-off with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/03-Draculas-Daughter-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/03-Draculas-Daughter-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/03-Draculas-Daughter-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/03-Draculas-Daughter-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Classic Monsters are delighted to present The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948, a lavish full colour publication exploring the development of the franchise through each successive instalment. Packed with information on the movies themselves, as well as the people who brought them to the screen, this 68-page Dracula movie franchise guide is rich in rare stills, posters and lobby cards. The guide covers the entire series, with a chapter for each movie: <em>Dracula<\/em> (1931); <em>Dracula<\/em> (1931, Spanish version); <em>Dracula\u2019s Daughter<\/em> (1936); <em>Son of Dracula<\/em> (1943), <em>House of Frankenstein<\/em> (1944), <em>House of Dracula<\/em> (1945) and <em>Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein<\/em> (1948).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/04-Son-of-Dracula-1943-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/04-Son-of-Dracula-1943-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/04-Son-of-Dracula-1943-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/04-Son-of-Dracula-1943-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note, for collectors of our publications, the chapters that feature the same films as The Universal Frankenstein Movies franchise guide contain different information and, where possible, stills and posters.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/05-House-of-Frankenstein-1944-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/05-House-of-Frankenstein-1944-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/05-House-of-Frankenstein-1944-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/05-House-of-Frankenstein-1944-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This luxurious 68-page special collector&#8217;s edition magazine is perfect bound in the style of Classic Monsters of the Movies magazine, and is packed with articles, stills and posters, all printed in a beautiful full colour publication which any classic monster lover will cherish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/06-House-of-Dracula-1945-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/06-House-of-Dracula-1945-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/06-House-of-Dracula-1945-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/06-House-of-Dracula-1945-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>68 pages<\/li>\n<li>Perfect bound (square spine)<\/li>\n<li>A4<\/li>\n<li>Full colour throughout<\/li>\n<li>Luxury gloss laminated cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07-Abbott-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-1948-Inline.jpg\" alt=\"The Universal Dracula Movies 1931-1948\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07-Abbott-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-1948-Inline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07-Abbott-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-1948-Inline-275x195.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/07-Abbott-Costello-Meet-Frankenstein-1948-Inline-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" 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