80 years ago today, House of Horrors (1946) was released in theaters. It is the first of The Creeper films starring Rondo Hatton. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #RondoHatton #UniversalPictures
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85 years ago today, Man-Made Monster (1941) was released in theaters. This was Lon Chaney Jr.’s horror film debut. #40shorror #40sSciFi #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #LonChaneyJr #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1940, The Human Monster was released in theaters in the U.S. It was released in the UK as The Dark Eyes of London in October 1939. It was the first British film to receive the 'H' (Horror) rating. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #BelaLugosi #MonogramPictures
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80 years ago today, The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946) was released in theaters. Co-starring Rondo Hatton, it was the first of three films released after his death. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1942, The Ghost of Frankenstein was released in theaters. It is the fourth film in the classic #UniversalMonsters Frankenstein film franchise. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #LonChaneyJr #BelaLugosi
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On this day in 1943, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #LonChaneyJr #BelaLugosi #UniversalMonsters #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1944, The Curse of the Cat People went into limited release in theaters. Wide release was in April 1944. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #RKORadioPictures
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On this day in 1944, Weird Woman was released in theaters. Starring Lon Chaney Jr., it was the second installment of The Inner Sanctum Mysteries anthological film series. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #LonChaneyJr #UniversalPictures
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85 years ago today, The Monster and the Girl (1941) was released in theaters. A rare excursion into Universal’s territory by Paramount. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #ParamountPictures
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On this day in 1942, The Mad Doctor of Market Street was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #UniversalPictures
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Remembering the legend Lon Chaney Jr. on his birthday (February 10, 1906). #40shorror #horrorfamily #UniversalMonsters #LonChaneyJr
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On this day in 1947, The Beast with Five Fingers was released in theaters. It was Warner Bros.' only film in the horror genre in the 1940s and was Peter Lorre's last film with the studio. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #WarnerBrothers
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85 years ago today, The Devil Commands (1941) was released in theaters. One of the many films from the 1930s and 1940s in which Karloff was cast as a mad scientist with a good heart. #40shorror #40sSciFi #BorisKarloff #ColumbiaPictures
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80 years ago today, The Flying Serpent (1946) was released in theaters. In my head cannon, Quetzalcoatl flies off to NYC at the end of the movie to nest in the Chrysler Building. IYKYK. #40shorror #40sfantasy #PRC #ProducersReleasingCorporation
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On this day in 1940, The Invisible Man Returns was released in theaters. It is the second film in the classic #UniversalMonsters The Invisible Man franchise. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #VincentPrice #UniversalPictures
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80 years ago today, Strangler of the Swamp (1946) was released in theaters. Written and directed by Frank Wisbar, it is a remake of his earlier German film Fährmann Maria (1936). #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #PRC #ProducersReleasingCorporation
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On this day in 1942, Cat People was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #ValLewton #RKO
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On this day in 1944, The Mummy’s Curse was released in theaters. It’s is the fifth film of the classic #UniversalMonsters Mummy franchise, and Lon Chaney Jr.’s final appearance as Kharis. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #LonChaneyJr #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1941, The Wolf Man was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #UniversalMonsters #LonChaneyJr #UniversalPictures
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80 years ago today, House of Dracula (1945) was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #UniversalMonsters #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1944, House of Frankenstein was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #UniversalPictures #UniversalMonsters
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On this day in 1942, The Undying Monster was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity #20thCenturyFox
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On this day in 1943, The Mad Ghoul was released in theaters. #40shorror ##horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #UniversalPictures
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On this day in 1943, The Return of the Vampire was released in theaters. Originally meant to be a direct sequel to Dracula (1931), Universal Pictures said “Yeah, no.” #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #BelaLugosi
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On this day in 1943, Son of Dracula was released in theaters. #40shorror #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #UniversalMonsters #LonChaneyJr
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On this day in 1942, The Mummy’s Tomb was released in theaters, it is the third film in the classic #UniversalMonsters Mummy franchise and first to star Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis. #40shorror #LonChaneyJr #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily
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Day 2, Movie 4.
#CaptiveWildWoman was another #firsttimewatch, and it was...there. Mad science/circus/eugenics kinda deal. You're probably OK to skip it, even w/ #JohnCarradine in it.
Watched on VHS from Universal.
#Jacktober2025 #40shorror #ItsaUniversalPicture #UniversalMonsters #EvelynAnkers
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It’s Oct. 1st and time for 31 Days of Halloween, this year featuring all things Invisible. Starting with Vincent Price, who portrayed the Invisible Man in two classic Universal Monster films (1940 & 1948). #31DaysofHalloween #VincentPrice #40shorror #TheInvisibleMan #UniversalMonsters
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On this day in 1946, The Brute Man was released in theaters. It is the second film featuring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper. #40shorror #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity
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