Tag Archives: Lon Chaney

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

As noted in my review of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lon Chaney’s performance and makeup in that film inspired Universal to begin a series of horror films that would become known popularly as the Universal Monsters series. Thus it … Continue reading

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

It’s a funny thing, but one of the most famous franchises in horror was the result of a film from outside the genre. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is not a horror movie, but merely a non-horrific period romance. Quasimodo … Continue reading

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