Universal Classic Monsters
Curated by the horror codex · From Universal Pictures · 124 films · Last updated Apr 26, 2026
The 124 horror, mystery, and dark-fantasy films released by Universal Pictures between 1923 and 1959 — the studio's classic-monster era. Spans from Lon Chaney's Hunchback of Notre Dame through The Leech Woman, including the canonical creature features (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon), Universal's Sherlock Holmes mysteries with Basil Rathbone, and the Abbott & Costello monster parodies.
1The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
2The Phantom of the Opera
1925
3Buster's Nightmare
1925
4The Cat and the Canary
1927 ★ 3.5
5Haunted Island
1928
6The Man Who Laughs
1928
7The Last Warning
1928
8The Charlatan
1929
9The Last Performance
1929
10The Phantom of the Opera
1929
11The Cat Creeps
1930
12The Will of the Dead Man
1930
13Dracula
1931 ★ 3.5
14Drácula
1931
15Frankenstein
1931 ★ 4.3
16Murders in the Rue Morgue
1932
17The Old Dark House
1932
18Boo
1932
19The Mummy
1932 ★ 3.0
20Secret of the Blue Room
1933
21The Invisible Man
1933
22The Vanishing Shadow
1934
23The Black Cat
1934
24Secret of the Chateau
1934
25The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
26Life Returns
1935
27The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
28Bride of Frankenstein
1935 ★ 3.0
29Werewolf of London
1935
30The Raven
1935
31The Invisible Ray
1936
32Dracula's Daughter
1936
33Night Key
1937
34The Black Doll
1938
35The Missing Guest
1938
36The Phantom Creeps
1939
37Son of Frankenstein
1939
38The House of Fear
1939
39Tower of London
1939
40The Invisible Man Returns
1940
41The House of the Seven Gables
1940
42Black Friday
1940
43The Mummy's Hand
1940
44Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
45The Invisible Woman
1940
46Man-Made Monster
1941
47Horror Island
1941
48The Black Cat
1941
49Hold That Ghost
1941
50The Wolf Man
1941 ★ 4.0
51The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
52The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 ★ 3.0
53The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
54The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
55Invisible Agent
1942
56Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
57Night Monster
1942
58The Mummy's Tomb
1942
59Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
60Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
61Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
62Captive Wild Woman
1943
63Phantom of the Opera
1943
64Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
65Son of Dracula
1943
66Flesh and Fantasy
1943
67The Mad Ghoul
1943
68The Spider Woman
1943
69Calling Dr. Death
1943
70Weird Woman
1944
71The Scarlet Claw
1944
72Jungle Woman
1944
73The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
74Ghost Catchers
1944
75The Mummy's Ghost
1944
76The Pearl of Death
1944
77The Climax
1944
78Murder in the Blue Room
1944
79Dead Man's Eyes
1944
80House of Frankenstein
1944