A Universe Of Horrors: Part 6

The Secret History Of Hollywood

Adam Roche

Tv & Film, Film History

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Especially for Halloween Month... Delving deep into the darkest corners of horror movies this series explores the highs and lows of the blood and gore genre following, in particular, the changing fortunes of Universal Horror. From Dracula and Frankenstein to The Black Cat, a movie that even Universal executives deemed "too vile for public consumption", and beyond to the influences of science fiction and the new breed of horror films... To gain instant access to the entire series, along with twelve more full length multi-hour series' on Hollywood and its history, sign up now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.9	the new bosses of universal were j cheever cowden and charles r rogers we're a couple of swells we stop at at the best hotels, but we prefer the country far away from the city smells.
1:17.5	Cowden, in particular, wasn't interested in making art.
1:21.1	He was there to make money.
1:24.3	Cowden slashed Universal's production budgets to pieces, meaning that the only films that filmmakers could afford to produce were cheap B-movies with aspirations.
1:33.3	As a result, many of Universal's contracted stars didn't sign fresh contracts and left for other studios.
1:42.3	Charles R. Rogers became vice president in charge of production. contracts and left for other studios.
1:49.3	Charles R. Rogers became vice president in charge of production, essentially controlling Universal's output. Because of the almost ban on horror in the British Isles and the various
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