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The Secret History Of Hollywood

Dark Shadows And Silver Screens: The Universal Horrors - Part 2

The Secret History Of Hollywood

Adam Roche

Tv & Film, Film History

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The Universal Horror series is one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time, having laid the foundations for horror cinema as we know it. During the build-up to Halloween 2023, join me as we revisit seminal Secret History Of Hollywood series, A Universe Of Horrors, as well as several more small forays into the dark shadows of the silver screen that have haunted our dreams for so long... In this second part, hear the story of the first true horror icons - Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff - and how things could have been so different if a certain choice had been made... For complete access to the entire A Universe Of Horrors series, as well as hundreds more hours of drama, history and storytelling, sign up at Patreon.com/attaboysecret now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This newly mastered version of a universe of horrors

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is one of 12 series of the secret history of Hollywood.

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New episodes are being written and created all the time.

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If you'd like full access to every drama, every thrill, every story,

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then sign up now at patreon.com slash atterboysecret

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or follow the link in the show notes of this episode.

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And thank you.

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I am Dracula.

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I bid you welcome.

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Written in 1897 by Irish author Bram Stoker.

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Dracula was no newcomer to the screen.

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In 1922, the German expressionist director F. W. Murnau

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had attempted to secure the rights to Stoker's story but had failed.

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