Universal Horror: Monsters And Curiosities (1923-1960) (Australian Import) [Blu-ray]

LIMITED RE-PRESS: This previously released Collector’s Edition is returning in limited quantities and is not expected to remain available after the re-press is released.

Universal Horror Monsters And Curiosities Blu-ray is a monumental celebration of the studio that defined the cinematic language of horror. Spanning from the silent era through the atomic age, this vast collection assembles Universal Pictures’ strangest, scariest, and most curious cult treasures into one definitive archival set.

Journey from the haunting grandeur of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera through the gothic nightmares of Frankenstein and The Black Cat, and onward into jungle horrors, mad scientists, radiation-fueled mutants, alien invaders, and lab experiments gone horribly wrong. These films chart the evolution of horror cinema as Universal continually reinvented fear for new generations.

Featuring an astonishing 45 films produced between 1923 and 1960, Universal Horror Monsters And Curiosities brings together silent classics, pre-Code chillers, wartime shockers, and 1950s science-fiction horrors. The collection offers an unparalleled look at how monsters, myths, and anxieties shifted across decades, all preserved in one sprawling anthology.

This Collector’s Edition is housed in a custom rigid case featuring new artwork by Olivier Coulon and includes a limited edition numbered release. A substantial hardback book of over 100 pages explores the cultural impact of Universal’s monster films, with essays by Emma Westwood, Dave Lee, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and more, alongside art cards and deluxe physical packaging.

Includes 45 films:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Last Warning (1928)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Frankenstein Meets Wolf Man (1943)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
The Invisible Agent (1942)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Raven (1935)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Black Friday (1940)
The Black Cat (1941)
Night Monster (1942)
Night Key (1937)
Tower of London (1939)
The Strange Door (1951)
The Black Castle (1952)
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
House of Horrors (1946)
Horror Island (1941)
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)
Curse of the Undead (1959)
The Leech Woman (1960)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
The Climax (1944)
Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Jungle Woman (1944)
The Jungle Captive (1945)
Man Made Monster (1941)
Monster on the Campus (1958)
Tarantula (1955)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Land Unknown (1957)
The Mole People (1956)
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)

directed by: various
1923–1960 / various runtimes / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Number of discs: 19
Video: 1080p
Colour: colour and black and white
Aspect ratio: various
Subtitles: English