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Sep 1 08 10:43 AM
telegonus wrote: In the case of Dracula the book wasn't that old, the story, though written in the late Victorian era wasn't really tied to it. In 1931 it was less than forty years old, which made it nearly contemporary ...
telegonus wrote: ... as close to the early 30's as we are to when Stephen King's Carrie and Salem's Lot first appeared.
telegonus wrote: ... It's tough to know what historical era the 1931 Frankenstein is set in. Universal-time, it seems. Some of the characters seem to be wearing contemporary clothing, others look more 19th century. I don't recall any cars or radios in the film, nor any mention of current events, so I guess it could be the previous century...
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Amazingly, they were able to sell their own highly specialized brand of horror for a good fifteen years, till the well ran dry, or more properly, they stopped drawing from it.
Sep 2 08 6:13 PM
grgstv338 wrote: Hmmm... Univeral Horror: 1931 through 1945 or 1946 when it peters out (prior to A&C) - about 15 or 16 years. Hammer Horror: 1957 through 1974 or thereabouts when it too sputters to a close - about 17 or 18 years.
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