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The True Story Behind The Bride Of Frankenstein United Archives/Getty Images In 1923, Universal Studios became Hollywood s reigning house of horror with  The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring makeup effects legend Lon Chaney. The studio followed the success of Chaney s take on Victor Hugo s novel with another macabre masterpiece starring the man of a thousand faces. The Phantom of the Opera, released in 1925, had audiences fainting in the aisles thanks to Chaney s performance as Erik, the disfigured madman of the Paris Opera. With Chaney s talents and the vision of production head Carl Laemmle, Jr., Universal was on its way to a 33-year horror dynasty.

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