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Of the eight Universal monsters, the only ones that Abbott and Costello did not meet are the Bride of Frankenstein and the Phantom of the Opera. They met the Creature from the Black Lagoon on a TV show in order to promote the movie, and they met the other five in the famous films.

The Phantom of the Opera is the only one of the eight Universal monsters that is actually a remake. Universal had released a version of the story back in 1925, starring Lon Chaney.

The Bride of Frankenstein is the only one of the eight monsters who was created for a sequel of the other monsters. The Phantom of the Opera is the only one of the monsters that does not have, or is involved in, a sequel.

The eight Universal monsters are actually a short of offshoot from a series of films made in the 1920s, adapted by Universal from literature. Lon Chaney portrayed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera in 1923 and 1925 respectively, and Conrad Veidt portrayed Gwynplaine (The Man Who Laughs) in 1928. Since these films were made before the Great Depression, they actually had much higher budgets than most of the films associated with the later monsters, which were largely considered B movies.

Hammer Films adapted/remade five of the Universal Monsters in the 50s and 60s, often with many sequels: Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Dracula, the Phantom, and The Mummy; with their Frankenstein and Dracula movies being particular international sensations that arguably changed the face of horror just as much as their Universal counterparts.