The film’s success led the studio to try to pair every classic Universal monster they could think of with the duo, leading to the sequel films Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ...

Horror-comedies did not begin with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the Universal Monsters classic which turned 75 this year. Bride of Frankenstein h Horror and comedy have always been ...

How someone at Universal came up with the idea to pair them with their stable of monsters is anybody’s guess, but it actually worked, culminating in the 1948 film, Abbott and Costello Meet ...

Yes, the monster movie franchise was big stuff in the mid 40's, and Universal was milking it for all it's worth. Focus Reset ... Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. 6. Review scoring.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) Image Credit: Universal Pictures. The Mummy missed out on Abbott and Costello’s first Monster Mash, but he gets the spotlight here.

Even when these monsters ventured into comedy territory — like in Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy or Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein — they didn’t lose their edge.