Do the Universal Monsters Still Matter, or Are They Already Dead?

Do the Universal Monsters Still Matter, or Are They Already Dead?

No matter how much the film industry changes, certain constants can be relied upon year after year. Christmas movies in December, blockbusters rolling out over the summer, and Universal’s perennial attempts to reboot its classic monsters. For the past century, the studio has been synonymous with a handful of characters that first appeared in campy black-and-white Boris Karloff movies and went on to become some of the most recognizable horror ico…