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‘Phantom of the Opera’ Turns 100 — A Century of Horror Began With Lon Chaney Sr.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Colorized), Lon Chaney, 1925 When you think about Universal’s iconic classic monsters, I’m sure Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein, and Lon Chaney Jr.’s Wolf Man probably all come rushing to mind. But did you know that the genre of horror actually began in the silent era with Lon Chaney Sr.? This icon crafted amazing characters like 1923’s Hunchback of Notre Dame and the immortal 1925 classic The Phanto…
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Dread Central broke the news in on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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