Let's Thank Universal Pictures for Monster Movies!

Stuff You Should Know argues that the modern pop-culture images of vampires, mummies, werewolves, and Frankenstein's monster were largely established by a series of films Universal Pictures released in the 1930s. The episode credits this single studio, working in a single decade, with setting the template for all four classic monsters at once. It also makes the case that these films remain, decades later, among the best movies ever made.