Tie-Ins: Universal Monsters

The Universal movie monster series were perhaps the first example of both convoluted sequels and a shared cinematic universe.  After sixty years Universal tried again with the seemingly scuttled Dark Universe series of awful horror movies.

Here are some standalone novelizations:

1935: Bride of Frankenstein by Phillip J. Riley
1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon by Russell Fearn as Vargo Statten
1980: Creature from the Black Lagoon  by E.K. Leyton (Walter Harris)
1980: Dracula's Daughter by E.K. Leyton
2010: Wolfman by Jonathan Maberry (remake)

In the 70s and 80s there were multiple tie ins for young readers, not so much novelizations as stills of the film with a brief synopsis.  Those will be covered at another time

In 1977 Berkley Medallion released several novelizations under the name Carl Dreadstone:

• Creature of the Black Lagoon by Walter Harris (reportedly different from the 1980 version for Star)
• The Bride of Frankenstein by Ramsey Campbell
• The Mummy by unknown
• The Werewolf of London by Walter Harris
• The Wolfman by Ramsey Campbell

Universal Monsters Trilogy (original monster mash stories)

• 1998: Return of the Wolf Man by Jeff Rovin
• 2000: The Devil's Brood by David Jacobs
• 2001: The Devil's Night by David Jacobs

The Universal Studios Monster Book Series is for young readers and has a group of kids facing monsters who come to life at the Universal Studios theme park.  They were written by Larry Mike Garmon

• 2001: Return of Evil: Dracula
• 2001: The Wolf Man
• 2001: Frankenstein: Anatomy of Terror
• 2002: Book of the Dead: The Mummy
• 2002: Creature from the Black Lagoon: Black Water Horror
• 2002: Bride of Frankenstein

Dark Horse had a prose novel series:

• 2006: Dracula: Asylum by Paul Witcover
• 2006 The Shadow of Frankenstein Stefan Petrucha
• 2006: Creature from the Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon Paul Di Filippo
• 2006: The Mummy: Dark Resurrection Michael Paine
• 2007: Bride of Frankenstein: Pandora's Bride by Elizabeth Hand
• 2007: The Wolfman: Hunter's Moon by Michael Jan Friedman