The perfect family doesn't exi-
Yes, we have Dracula and Mavis, the Addams Family, the Deetzes, but none can compare to the Munsters!
The Universal monster films were extremely populair up on their release and even retained this love from fans into the 60s where horror films were starting to really push the boundaries of what was acceptable in movies. The Universal monsters were obvious metaphors for the misfits and the marginalized in society (with the exception of Dracula, who is best described as an allegory to predators of women), from having disabilities to different sexualities to different races. With, again, the exception...
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