Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and Kong. The 2009 film "House of the Wolf Man" is a tribute to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and Universal's other "monster mash" films and also features a climactic clash between Frankenstein's Monster and a werewolf. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film produced by Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of "ensemble" monster films combining characters from several film series. This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man wrote that "the Hungarian actor didn't show himself very enthusiastic for the role and didn't want to play it.") Eight years later, Lugosi joined the film as the Monster's twisted companion Ygor in "Son of Frankenstein". He returned to the role in the sequel, "The Ghost of Frankenstein", in which Ygor's brain is implanted into the Monster (now Chaney), causing the creature to take on Lugosi/Ygor's voice. After plans for Chaney to play both the Monster and the Wolf Man in the next film fell through for logistical reasons, the natural next step was for Lugosi, who turned sixty during