Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) other adaptations such as films, television shows, books, and musicals. One such popular literary adaptation is the Susan Kay novel "Phantom" (1990), a fictional in-depth story of Erik from the time of his birth to the end of his life at the Paris Opera House. For the most part, Kay's novel stays in context with Erik's life history as laid down by Leroux, however Kay (as explained in her Author's Note) changes and shapes the character to match her own vision, influenced by other adaptations besides the original. In addition, the ending/resolution is quite different from Leroux's. The story follows
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) for night scenes, green for mysterious moods, red for fire, and yellow (sunshine) for daylight exteriors. In 1998 "The Phantom of the Opera" was added to the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It was included, at #52, in Bravo's "100 Scariest Movie Moments". It is listed in the film reference book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die". In the United States, the film is in the public domain because Universal did not renew the copyright in 1953. Explanatory notes Citations The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) The Phantom of