Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) strangles the publisher and tries to retrieve his music, only to be disfigured when the publisher's assistant throws etching acid in his face. In the musical horror film "Phantom of the Paradise" (1974), Winslow (the Phantom character) gets his head caught in a record-press, while Robert Englund's horror-version has him selling his soul to Satan and having his face mutilated as a result. This version also has a gruesome variation on the mask, in which Erik is sewing flesh to his face. In Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation, only half of Erik's face is deformed (thus the famous half-mask often
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) solid horror drama into the realms of legendary cinema." "Time Out London" gave the film a mostly positive review, criticizing the film's "hobblign exposition", but praised Chaney's performance as being the best version of the title character, as well as the film's climax. TV Guide gave the film 4/5 stars, stating, "One of the most famous horror movies of all time, "The Phantom of the Opera" still manages to frighten after more than 60 years." On Rotten Tomatoes, "The Phantom of the Opera" holds an approval rating of 91% based on , with a weighted average rating of 8.4/10. The