This week on Rent Free History, Peyton and Kemdi are diving into the legacy of The Phantom of the Opera and The Creature from the Black Lagoon, exploring how one monster has been reimagined time and time again while the other has spent decades trapped in development hell. Along the way, they take a few unexpected detours into the design of the Phantom's mask, The Addams Family, sponsored entertainment, and why Hollywood keeps returning to the Universal Monsters.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro
01:29 – Mask Tangent
02:50 – Addams Family Tangent
04:13 – Phantom of the Opera (1925)
07:03 – Phantom of the Opera (2004)
11:15 – The Creature from the Black Lagoon
16:46 – Sponsored Shows Tangent
18:11 – The Long Wait for a Creature Remake
34:21 – Shape of Water & the Future of the Creature Remake
38:19 – Outro