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Photos bottom left clockwise: Hunchback of Notre Dame (Charles Laughton); Dracula (Bela Lugosi); Renfield, Dracula’s Assistant  (Dwight Frye); Dracula’s Bride (Helen Chandler); The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney); The Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.); Creature from the Black Lagoon (Ricou Browning); Son of Frankenstein,Ygor (Bela Lugosi); Frankenstein monster (Boris Karloff); Invisible Man (Claude Rains)

Universal Studios Hollywood is already preparing for Halloween Horror Nights 2013 with a contest inviting the public to re-create the monster classics. You must pick out a character from the list below and provide (2) drawings with your concept of how the character could look. A head shot and a full body/costume drawing are required.

• Dracula/Male Vampire inspired by Dracula 1931
• Dracula’s Bride/Female Vampire 1931
• Renfield/Dracula’s Assistant 1931
• The Phantom of the Opera 1925
• The Mummy 1932
• The Wolfman 1941
• Werewolf inspired by Werewolf of London 1935
• Ygor/Dr. Frankenstein’s Assistant inspired by The Son of Frankenstein 1939
• Dr. Frankenstein inspired by Frankenstein 1931
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
• The Invisible Man 1933

The deadline for this assignment and challenge is to mail your submissions and have your sketches or photos in their hot little hands in Universal City, California by July 1, 2013 @ 5 p.m. PST.  The rules and submission form:  halloweenhorrornights.com/hollywood/2013/HHN_Character_Design_Fan_Contest_Rules_2013.pdf