Phantom of the Opera Books and Films

Follow-up to my first Phantom of the Opera Library video. More Phantom books have been added to my collection, and I share with you all my Phantom films!
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[@LindsayEllisVids]

13:37 someone tag kaveh

[@kingofpointless]

All the endless Phantom adaptations were worth it at the very least for giving us Lindsay Ellis. Would she have embarked on the same intellectual journey if not for her Phantom phase where she met Elisa and Nella?

[@John.Fielding]

"You gotta, for the collection" is such a perfectly succinct summary of the drive so many of us have for the media we love **glances over at his wall of Doctor Who**

[@jhosk92]

Yeah. I collect Little Shop of Horrors stuff and once spent $80 for a copy of the Japanese VHD disc release. As I'm sure it's true with most North Americans, I do not have a VHD disc player.

[@AnthonyStephen96]

The best adaption ever made is definitely Wishbone's Pantin at the Opera

[@AliciaNyblade]

Right? It managed to cram in more Leroux-faithful references into a half-hour kids' show than most 90-minute, made-for-grownups film adaptations. If only they'd managed to include Daroga, it would've been perfect.

[@ludovico6890]

I've read the original novel in French (I have no merit, being a native French speaker) and I'd tend to think the less poetic translations might be the more accurate ones. Leroux was a former journalist turned crime fiction writer. His Phantom was pretty much a mystery novel with gothic elements and no truly supernatural ones. In many ways it's a speudo-documentary.

[@ghostmoon7965]

When I read Phantom, I didn't get a sense of romance at all. I felt it was more a crime drama than anything. It's written as a police report to me. So the fact that an academic translation is more accurate to Leroux makes a lot of sense. I still love her passion for the series even if I've never been much of a phan. I just like seeing people passionate about something. It's just nice to see

[@juliagoodwin9510]

Not gonna lie, some of these Phantom of the Opera-inspired stories sound really interesting... thanks for bringing them up!

[@TomO.3678]

The 1925 Lon Chaney silent film scared me as a kid and still knocks me out, now. Thank you for this superb vid, Maven! 😎

[@morgangobin9985]

YES YES YES YES YES! Also, I would kill to stay in a guest room like that!

[@princekrazie]

Too many years, fighting back tears, why won't the past just die! You know, the song "wishing you were somehow here again" reminds me of extinct animals. I think of that one Hawaiian bird, which is the last of its kind, and will never see its bird friends again. Just as Christine wishes that her father, once so lively, now surrounded by statues, we lament the deaths of animals like Dodos, Baiji Dolphins, and extinct birds, who now dine with fossils and are the roommates of skeletons.

[@carlakch2112]

So, pretty much all the movies Lindsay talked about in the Phantom of the Opera loose canon came from your collection?

[@madisonmay9501]

For anyone curious, I live in Korea and the production here is actually just called "Phantom" (팬텀) and it's the Yeston & Kopit version, which I find interesting! I think that ALW's version is still more well-known here, but there are some big names in the Korean entertainment industry starring in this version of Phantom. Side note: One day, I must buy the Anne Bachelier illustrations - they're so unbelievably gorgeous!

[@TheLadySilverMoon]

I have never heard of that Phantom of the Opera movie starring Robert Englund, but now I really wanna watch it 'cause it sounds amazing 😆

[@deiamartiny1]

If you want to check really good Phantom "phanfics", try Beyond the Masque by Kae Jacobs and the 8-book series Through Phantom Eyes by Theodora Bruns. Six of the books were already published, volume 7 will be released in the near future. Those are books worth buying and reading.

[@greenvalley87]

Phantom Rising Series by Davyne Desye is another goodie, a continuation of the original novel featuring our favorite OG in 3 books.

[@detectiverose]

Oh. My God. I recently discovered your Phantom book collection from 2019 and I've been watching and rewatching it religiously for a few weeks now. It's inspired me to start my own collection, for which I'm several books in, and the very first one I got is the one you're holding at the beginning of this video. As if that weren't enough, I literally just got two published books of phanfiction in the mail right the heck now, and here this video is, tempting me further! I'm going nuts, I feel like this is fate, my brain is Phantom salad, I'm never going to escape this.

[@isabeauwolf562]

I have the copy of The Phantom of the Opera by Lisa! It was the first copy I bought while at the store with my dad. The Dracula x Phantom of the Opera book sounds interesting. XD I grew up watching Phantom of the Paradise! It was my dad's favorite movies he watched it in theaters when he was a teenager. I actually played, "Old Souls" during my first dance with my husband. Robert England as the Phantom is a favorite too. :) As much as I love Julian Sands as the Warlock... his role as The Phantom creeped me out. -_- Oh! I found a cassette tape of the original Broadway cast!

[@danielallen3454]

That '86 animated Phantom was actually my second exposure to Phantom. My aunt and uncle are both music teachers and were pretty big Phantom fans. So, they played the highlights from the Webber musical form me, explained the story, and actually made me a copy for my own. Which I eventually wore out. My aunt then took me to Blockbuster one day and rented the animated film for me. Specifically because it was a more book accurate version.

[@stevegeorge6880]

The video we have all waited for.

[@rachelnesser9223]

Oh I'm so glad you've done this sequel video to your first Phantom book collection video! I've been a Phan for years now, but your collection definitely puts mine to shame. Thank you for doing these videos and sharing your collection with us!😮🙂👍🏻🙏🏻💙💜📖📚💿 I very highly recommend the Phantom (romance) novels by Michelle Rodriguez (the author, not the film actress). She's written and self-published a number of them, and I absolutely LOVE them. If you're a hardcore Erik/Christine shipper, then Michelle's books are a must-read! Start with her novel "The Opera Ghost Unraveled". I've been able to purchase her books from Amazon. And while her retellings of Erik & Christine's romance do lean more towards eroticism, her stories aren't nearly as graphic and erotic as those of Colette Gale. Michelle's Phantom novels are written a bit more poetically, and her portrayals of Erik and Christine are powerful and poignant and deeply passionate. Well worth the read!🥰👍🏻💖💕📖📚

[@danielallen3454]

My dad was a *HUGE* Yes and Wakeman fan. And when I found that version of Phantom while visiting relatives in Boston, I geeked out so much. They let me borrow it. And it was such an experience. I haven't seen it again since I sent it back but . . . Wow. Seeing it here, brings back so much.

[@gentlerat]

Rating. Every. Phantom. Seriously, I now want to see a Jenny Nicholson/Maven crossover, although I realize there aren’t many overlapping interests.

[@HollyGoDarkly1313]

Carla Laemmle who you have an interview with as one of those DVD extras isn't just Carl Laemmle's niece, she's one of the dancers in the 1925 film and the girl in the coach at the beginning of Dracula, making her the first person to speak in an American horror movie!

[@LaurenElizabethxxxx]

It’s the doll on the third shelf down that would make me just sleep on the couch 🤣 love your videos!

[@lindseyp-3059]

This is enough for a small museum or museum exhibit!

[@deforeestwright2469]

Yay, Phantom Reviewer! And you were an excellent Christine in his Phantom Movie parody trailer.

[@zydratehore]

Phantom of the paradise is a cult classic and needs more love, thank you for sharing it

[@Look_look_at_my_cats]

Ooh, a book with a ribbon it! That's what sold me on a fancy-pants edition of The Secret Garden. I had a regular paperback of it when I was a kid - still have that same copy - but it got so battered by the time I was grown (literally, the cover was coming apart) that I hunted down a beautiful hardback version that had a ribbon attached and I love it. I don't know that I read that version very often because not long after I got a kindle and started just getting public domain copies of as many childhood classics as I could. Ironically Phantom was not one of them lol. I was curious enough to read it after the 2004 movie came out, but I thought it was just ok and didn't ever read it again. Granted, it was a library copy and probably therefore most likely just the public domain one.

[@SigmundFred7]

Great video once again Maven! I'm glad you've enjoyed the copy of the novel in French I've sent you! ;-)

[@pinkseonghwa]

I have the word cloud one, love the texture of it. Also got the Dracula version. It’s fun to spot the word/phrases on the cover and see when they show up in the text.

[@ludovico6890]

46:00: In the score of the Collector's Edition, I might be mistaken but I believe Quebec soprano Claudine Cote sang the roles of Carlotta and Christine. The production was done circa 1990 in Montreal, the film was showed to the public with a live orchestra (I Musici), then aired on television. (Oh and Claudine used to be my opera teacher.)

[@greenvalley87]

Letters to Erik by An Wallace is another phanfic you should check out, its a sequel to the original story, its quite funny in some parts but with a better ending

[@illaysanimationandstuff]

fun fact: the "penguin classics" translation is actually the one sold at the gift shop at the Palais Garnier

[@MomoShirochan]

I'm looking forward to the new comic version I've been waiting for. It's a version illustrated by a friend of my older sibling (they shared a kickstarter campaign for the project) and I jumped at the opportunity to donate to the project and hopefully receive my copy soon. So excited!

[@notavailable2590]

There’s a South Korean proshot of the non ALW Phantom on Kanopy.

[@Purplenightshades]

As I near the end, I'll add I'd love to see future videos of your collection, and the various cast recordings!

[@isabelzuka4438]

about the yeston and kopit musical, I absolutely adore the takarazuka version of it from Japan. They do the musical in their own style and make it a spectacle, which is just beautiful and the cast is all female, which is so cool like these ladies are sooo talented. My favorite part is that the Phantom hides in the orchestra as the conductor during Christines performance and he takes the chandelier down with a gun shot. It's definitely very unique overall but I love it. I just think it’s beautiful

[@carlakch2112]

Is there any Phantom movie you don't own? (Besides that 1916 one that was lost)

[@Reidak12]

More phantom collection videos please!

[@AliciaNyblade]

I've been a lapsed Phan for a few years (I've been discovering other fandoms) and watching this video just brought my love for the story roaring back. I've read the book, have seen so many of the films, made lots of friends because of our love for the story. Thank you for this trip down memory lane and for the revival of my "Phantom" obsession. :) Also, have you read or seen any of the movie versions of "The Man Who Laughs"? It's a novel by Victor Hugo and is similar to "Phantom" in the "Disfigured guy finds romance and has to battle the world's prejudices against him" plot. If you haven't, I highly recommend it.

[@anastasiavaganov8831]

I LOVE THE MAN WHO LAUGHS!!! Honestly, the 1928 film with Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin (both of whom I absolutely adore) is probably the best silent film I’ve seen (but, of course, Chaney’s 1925 Phantom will always be up there, too). The book was also really good. And to think, if I wasn’t such a phan, I never would have watched the Phantom Reviewer, who introduced me to this. Phantom is still better, though. Sorry for being all over the place; I’m just really excited ;)

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@anastasiavaganov8831 Nice to find a fellow "The Man Who Laughs" fan! I, too, love the 1928 film and the book. I'm even working on my own play adaptation of the novel. As for deciding which is the better story, TMwL or "Phantom", I guess that'd have to be determined by what someone means as "better". Personally, while the stories have similarities, I don't think they should be put in competition with each other. Both have elements that make them great tales in their own right.

[@anastasiavaganov8831]

You know what? You’re totally right! In all honesty, I wrote that comment last night, and I was so tired, I really should have been asleep. I’m usually good about going over my comments a few times before I send them, and when I reread my comment this morning, I was like “ooo did I really say ‘better’?? *cringe*” That’s totally a matter of opinion. What I meant to say is that I, personally, like Phantom more. The thing is, Phantom gets so many adaptations, so it’s already kind of unfair. Both stories are absolutely gorgeous, and I think that The Man Who Laughs needs a lot more love and attention. I personally like it more than Hunchback, yet it still remains pretty obscure. I’m glad to hear that you’re working to make it more known! I’d love to see it when it’s finished

[@LoveNeko64]

I have that copy from 9:13 and I agree beautiful cover and great translation.

[@felipesimao4498]

There is 1944 " The Climax" that das intended to be a sequel to the 1943 version! It has Susanna Foster in it to!

[@b.3515]

Восхитительная колекция❤

[@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda]

As always this has been a true pleasure Elisa

[@carlakch2112]

Ohh yeees, I was looking forward to this one, love to hear Maven talking about the Phantom collection

[@bobbyshaddoe3004]

Loving the Christine Daae look!

[@snakes3425]

I have to say it, to me at least the definitive movie version will always be the 1925 Lon Chaney film, yet it's a movie that is meant to have an orchestral theme, not a rock-techno-pop soundtrack. Still, I find one of the greatest tragedies in horror films being that Lon Chaney Jr was never allowed to play Erik, the role that made his father a legend

[@Zoomeia]

Super good video! I love that it’s the length of a 90’s Disney movie! Seriously, I did really enjoy this. ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnlarge9502]

Oh my god, the Christopher Lee-introduced Phantom of the Opera was the first time I'd seen the Lon Chaney film as a kid in the 90s!

[@catspaw3092]

Oh Maven, dawling, I love the new background.

[@VladDraculaIII]

I love your enthusiasm about your fandoms. Also, I saw you have the phantom holding his mask bronze figurine. Another etsy shopper I see. I'm thinking about getting one someday

[@marocat4749]

Maven of the opera (cue music) Lucky visiting guests.

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

Perfect timing! I just got off work!

[@michaeldomeier]

We need a spin off podcast where Elisa Lindsay and Angie all drag kaveh through the entire phantom catalogue.

[@jrm669mar]

My favorite is Phantom-Susan Kay.

[@DrawnByDragonfly]

Please check out the film "A Monster in Paris"! It's an animated love letter to the phantom, and its loosely based on the original story. It's a pretty interesting and underrated movie.

[@MavenoftheEventide]

Oh, I have that one too! I don't keep it in the same cupboard with my Phantom collection, though, so I forgot to include it. Thanks for reminding me!

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

I need a bigger collection!!

[@Medusa7700Siren]

This made my night thank you girl! 👏❤️ I love Phantom of the Opera and learning about new Phantom related books 📚 you have no idea how much I’m smiling right now!😁

[@carlakbr4227]

What a nice collection :)

[@saotiago]

amazing video and breathtaking collection! the section about argento's phantom is HILLARIOUS. not even argento fans know what the hell happened there. just awful. also, i cannot believe I had never thought about a female Phantom before you mentioned it at 28:49. will get that book FOR SURE.

[@sonjaisaacs1200]

I was watching David Copperfield specials in the early 80s and probably earlier, as his first special was in 77, the year I turned 4.

[@LastGleaming8]

I read the Ribiere translation. But my copy was a cute little red book with a mask on the spine.

[@MavenoftheEventide]

omg I wants it! do you know the isbn??

[@ToylandChairman666]

Never read the original full book, but I do own an abridged illustration that I got as a kid. Also own six of the movies, including the Webber musical adaptation. My favorite film is the 1943 version with Claude Rains.

[@Chuca504]

Yesss I’ve been waiting for this video!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@peterwindhorst5775]

I sort of liked 2010 "The Shadows of the Opera - Rick Lai". "The Shadows of the Opera" is basically the Phantom has a girl accused a crime she did not commit help him fight Professor Moriarty, the Black Coats (Victorian Era Mafia), and the Countess di Cagliostro (Enemy of Arsene Lupin). Lots of cross-overs abound.

[@dragonetafireball]

I do love Phantom but went seeing it in London I couldn’t help but think he is kind on a Nice Guy (TM)

[@locnar1]

Before you said Lisa falkenstern, i thought you were gonna say Lisa frank and now i want a phantom edition with Lisa Frank illustrations.

[@spews1973]

Another unexpected treat.

[@darjaangunn-cook9838]

I can't wait to watch the interview with the vampire tv series on AMC next year

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

His ghostly evil presence isn't Monster. But Man.

[@PleiadianDreams]

~ Your videos are educative ~

[@SemiramisAudron]

Not gonna lie, when you introduced vampires at the opera and started reading the beginning of the blurb up to the steamy part my mind went to dracula and erik being the soulmates before christine was mentioned and now im mad at my brain for being disappointed that it isnt gay or at least poly fanfiction. It all really sound like a perfect setup for two unloved creatures of darkness, finding love... With each other.

[@Purplenightshades]

I'm only half way through this and am overwhelmed with the sheer amount of Phantom stuff I'd never heard of, having not been in phandom for years. I bow deeply to your immense collection and knowledge, thank you for sharing it! And I love that you love the Englund version too. Wait, which is the version at 1:04, the community stage theatre pro-shot? That wasn't available in the UK back in the day. I know there were a few community theatre versions of Phantom so I'm really curious who wrote the lyrics to that one - from your description sounds like it could be a version of the Ken Hill musical?

[@alexvc7341]

I'm surprised you don't have bootlegs of celebrity phantoms. Like of Robert Guillaume (of Benson and Lion King fame) or Paul Stanley (from Kiss.)

[@lagozzino]

I had to laugh when you brought out that Cleopatra Presents DVD. Cleopatra is THE label for low effort cash-ins on goth culture, so of course they would have dipped their toe into redubbing public domain movies with old music they already own the rights to.

[@Calaverita_de_Biblioteca]

31:26 Dracula: It's treason then.

[@chanteuse-ro3kf]

There is a graphic novel adaptation phantom of the opera musical by ALW. I am planning to buy it.

[@wolfenbear]

Salutations from the Savage Garden! You’ve reignited myPhantom passion! I’m a new subbie so I’m not sure if you’ve mentioned this but did you see the homage they did on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina? Episode Twenty: The Mephisto Waltz.

[@kathleenjackson3258]

You know how people told you about different Phantom books that you didn’t have after your last video? Well it’s about to happen again. 2 books, one out, one upcoming: Muppets Meet the Classics - The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux and Erik Forrest Jackson (the cover is hilarious - Kermit appears to be playing Raoul, Miss Piggy is Christine and Uncle Deadly is the Phantom.) The other one is another graphic novel by Titan Comics - but this one is based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom, rather than the book. It’s coming out on November 30, 2021. (Supposedly - it’s been delayed multiple times before, but you never know.) Enjoy!

[@MavenoftheEventide]

I have the Muppets one! I talked about it in my first video. And I am SO looking forward to that graphic novel! It's been on my wishlist for ages.

[@j.a.flynn-author]

Crawford is one of my fav singers. I love his voice :) BTW-I heard somewhere that Freddie Mercury was going to be the Phantom? Not sure if that's true or not.

[@zelodolongirl643]

Have you heard of Phantoms Beauty by Rose La Belle?

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

I'd love to know what Maven thinks of Paul Stanley's run as the Phantom in Toronto

[@JustAPrayer]

I love your collection videos! Have you ever tried the Japanese Phantom manga Operaza no Kaijin by JET. It’s not translated to English but the art is pretty good. Also have you ever seen the Robert Guillaume version of Phantom? You might know him as Benson or Rafikiki from Lion King. He was the first black actor to play the Phantom on Broadway and they released a CD of his performance because he was really very good. Do you have that Phantom CD?

[@mikurtis1767]

I spy with my little eye ... on the shelf ... the Greg Hildebrandt illustrated edition and the pop-up book ...

[@MavenoftheEventide]

yesss! I talked about those two in my previous video (the one linked in the description)

[@Official930Studios]

Wooooooooooo! How are you? Is the family alright?

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

As The Grand Archpriest of The Church of the Algorithm, I bless this video with a comment.

[@nate1066pollock]

I like the book that Love Never Dies is based on, even though (as far as I know) Webber refuses to admit it.

[@MavenoftheEventide]

Oh, he admits it. He commissioned it!

[@SB992REBORN]

@@MavenoftheEventide THE 1962 HAMMER VERSION IS WHAT I WATCH !!!!!!!!! ITS MY TIED FAVOURITE ONE AND ITS BEAUTIFUL AND HORRIFYING AND GROTESQUE AND SAD AND TRAUMATIZING AND SCARY!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE ELISA PLEASE GIVE IT ANOTHER WATCH!!!!!!!!! ITS ON BLURAY AND ITS WELL WORTH EVERYONES AND YOUR TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST WATCH IT WITH THE LIGHTS OFF AND SOUND UP AND DOT TALK AND YOULL LIKE IT BETTER AND YOULL THANK ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ludovico6890]

38:00: I think I'm the one who made you aware of the French graphic novel on Twitter.

[@NessawiththeRose]

Brava..brava..bravissima

[@Demolitiondude]

Damn! I need to find more werewolf media.

[@littlelizzyann]

How is Julian Sands in all the worst things?

[@geekgirl2379]

The phrase 'straight up' is Black English (aka AAVE). Use another word instead, such as 'full on'

[@--Tia--]

Is there a link somewhere to get the 2014 version on DVD? I would love a copy of it.

[@leadingblind1629]

So many knits to pick. Everyone has an opinion. The actual Hungarian performer named Sandar for the non reproductive ALW Hungarian version is great on stage 😂

[@JadeCryptOfWonders]

It must be a coincidence that the public domain status of The Phantom of the Opera led to a vibrant fandom cranking out so many retellings...

[@LSUfan]

Check out the wonderful film The Phantom of the Paradise!

[@maxvaldez7412]

I know this is not a vampire but I have a vampire joke What does Dracula say when he's sneezing? Nosfer-achu.

[@racheldoesfandom]

I would happily sleep over in your Phantom Room surrounded by skulls and masks if it meant I got to chat with you in-depth about sewer-goblin Erik and our mutual love of vampyres 🧛‍♀️💀🧛‍♂️

[@Secret-df8rm]

Cool

[@Art8mis]

Would you do a book review of crave by Tracy Wolff it's a vampire book series

[@MavenoftheEventide]

I already did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJvGq5lsequFi9k

[@DarthArachnious]

Are there any movies or TV versions that feature the Pursian?

[@MavenoftheEventide]

That really horrible musical I mentioned that people always mistakenly thought was ALW features him heavily. The Phantom of the Mall features a modern teenage character in his role, but he's whitewashed (and played by Pauly Shore).

[@DarthArachnious]

@@MavenoftheEventide I'll check out the play. I watched Ruddigor with Vincent Price. Comparatively how bad could it be?