A Century Later, 1925’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Still Haunts as the Greatest Adaptation
In 1910, French author Gaston Leroux published Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, inspired by eerie rumours surrounding Paris’s Palais Garnier Opera House — tales of a fire in the rafters, a falling chandelier, and a mysterious “ghost” haunting its corridors. Fifteen years later, those whispered legends transformed into cinematic history. The 1925 silent film adaptation, directed … Read more