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Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (; 6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (, 1909), which has been made int ...
's 1910 novel ''
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,'' ranging from stage musicals to films to children's books. Some well known stage and screen adaptations of the novel are the 1925
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and the
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musical (see ''
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) ''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of be ...
'');
Susan Kay Susan Kay (born 1952) is a British writer, the author of two award-winning novels: ''Legacy'' and ''Phantom''. Biography Kay was born on 1952 in Manchester, England. She worked as a primary school teacher until leaving to bring up a family, an ...
's 1990 ''
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'' is one of the best known novels and includes in-depth study of the title character's life and experiences.


Film

*''Das Gespenst im Opernhaus'' or '' Das Phantom der Oper'' (1916): Featuring the
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(1884–1947) and the Norwegian actress
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(1893–1974, aka Aud Egede Richter). Now a
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, it is only known to have existed because of references to it in other media. *''
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'' (1925): Featuring
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Mary Philbin Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who played Christine Daaé in the 1925 film ''The Phantom of the Opera '' opposite Lon Chaney, and Dea in ''The Man Who Laughs'' alongside ...
. For this classic silent film
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created a faithful replica of the
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as a setting. The film was reissued in 1929 with sound effects, music and some reshot dialogue sequences (but none with Chaney). The scene in which Erik plays the organ and Christine creeps up behind him to snatch his mask off is often cited by critics and connoisseurs of film art as one of the most memorable moments in the history of all film. The makeup of Lon Chaney was so disfiguring that the camera operator lost focus while shooting the sequence, and theaters were urged to have smelling salts on hand in case ladies in the audience fainted in horror. *''Spooks'' (1930): An
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Song at Midnight ''Song at Midnight'' (, also known as ''Midnight Song'', ''Singing at Midnight'' or literally "Midnight Voice") is a 1937 Chinese film directed by Ma-Xu Weibang, a director best known for his work in the horror genre. Often referred to as the f ...
'' () (1937): Featuring Gu Menghe and Hu Ping, directed by
Ma-Xu Weibang Ma-Xu Weibang (; 1905–1961) was a Chinese film director active in mainland China from the 1920s to 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being ''The Phantom of the Oper ...
. This classic from mainland China marks the first feature film talkie adaptation and was the first to feature the phantom becoming intentionally disfigured by acid. *''
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'' (1943): Featuring
Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Supp ...
as the Phantom and the singer
Susanna Foster Susanna Foster (born Suzanne DeLee Flanders Larson, December 6, 1924 – January 17, 2009) was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of '' Phantom of the Opera''. Early life Foster was ...
as Christine. This film reused the same Paris Opera studio set as the original silent film and once again features the spectacular scene in which the Phantom causes the chandelier to crash down on the heads of the audience. In this version, however, horror is mostly downplayed in favour of grand operatic spectacle. The Phantom's anger is sparked by his belief that the credit for his musical compositions is being stolen by the music publisher. The Phantom's facial disfigurement is also caused by having had acid thrown in his face much like in song at midnight, rather than having been born disfigured, as in Leroux's original story. This accidental disfigurement became common, and copied in later film versions. *''El Fantasma de la Opereta'' (1954): Featuring
Gogó Andreu Ricardo César Andreu (July 27, 1919 – May 1, 2012) was an Argentine actor, comedian and musician. He was born in a family of actors. His parents were Antonio Andreu and Isabel Anchart, who were owners of an itinerary theatre company that mad ...
and Tono Andreu. Bears no similarity to the Leroux novel save the title. *''El Fantasma de la Opereta'' (1959): Featuring German Valdés (''
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'') and Pedro de Aguillon. *''Phantom of the Horse Opera'' (1961): A
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'' (1962):
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version featuring
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Heather Sears Heather Christine Sears (28 September 1935 – 3 January 1994) was a British stage and screen actress. Early life Sears was the daughter of distinguished London doctor William Gordon Sears and Eileen Gould."SEARS, Heather, actress", in Ian Her ...
. This version has the Phantom playing the '' Toccata and Fugue in D Minor'' by
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on the organ - which has become a cultural
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indicating tragic horror. The plot is very similar to the 1943 Claude Rains version, with the Phantom being prodded into activity because his own masterpiece, an opera about Joan of Arc, is being mounted in that opera house and credited to the opera's conductor. *''The Mid-Nightmare, Part One'' (1962) and ''Part Two'' (1963) (-上集 ''Ye ban ge sheng - shang ji'' and 下集 ''xia ji''): Remake of the 1937 Chinese film, this time featuring Zhao Lei and
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. *'' Il Vampiro dell'Opera'' or ''The Monster of the Opera'' (1964): Featuring
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'' (1973): Writer/director
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's split-screen horror-comedy which recycles the plot and utilizes a score composed for the 1925 film. *''
Phantom of the Paradise ''Phantom of the Paradise'' is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams. A naïve young singer-songwriter, Winslow Leach ( William Finley), is tricked by ...
'' (1974): Also called ''The Phantom of the Fillmore''; a
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directed by
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. The film is a parody of multiple films and pop culture references. *''Song at Midnight'' (1985): Remake of the 1937 Chinese film of the same name. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1988): Featuring Aiden Grennell: Animated film that is mostly faithful to the original story. *''The Phantom of the Ritz'' (1988): Featuring Joshua Sussman. *''
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'' (1989): Directed by
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, featuring
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Jill Schoelen Jill Marie Schoelen (born March 21, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for ''Chiller'' (1985), '' The Stepfather'' (1987), '' Cutting Class'' (1989), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989), ''Popcorn'' (1991), '' Rich Girl'' (1991), ...
. This is a rather sadistic and gory version of the story, though in this respect it resembles the original novel more than some more romantic versions. There is a Faustian motif throughout and the film features extracts from
Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
's opera
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- as in the original novel. In this version, the Phantom was a handsome young man who sold his soul to the Devil in return for being loved for his music - his disfigurement is the Devil's way of making sure he is loved for no other reason. An additional innovation is that, instead of putting on masks, the Phantom stitches his disguises with thread and needle into his skin. *'' Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge'' (1989): Featuring Derek Rydall. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1991): Featuring David Staller and Elizabeth Walsh. *''O Fantasma da Ópera'' (1991): Featuring Geiso Amadeu. *''The Chipmunks - Phantom Of The Rock Opera'' (1991) *''
The Phantom Lover ''The Phantom Lover'' () is a 1995 Hong Kong musical romance drama film starring Leslie Cheung and Jacklyn Wu. It was directed by Ronny Yu and is a remake of the 1937 film '' Song at Midnight''. The film itself is loosely based on real lif ...
'' (1995): A third remake of the 1937 film, by
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director Ronny Yu and featuring
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. Title in Chinese is the same as the other versions. *'' Il Fantasma dell'Opera'' (1998): Directed by
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, in which Julian Sands is a good-looking man whose animus comes from being abandoned as a baby and raised by the numberless rats in the subterranean levels of the opera house; he also, somehow, has developed telephathic abilities. He kills off various people who, in his opinion, spoil the wonderfulness of the opera house. * '' Phantom of the Megaplex'' (2000): a
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'' as a terrorist named The Fantom, who is not really the Opera ghost although he uses his motif (2003). *
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'' (2004): Adaptation of the
Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...
and Charles Hart musical, starring
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. *''Angel of Music'' (2009): A low-budget independent film directed by John Woosley. The film is a semi-sequel to the original Leroux novel, revolving around a reporter's search for The Phantom's rumoured long lost child. *''Erik: Portrait of a Living Corpse'' (2010): a low-budget, student film adaptation *''
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall ''The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall'' is a 2011 British concert film adaptation of the 1986 stage musical ''The Phantom of the Opera'' by Andrew Lloyd Webber, itself based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. To celebrate the 25th ...
'' (2011): Adaptation of the
Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...
and Charles Hart musical, starring
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'' (2011): French film very loosely based on
Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (; 6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (, 1909), which has been made int ...
's novel. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (2014): A low-budget independent film directed by and starring Anthony Mann. *On June 6, 2017,
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announced a new Phantom of the Opera film as part of Universal's Dark Universe. However, after Kurtzman's departure, the project is most likely not happening. *On September 6, 2024, a YA focused adaptation of the story, simply titled ''Phantom'', was announced to be in development for
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is set to direct.


Television

*''El Fantasma de la Ópera'' (1954): Argentine miniseries featuring Raissa Bignardi. *''El Fantasma de la Ópera'' (1960): Argentine miniseries featuring
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. Widely remembered; part of a series "Masterworks of Terror". *''The Phantom of What Opera?'' (1971): an episode from
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as an old-time movie star who had been disfigured by an accident and now haunts the backlot of a condemned Hollywood studio. *''
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'' (1983): TV Movie featuring
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'' (1990): Featuring
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as the Phantom/Erik and
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as Christine. *"Pantin' at the Opera" (1995): an episode of the
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''. *''El fantasma de la Ópera'' (1999): an episode of Catalan animated series, ''
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''. *''Song at Midnight'' (2005): Television adaptation of the 1937 Chinese film by Ma-Xu Weibang, which in turn is a loose adaptation of Leroux's novel.


Stage

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Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title character of the novel and its adaptations Theatre * ''Phantom of t ...
'' (1976/1984):
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by Ken Hill, with lyrics set to music by
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, Offenbach,
Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, recei ...
, and others. *''Phantom of the Opera: A New Victorian Thriller'' (1979) by Gene Traylor. *''The Phantom of the Opera: Or the Passage of Christine'' (1986) with book by Kathleen Masterson and music by David Bishop. Commissioned by and premiered at
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in Albany, NY April 19-May 18, 1986. *''
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'' (1986): Musical composed by
Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...
with lyrics by Charles Hart and
Richard Stilgoe Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician, and broadcaster who is best known for his humorous songs and frequent television appearances. His output includes collaborations with Andrew ...
. This musical was adapted into a film in 2004 directed by Joel Schumacher. A 25th anniversary staging of the musical was also filmed. (See above). *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (a.k.a. ''The American Phantom of the Opera: A Love Story'') (1987) by Helen Grigal (book and lyrics) and Dr. Walter Anderson (music) Produced by the Oregon Ridge Dinner Theater in cooperation with the Baltimore Actor's Theater. Director/Choreographer: Helen Grigal. *''The Pinchpenny Phantom of the Opera: An Affordable Musical Comedy'' (1988) by Dave Reiser and
Jack Sharkey Jack Sharkey (born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, , October 26, 1902 – August 17, 1994) was a Lithuanian-American boxer who held the NYSAC, NBA, and ''The Ring'' heavyweight titles from 1932 to 1933. Boxing career He took his ring name from his ...
. *'' The Phantom of the Opera: The Play'' (1988–1989) by John Kenley and Robert Thomas Noll, music by David Gooding and Charles Gounod. *''Phantom of the Opera'' (1990) with book by Bruce Falstein and music by Lawrence Rosen and Paul Shierhorn. *''Phantom'' (1991) book by David H. Bell, music by Tom Sivak. *''
Phantom Phantom, phantoms, or the phantom may refer to: * Spirit (metaphysics), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phanto ...
'' (1991): Musical by
Maury Yeston Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945) is an American composer, lyricist and music theorist. Yeston has written the music and lyrics for several Broadway musicals and is also a classical orchestral and ballet composer. Among his Broadway music ...
(music and lyrics) and
Arthur Kopit Arthur Lee Kopit (; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for ''Indians (play), Indians'' and ''Wings (play), Wings''. He was also nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Play for ...
(text). *''Phantom of the Op'ry: A Melodrama with Music'' (1991), book by Tom Kelly, music by Gerald V. Castle and lyrics by Michael C. Vigilant. *''Phantom of the Soap Opera'' (1992), Book and lyrics by Craig Sodaro, music by Randy Villars, Eldridge Publishing Co. *"Phantom of the Music Room" (1992) by Janet Gardner: A children's musical play featuring a loosely adapted storyline with lyrics set to assorted classical and historical tunes. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1992), book and lyrics by Joseph Robinette and music by Robert Chauls. *''Phantom of the Opera'' (1992) with book by Michael Tilford and music and lyrics by Tom Alonso. *''The Phantom of the Opera on Ice'' (1995) with narration and lyrics by
Roberto Danova Roberto Danova (born Giacinto Bettoni; 27 August 1937) is best known as a music composer, arranger and producer, achieving record chart success - particularly in Ireland, the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australasia. Producing, arranging and c ...
, Tony Mercer, Kathy Dooley and Stephen Lee Garden. Music composed and arranged by
Roberto Danova Roberto Danova (born Giacinto Bettoni; 27 August 1937) is best known as a music composer, arranger and producer, achieving record chart success - particularly in Ireland, the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australasia. Producing, arranging and c ...
.(A DVD was released in 2006 featuring the Russian Ice Stars,
Roberto Danova Roberto Danova (born Giacinto Bettoni; 27 August 1937) is best known as a music composer, arranger and producer, achieving record chart success - particularly in Ireland, the UK, Europe, South Africa and Australasia. Producing, arranging and c ...
,
Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the ...
Johnny Logan, Susannah Glanville, Victor Michael and Sue Quin). *''Phantom of the Opera: Original Family Musical'' (1998) with book by Rob Barron and music, lyrics and orchestrantion by David Spencer. *''Phantom: Based on the Novel by Gaston Leroux'' (1998) A 2 Act Play with Musical Performances from Gounod's Faust & Romeo & Juliet. Written & Directed by Jack Danini. *''Phantom of the NorShor'' (2005). *'' Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular'' reconceived by
Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway theatre, Broad ...
and
Hal Prince Harold Smith Prince (born Harold Smith; January 30, 1928 – July 31, 2019), commonly known as Hal Prince, was an American theatre director and producer known for his work in musical theatre. One of the foremost figures in 20th-century theatr ...
at The Venetian, Las Vegas (2006). *''The Phantom of the Opera'' ballet by the
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada is a professional award-winning touring ballet company based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Founded in 2002 by Susan Chalmers-Gauvin, CEO, and Artistic Director Igor Dobrovolskiy, Ballet-théâtre atlantique du Ca ...
(2006) *''The Panto of the Opera'' by Stuart Ardern (2007) an English Pantomime treatment. *''Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera'' by Joseph Traynor (2007). *''
Love Never Dies (musical) ''Love Never Dies'' is a Musical theatre, romantic musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth, and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running 1986 musical ''The Pha ...
'' (2009), sequel by Andrew Lloyd Webber. *''The Angel of the Opera'' Phantom of the Opera-like musical, set in 1860, about a violinist, and an angel who appears in her dreams and teaches her to sing opera. (2009?) *''Phantom of the Opera'' A New Musical, music by Michael Sgouros, with Playwright/Director Brenda Bell (opened April 30, 2010 at The Players Theatre in New York City) *''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' (2023) ballet by
Shanghai Ballet The Shanghai Ballet Company is the state ballet company for Shanghai. This regional dance troupe organized in 1966 (though they did not settle on the name "Shanghai Ballet" until 1979). They perform a blend of traditional and Western dance style ...
, with music by
Carl Davis Carl Davis (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes, notably the landmark ITV series '' The World at War'' (1973) and BBC's '' Pride and P ...
and choreography by
Derek Deane Derek Deane (born 18 June 1953) is a British dancer and choreographer. Biography Derek Deane was raised in Redruth, Cornwall and trained in the Royal Ballet School. As a dancer, he eventually became a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, la ...
. Although based Gaston Leroux's 1911 novel, the ballet made major revisions to the plot, with Christine and Raoul belonging to the corps de ballet.


Radio

*Phantom of the Opera (1943): The Lux Radio Broadcast of 1943, Original airdate - September 13, 1943. Based on the 1943 film
Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title character of the novel and its adaptations Theatre * ''Phantom of t ...
starring
Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Supp ...
, featuring
Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume drama ...
,
Nelson Eddy Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor and baritone singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs ...
, and
Susanna Foster Susanna Foster (born Suzanne DeLee Flanders Larson, December 6, 1924 – January 17, 2009) was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of '' Phantom of the Opera''. Early life Foster was ...
. Produced and hosted by
Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...
. *The Phantom of the Opera (1975):
CBS Radio Mystery Theater ''CBS Radio Mystery Theater'' (a.k.a. ''Radio Mystery Theater'' and ''Mystery Theater'', sometimes abbreviated as ''CBSRMT'') is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, ...
, Original airdate - April 28, 1975. Featuring Court Benson and Gordon Gould. Directed by
Himan Brown Himan Brown (July 21, 1910 – June 4, 2010Himan Brown obituary.< ...
. * The Phantom of the Opera (2001): Original airdate - June 5, 2001. Featuring Composer/Actress,
Winifred Phillips Winifred Phillips is an American music composer and author. Her music composition credits include ''God of War (2005 video game), God of War'', ''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'', and the LittleBigPlanet, ''LittleBigPlanet'' series. In 2025, P ...
and Producer/Story Adaptation/Host,
Winnie Waldron Winnie Waldron is an American music producer for video games, a producer for radio, a radio script editor / adapter, a manuscript editor and a radio host. Her music production credits include Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, God of War, and th ...
. From the award-winning
Radio Tales ''Radio Tales'' is an American series of radio drama which premiered on National Public Radio on October 29, 1996. This series adapted classic works of American and world literature such as ''The War of the Worlds'', ''Twenty Thousand Leagues U ...
series, produced by Generations Productions LLC for
National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...
and is rebroadcast via
XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XM) was one of the three satellite radio ( SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings. It provided pay-for-service radio, analogous to subscription cable ...
. *
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...
(2007): Original airdate - November 30, 2007 to December 21, 2007, on
BBC7 BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It mostly broadcasts archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes, and is the sister station of Radio 4. It is the pri ...
. Featuring
Anna Massey Anna Raymond Massey (11 August 19373 July 2011) was an English actress. She won a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Best Actress Award for the role of Edith Hope in the Hotel du Lac (film), 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel ''Hotel ...
, Peter Guinness, Helen Goldwyn,
Alexander Siddig Siddig el-Fadil (born 21 November 1965) is a British actor and director, known professionally as Alexander Siddig. Siddig is best known for his roles as Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', former terrori ...
and
James D’Arcy James D'Arcy (born Simon Richard D'Arcy; 24 August 1975) is an English actor and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Agent Carter'' and the ...
. The four-part dramatization is the first to feature the original operatic sequences described in the novel, recorded and orchestrated by composer Tim Sutton. Written and directed by
Barnaby Edwards Barnaby Edwards (born 20 August 1969) is a British actor, writer, director and artist. He is known as a performer for the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', in the role of a Dalek operator. He has also written, directed, p ...
for
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'' ...
.


Literature

*''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1976) by David Bischoff *''City Life'' (1978) by Donald Barthelme - Contains the short story ''The Phantom of the Opera's Friend'' *''Phantom of the Opera'' (Monsters series) (1987) by Ian Thorne - Novelization of the 1943 movie with Claude Rains *''Classic Tales of Horror'' (A Pull-the-Tab Pop-Up Book) (1988) by Terry Oakes (Illustrator) *''Phantom of the Soap Opera'' (1988) by Judi Miller. Published by Dell Pub Co *''The Phantom of the Opera: Pop-Up Book'' (1988) by Frank Van Der Meer, Arum Press *''Phantoms'' (1989) by Martin and Rosalind Greenberg. *''Night Magic'' (1989) by
Charlotte Vale Allen Charlotte Vale-Allen (January 19, 1941 – January 12, 2023) was a Canadian writer of contemporary fiction. She lived in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 1964 working as a singer and actress. She emigrated to the United States in 1966 following ...
- a
romance novel A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed ...
retelling of the Phantom story in more modern times. *''
Phantom Phantom, phantoms, or the phantom may refer to: * Spirit (metaphysics), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phanto ...
'' (1990) by
Susan Kay Susan Kay (born 1952) is a British writer, the author of two award-winning novels: ''Legacy'' and ''Phantom''. Biography Kay was born on 1952 in Manchester, England. She worked as a primary school teacher until leaving to bring up a family, an ...
- a retelling of the Phantom's life. *''Night of the Phantom'' (1992) by Anne Stuart. *''Genevieve Undead, Part One: Stage Blood'' (1993) by Jack Yeovil - A version of the story set in the world of
Warhammer Fantasy Warhammer Fantasy can mean: * ''Warhammer Fantasy'' (setting), the fictional setting of the various games and media * ''Warhammer'' (game), a table-top fantasy miniature wargame, and origin of the franchise *''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'', the success ...
. *''
The Canary Trainer ''The Canary Trainer: From the Memoirs of John H. Watson'' is a 1993 Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Nicholas Meyer. Like '' The Seven Percent Solution'' and '' The West End Horror'', ''The Canary Trainer'' was published as a "lost manuscript" of t ...
'' (1993) by
Nicholas Meyer Nicholas Meyer (born December 24, 1945) is an American screenwriter, director and author known for his best-selling novel '' The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'', and for directing the films '' Time After Time'', two of the ''Star Trek'' feature films, ...
- a
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...
novel which re-interprets Leroux's plot. *''Phantom of Chicago'' (1993) by Lori Herter. Published in ''Shadows '93'' by Silhoutette. *''Behind the Phantom's Mask'' (1993) by
Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert ( ; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American Film criticism, film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. Eber ...
. *''The Angel of the Opera'' (1994) by Sam Siciliano - Sherlock Holmes and his cousin meet the Phantom. *''
Maskerade ''Maskerade'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighteenth book in the ''Discworld'' series. The witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg visit the Ankh-Morpork Opera House to find Agnes Nitt, a girl from Lancre, and ...
'' (1995) by
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...
- a ''
Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a fl ...
'' novel that
parodies A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can als ...
the story. *''Beauty and the Opera or the Phantom Beast'' a
short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...
by Suzy McKee Charnas. Published in ''Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine'', March 1996. Reprinted in ''Modern Classics of Fantasy'' (1997) by St. Martin's Press (editor: Gardner Dozois), again in ''Music of the Night'' (2001) by Electricstory, and in ''Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms'' (2004) this short story offers an alternate ending, with Christine staying with the Phantom for five years. *''Musikens Ängel'' (1998) by Eva Gullberg. Published by ''Författarhuset''. *''
The Phantom of Manhattan ''The Phantom of Manhattan'' is a 1999 novel by British writer Frederick Forsyth, written as a sequel to the 1910 novel '' Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' by Gaston Leroux. It is widely known to have been written at the request of Andrew Lloyd Webb ...
'' (1999) by
Frederick Forsyth Frederick McCarthy Forsyth ( ; 25 August 1938 – 9 June 2025) was an English novelist and journalist. He was best known for thrillers such as ''The Day of the Jackal'', ''The Odessa File'', ''The Fourth Protocol'', ''The Dogs of War (novel), ...
- a sequel to the Lloyd Webber musical (not to the original novel). *''Le Journal Intime du Fantôme de l'Opera'' (2000) by Marion Dumond-Gros. *''After Twilight'' (2001) by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan and Ronda Thompson. *''Mystery at the Opera House'' (2002) by Brigitta D'Arcy *''Angel of Music'' (2002) by D.M. Bernadette - a sequel to "all Phantom adaptations" *''Journey of the Mask'' (2002) by Nancy Hill Pettengill - a sequel to Leroux's original novel *''The Phantom of Paris'' (2003) by Gwenith M. Vehlow *''Fantômes d'Opéra'' (2004) by Alain Germain. *''
Tales of the Shadowmen ''Tales of the Shadowmen'' is an American anthology of short fiction edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier and published by Black Coat Press. The stories share the literary conceit, conceit of taking place in a fictional realm, fictio ...
1: The Modern Babylon'' (2005) edited by
Jean-Marc Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...
&
Randy Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...
. Published by Hollywood Comics *''Angel of Music: Tales of the Phantom'' (2005) by Carrie Hernández *''Tales of the Shadowmen 2: Gentlemen of the Night'' (2006) edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier. Published by Black Coat Press *''Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera'' (2007) by Colette Gale *''The Return of the Phantom'' (2007) b
Etienne de Mendes
Book one of a series. *''Life After Phantom: Opera Erotica'' (2008) by Samantha (pseudonym) - Sequel that takes place when the
Phantom Phantom, phantoms, or the phantom may refer to: * Spirit (metaphysics), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phanto ...
is driven from the
Opera House An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...
; based loosely on characters created by
Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (; 6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (, 1909), which has been made int ...
. *"Madrigal: A novel of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera" (2008) by Jennifer Linforth. Book one of a trilogy *''Letters to Erik: The Ghost's Love Story'' (2008) by An Wallace *''The Season of the Witch'' (2008) b
Etienne de Mendes
Book two of a series. *"The Sultan's Favorite" (2009) by Anne Burnside. Published by iUniverse. *"Midnight Secrets" (2009) By Lisa Rose Olick *''The Phantom of Valletta'' (2009) b
Vicki Hopkins
Continuation of Gaston Leroux's Phantom *''The Tale of the Bloodline'' (2010) b
Etienne de Mendes
Book three of a series. *''The Disciples of the Night'' (2012) b
Etienne de Mendes
Book four of a series. * The Phantom of the Palace (2012) by Jeff Martinez * ''Master of Illusion—Book One'' (2013) b
Anne Rouen
Book one of a series. Winner of the 2014 Global Ebook Awards Silver Medal for Historical Literature Fiction (Modern). * ''Phantom Phantasia: Poetry for the Phantom of the Opera Phan'' (2014) Published by Batalha Publishers * ''Master of Illusion—Book Two'' (2014) b
Anne Rouen
Book two of a series. *
Of Metal and Wishes
' (2014) by Sarah Fine. Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
For Love of the Phantom
(2015) b
Davyne DeSye
Book one of the Phantom Rising series. Sequel to Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. Published by Illuminus Publishing, LLC.
Skeletons in the Closet
(2016) b
Davyne DeSye
Book two of the Phantom Rising series. Published by Illuminus Publishing, LLC.
''Black Paper Mask''
(2016) by Lauren Gattos. A feminist revision of Gaston Leroux's original novel. *
Phantom: The Immortal
' (2016) by
Mitzi Szereto Mitzi Szereto is an American-British author of multi-genre fiction and nonfiction. She has written novels and short stories, and edited fiction and nonfiction anthologies, including her popular true crime franchise "The Best New True Crime Stori ...
and Ashley Lister is a contemporary erotic sequel that places the apparently immortal Phantom in present-day Paris, where he believes he has once again found his "Christine."
Phantom Rising
(2020) b
Davyne DeSye
Book three of the Phantom Rising series. Prequel to Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. Published by Illuminus Publishing, LLC. *
Phantom Heart
' (2021) by Kelly Creagh *
Angel's Mask
' (2023) by Jessica Mason. Book one in the Phantom Saga series, a gothic romance reinvention of Leroux's original. *
The Opera Ghost
' (2024) by Jessica Olenski. The first in the POTO Rewritten series.


Children's literature

*''The Phantom Cat of the Opera'' (2001) by David Wood. Published by ''Watson-Guptill Publications''. Illustrated by Peters Day * ''The Phantom of the Post Office'' by Kate Klise for her ''43 Old Cemetery Road'' series. Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise. *''Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars'' (1998) ( The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. Published by ''Scholastic Paperbacks'' *''Bantam of the Opera'' (1997) by
Mary Jane Auch Mary Jane Auch is an author and illustrator of children's books, including ''One Plus One Equals Blue'', ''Ashes of Roses'', ''The Road to Home'', ''Journey to Nowhere'' and the ''I was a Third Grade ...'' series of books for younger readers. ' ...
. Published by ''Holiday House'' *'' Phantom of the Auditorium'' (1995) by
R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943) is an American novelist. He is the writer of '' Goosebumps,'' a horror fiction novel series which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second- best-selling book ...
, about a school being haunted by a boy who was supposed to play an Erik-type figure in a production of "The Phantom" but died on opening night. *''Phantom of the
Muppet The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, slapstick, burlesque, and self-referential style of musical variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, the eponymous media franchise encompasse ...
Theater'' (1991) by Ellen Weiss, Manhar Chauhan (Illustrator) *''The Peeping Duck Gang investigates the case of the Phantom of the Opera'' (1990) by Keith Brumpton. *''Babar: The Phantom'' (1990) by Rh Value Publishing *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1989) by Peter F. Neumeyer. Published by ''Gibbs Smith''. Illustrations by Don Weller. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' by
Kate McMullan Kate McMullan (; born January 16, 1947) is an American author of children's books. She has published over 100 books. Notable works include the Myth-o-Mania and Dragon Slayers' Academy book series. Biography McMullan was born on January 16, 194 ...
. Published by ''Step-Up Classic Chillers''. Illustrations by Paul Jennis. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' by Jennifer Bassett. Published by ''Oxford Bookworm's Library''. *In
Bruce Coville Bruce Farrington Coville (, born May 16, 1950) is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books. Biography Coville was born on May 16, 1950, in Syracuse, New York, where he resided . Bruc ...
's book "Monster of the Year", a tall masked Phantom-esque character appears briefly, suggesting that for good publicity, the others try for a show on Broadway. This suggestion is vetoed by the main character's mother, saying it takes years for such a thing to happen. *''The Phantom of her dreams'' (1999) by Lela Duspara about a girl that is haunted by a musician that tries to teach her how to love, through a shared gift, music. *''Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich'' (2010) by
Adam Rex Adam Michael Rex (born May 16, 1973) is an American illustrator and author of Children's literature, children's books from Tucson, Arizona. Career Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. He has contributed illu ...
contains five pages listing the Phantom's frustration with catchy popular tunes: "The Phantom of the Opera can't get "It's a Small World" Out of His Head", "The Phantom of the Opera still can't get "It's a Small World" Out of His Head", "If the Phantom of the Opera can't get "Pop goes the weasel" out of his head, he's going to freak out" "Now the Phantom of the Opera can't get "The girl from Ipanema" out of his head" and "The Phantom of the Opera is considering giving up music and doing his haunting somewhere else" *''RoseBlood'' (2017) by A.G. Howard, published by ''Amulet Books'', is a modern set sequel/retelling with strong fantasy elements. *''Muppets Meet The Classics: The Phantom of the Opera'' (2017) by Erik Forrest Jackson (also credited to Leroux) inserts Muppet characters into the original novel.


Comics

*''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra - Requiem Mask'' (2007) by Iron-Gibbet Studios. *''The Trap-door Maker'' Three volumes. (2006) by Pete Bregman. Published by ''Treehouse'' - story revolves around Erik's time in Persia. *''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' (2005), a one-shot manga by Harumo Sanazaki. Published in Comic BIRZ. *''The Opera House Murders'' (2003) story by Yozaburo Kanari and art by Fumiya Sato. In "
The Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese detective fiction, mystery manga series about the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written b ...
" series. Published by ''TokyoPop''. *''
Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan (who appeared in ...
' Tarzan #11 and #12 Le Monstre'' (1997) published by ''
Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
'' - A Phantom of the Opera/
Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...
crossover. *'' Batman: Masque'' (1997) by Mike Grell with Andre Khromov. Published by ''
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
''. *''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' Volume 1 of the
Joseph Rouletabille Joseph Rouletabille () is a fictional character created by Gaston Leroux, a French writer and journalist. Rouletabille is an amateur sleuth featured in several novels and other works, often presented as a more capable thinker than the police. '' ...
series. Story by André-Paul Duchateau and drawings by Bernard-C. Swysen. Published by ''Claude Lefrancq'' in 1989 and ''Soleil'' in 2001. This version Rouletabille is combined with Raoul. *''Le Trésor du Fantôme de l'Opéra'' (The Treasure of the Phantom of the Opera) Volume 7 of the Joseph Rouletabille series. Story by André-Paul Duchateau and drawings by Bernard-C. Swysen. Published by ''Claude Lefrancq'' in 1996 and ''Soleil'' in 2001. *''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' Volume 3 of the Une aventure de Rouletabille series. Story by Jean-Charles Gaudin and drawing by Christophe Picaud. This version Rouletabille took an interview on The elderly Persian on his memory on whole past. * ''Le Masque'' (1994) by Narumo Kakinochi. In two volumes, it is more inspired than based on the novel of Gaston Leroux. *''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' (1989) by JET. Published by ''Asuka Comics DX'' -
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ese, mixes elements from Leroux, Andrew L. Webber, and Lon Chaney. *''Le Fantome de l'Opera'' by Toshihiro Hirano. Two volumes. *''Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Opera Ghost'' Two volumes. (1994) by Steven P. Jones, art by Aldin Baroza, and cover art by Guy Davis. In black&white. Published by ''
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''. *''Phantom of the Opera'' (1991) by Mitchell Perkins and Wanda Daughton (and Vickie Williams). Published by ''
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''. *The Phantom is
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#38. He is draughted by evil monster leader
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but sides with
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and the good monsters. He becomes less inclined to wear his mask as the series go on after being exposed to
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. *''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1988) published by ''
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'' - Based on Gaston Leroux's novel. *''The Phantom of the Opera: A Graphic Novel'' by Barry Leroux. Published by Bill Barry Enterprises. *''The Phantom Stranger'' (1973) no. 23 published by ''
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''. *''The Phantom of Notre Duck'' (1965) by
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. *”The Phantom of The Opera - The Graphic Novel” (2020) by Varga Tomi published by A Wave Blue World *
"The Phantom of the Opera", a graphic novel
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adaptation of Leroux's original
Book one
was released in print in 2023. *''The Phantom of the Opera - Official Graphic Novel'' (2022) by Cavan Scott, José María Beroy (Illustrator). Published by Titan. Adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. *'' Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'' (2025) by
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Non-fiction

*''Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera. (2009) by Vicki Hopkins. Study guide to understanding the symbolism, characters, and emotions. *''The Phantom Of The Opera: Film Companion'' (2005) by
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and
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. *''Shadowmen'' (2003) by Jean-Marc Lofficier. Published by Hollywood Comics *''The Underground of the Phantom of the Opera'' (2002) by Jerrold E. Hogle. *''The Phantom of the Opera. Essay about the Original Novel and musical by Sandra Andrés Belenguer (2000)'' *''The Phantom of the Opera (Hollywood Archives Series)'' (1999) by Philip J. Riley. *''Phantoms of the Opera: The Face Behind the Mask'' by John L. Flynn. First edition published 1993, second edition in 2006. *''The Complete Phantom of the Opera'' (1991) by George Perry. *''Abenteuer und Geheimnis: Untersuchungen zu Strukturen und Mythen des Populärromans bei Gaston Leroux'' (1988) by Hans T. Siepe. Published by P. Lang. *''Le Travail de l'"obscure clarté" dans Le Fantôme de l'Opéra de Gaston Leroux'' by Isabelle Husson-Casta.


Translations

* 1911 ''The Phantom of the Opera (1911 translation), The Phantom of the Opera'' into English translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. * 1911 ''Тайна привидѣнія Большой Оперы'' (lit. The Mystery of the Ghost from Grand Opera) translated into Russian by S. Solovova. * 1926 ''Operaens Hemmelighed'' translated into Norwegian/Danish by Anna Høyer. * 1970 ''Fantóm Opery'' translated into
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by J.V. Svoboda. * 1988 ''Fantomen på Operan'' translated into Swedish by Ulla Hornborg. (Translated from the English translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos). * 1989 ''פנטום האופרה translated into
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by Arie Chashavia. * 1990 ''The Phantom of the Opera'' translated into English by Lowell Bair. * 1996 ''The Essential Phantom of the Opera'' translated into English by Leonard Wolf. * 2000 ''Fantomet i Operaen'' translated into Danish by Lea Brems. * 2004 ''The Phantom of the Opera'' translated into English by
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and
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. * 2004 ''Operos vaiduoklis'' translated into Lithuanian by Neringa Andrašiūnaitė * Japanese title translation. * 2009 ''The Phantom of the Opera'' translated into English by Mireille Ribière. Published by
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. Annotated edition published in 2012. * 2012 ''The Phantom of the Opera'' translated into English by David Coward. Published by
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. *2019 ''The Phantom of the Opera'' Dual Language English-French edition. Using Alexander Teixeira de Mattos's English translation.


Music

* English heavy metal band
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included a song titled "Phantom of the Opera", based on the novel, on their 1980 debut album. A live recording was included as the B-side to the 1985 "
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" live single, the cover of which features the band's mascot Eddie as the Phantom. *
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recorded a
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version of the title track from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical on their 1999 album ''
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''. * Heavy metal band
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wrote a song titled "The Phantom Opera Ghost," released in 2001. The song is built around an abbreviated retelling of the story, with lead singer
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playing the role of the Phantom, and Yunhui Percifield playing the role of Christine. *
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band
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has recorded cover versions of the title track from Lloyd Webber's musical. * '' Phantasia'' is the
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l interpretation created by Andrew and
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. A
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assumes the role of the Phantom (Julian Lloyd Webber) while a violin assumes the role of Christine (Sarah Chang). * There is a techno version of the ''Phantom of the Opera theme song'' (''Harajuku – Phantom Of The Opera'', 1992). * A heavy metal song by the band Cristal y Acero from Mexico covering the main theme of Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera''. * Banya (musical group), Banya covered Webber's "The Phantom Of The Opera" for the game ''Pump It Up (video game), Pump It Up''. Finnish Symphonic metal band Nightwish covered the title song for their fourth studio album Century Child. * Swiss gothic Metal band Lacrimosa (band), Lacrimosa has covered the title song of the musical. * In 2004, to tie in with the film adaptation of the musical, Junior Vasquez made remixes of the title song. * Drum Corps International, DCI corps Santa Clara Vanguard won 1st place with a show based on and using music from the musical in 1989, after finishing 2nd with a similar Phantom of the Opera show in 1988. * American singer David Cook (singer), David Cook sang "The Music of the Night" for his Top 6 (
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week) on American Idol (season 7). * Japanese singer Mika Nakashima sampled the musical's title song in her song ''Life (Mika Nakashima song), IT'S TOO LATE''. * Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan mentions The Phantom in his song Desolation Row from the album ''Highway 61 Revisited''. The Phantom is depicted in a scene having dinner with Casanova. * Japanese rock band D (band), D released a single titled "Yami Yori Kurai Doukoku no ACAPELLA to Bara Yori Akai Jounetsu no ARIA" with the title song depicting the Phantom's emotions for Christine. * Walter Murphy recorded an album entitled "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1978 that heavily featured Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, mixed into songs that all had something to do with the story of Erik and Christine * Metalcore band Chiodos laments as Erik in their song "Hey Zeus! The Dungeon". * A capella band Moosebutter used the melody of "The Music of the Night" to tell the story of the movie ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'', in a song entitled "Psycho the Musical". * In 2022 Cpop group WayV, Wayv debuted their Phantom of the Opera inspired album titled "Phantom".


Games

Several different computer games have been released based on the Phantom of the Opera or that make some reference to it. * ''Erik: Phantom of the Opera'' (1987) - an action platform game published by Crysys. * ''Phantom of the Opera'' (1990) - A pinball machine produced by Data East. It was included in ''The Pinball Arcade'' in October 2014. * ''Return of the Phantom'' (1993) - Microprose DOS graphic adventure game where you travel back and forth between 1881 and 1993 to solve the mystery of the Phantom. * Gloria van Guten's level in ''Psychonauts'' is set up like a theater, with the play being an exaggerated retelling of Gloria's life. The theater is menaced by a skull-masked figure known as the Phantom, who is sabotaging the production. * ''Mystery Legends: The Phantom of the Opera'' (2010) - Developed by Big Fish Games, the hidden object style game takes place about 20 years after the events of the book happen. The player plays as Christine's daughter, Evelina, who looks exactly like Christine when she last met the Phantom. The Phantom still lives in the opera house, which is now abandoned. He invites Evelina back under the impression that she is Christine to sing once more. Evelina looks around the opera house getting constant flashbacks to the events of the book. * ''Fate Grand Order'' (2015) - An online free-to-play mobile role-playing game based on the Fate/stay night visual novel game features Erik, referred to as The Phantom of the Opera or simply Phantom as an Assassin-class Servant able to be summoned by the player. * MazM: Phantom of the Opera (2021) - A visual novel game which adapts the original Phantom of the Opera story.


Other references

* On CollegeHumor.com, Streeter occasionally plays the Phantom of the Office, portrayed as an annoying co-worker who makes numerous references to fire, his home in the catacombs, and various violent games (i.e. "Beat The Greek" which involves "putting an adolescent Greek girl in a sack and beating her to a pulp"). He also shows violent tendencies, suggesting hanging bat boys at baseball games, splitting Sarah down the middle, etc. * On an episode of ''Late Show with David Letterman'', Will Ferrell sings "The Music of the Night", with mostly incorrect lyrics, after stating, "I don't have it totally down" and "I don't know the name of it." * A picture of the Lon Chaney Phantom is used at least once on ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. * The villainous "Phantom of Vaudeville" and his ventriloquist dummy, Elmo, as featured on ''The Ghost Busters'' may be a reference to the Phantom, as both are masked, and, as Kong notes, "the only way to send a Phantom back is to unmask him." * In the ''Academy 27'' spin-off series of ''WARS Trading Card Game'', the short story ''The Phantom'' acts as a homage to the property, with the plot revolving around a "Phantom" terrorizing a school theater production and a scene where the characters find the book itself. A sequel would continue the "Phantom" motif with ''Shadows of the Phantom''. * In one episode of ''Kappa Mikey'', the Phantom is parodied as "The Phantom of the Studio", using a mask because someone wrote "fart" on his forehead. * In the episode of ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' entitled "Arwinstein", at London's Halloween party, one guest is dressed as the Phantom with the full mask. Also, when Arwinstein kidnaps Carey and brings her to Arwin's secret room, it is similar to the "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" scene from the musical. In another episode, "Cookin' with Romeo and Juliet", there is a man wearing the Phantom's half-mask in the ballroom scene. * A statue of Red Death can be seen a few times in the background by the door. * A bust of Lon Chaney as the Phantom can be seen twice near the stage. * In the first ''High School Musical'', ''The Phantom of the Opera'' is mentioned in dialogue when Chad is trying to talk Troy out of the musical while the two are in the library. * There is an episode of ''The Snorks'' (called "Summer and Snork"), where Junior takes on a Phantom-like role to scare All-Star out of the lead part. Tooter takes over the role of a crossover between
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and The Persian from the Gaston Leroux novel. * A production briefly appeared in Deep Throats, an episode of ''Family Guy''. Peter Griffin, Peter makes a reference to the Phantom in saying "this is even more boring then when I went to see ''The Phantom of the Opera''", which then cuts to the stage, where the Phantom (voice provided also by Seth MacFarlane) sings a song similar to "Music Of The Night, Music of the night", then Peter (sitting in the audience) yells, "Show us the gross half of your face, that nose better be piggy!". * The Phantom is called "the gayest super villain ever" by Homer Simpson, particularly the Andrew Lloyd Webber version. Erik seems to be a recurring background character on ''The Simpsons''. He has appeared in several episodes, the most noticeable of which include: :* "Homer of Seville" ::In one scene there is a poster for ''The Phantom of the Opera'' behind Homer. Also, Marge is worried about a disaster happening while Homer is performing, so Chief Wiggum informs her that they have pre-crashed the chandelier. :* "Flaming Moe" ::During Homer's haughty speech from the rafters when he reveals that the Flaming Moe's secret ingredient is cough syrup, notice the robe deftly draped over his face like the Phantom's mask (from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical). :* "Lisa's Wedding" ::In an episode set in the future, Martin Prince has become the Phantom after a horrible science fair accident. :* "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" ::The Phantom appears on Lenny and Carl#Lenny Leonard, Lenny's High-definition television, HiDef TV when Homer Simpson, Homer first turns it on. :* "Treehouse of Horror XX" ::Barney Gumble, Barney is shown on a boat emerging from the mist at Moe's bar. He is dressed up like the Phantom from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical and sings about how Moe's beer is great. * The Phantom has also been featured in ''Married... with Children'', multiple children's shows (an episode of ''Animaniacs'' is quite memorable, while a whole episode of the show ''Count Duckula'' was set in Paris and featured the Phantom throughout), and even soap operas like ''Passions''. * An episode of ''The Mask: The Animated Series'' called "Broadway Malady" had The Mask as The Phantom of the Opera who tried to ruin the Mad Monkey Musical with a falling chandelier, but due to budget constraints, was reduced to using a small light fixture (the chandelier fall was seen at the end of the episode when the insane Broadway director creates a musical number with many Mask villains while in prison). * In one ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' episode, Buster Bunny is playing the organ and is wearing the Phantom of the Opera mask. * In an episode of ''CyberChase'' episode, the two-headed creature Sams is playing an organ, and when he stops a chandelier above Matt and Inez drops and stops right above them. * Wilson on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' dressed-up as the Phantom in a Halloween episode. * In the animated film ''Quest For Camelot'', during the song ''If I Didn't Have You'', two-headed dragon(s) Devon and Cornwall morph into the Phantom and Madame Butterfly. * In ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'', Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) has a newspaper with a picture of Lon Chaney as the Phantom on the front page. * The Phantom (from the Andrew Lloyd Webber adaptation) showed up in Backstreet Boys music video "''Everybody''". * Erik (from Leroux's original novel) shows up in ''Have You Got Any Castles?'' together with Frankenstein's monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hyde and Fu Manchu, on ''The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume''. It was also featured on the cover of ''Video Watchdog''. * In an episode of ''Sex and the City'', Carrie Bradshaw, Carrie sees her old flame Mr. Big (Sex and the City), Mr. Big at the Opera. After storming out she thinks to herself "I felt like I had just seen ''The Phantom of the Opera''". * He appears in an episode of ''Jimmy Neutron'' that focuses on Jimmy unmasking a series of "Phantoms" who turn out to be his classmates before finally coming to the "real" Phantom. * In the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode, "Something Smells", SpongeBob SquarePants (character), SpongeBob thinks he is ugly, and at one point he is seen in a long black cape playing a pipe organ. * In an episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Carlton is in charge of the Peacock, but something goes wrong and a lot of strange figures arrive, one of them being the Broadway Phantom. * In Neopets, two collectible cards make references. "The Phantom", which is clearly meant to resemble the Phantom, and "Riyella" which features the description "The Phantom's true love". * The Phantom is included among the band in the ''Beetlejuice (TV series), Beetlejuice'' cartoon show at Universal Studios Theme Parks. He also is a featured character in ''The Sadie Chronicles''. * In the children's series, ''Arthur (TV series), Arthur'', a 'clip' from the "Phantom of the Opera" appears when Arthur is watching television, avoiding practicing piano. He also appears in an episode about plagiarism when Francine has a dream about the consequences of copying. * An episode of ''Histeria!'' featured a "The Dating Game, Dating Game"-type skit with composers instead of suitors, and one was Andrew Lloyd Webber (he was just identified as Andrew) wearing the Phantom's costume while standing in the boat from the title number in the middle of a Gothic, subterranean lake. * Slovenian metal band Coptic Rain covered/remixed the main theme song on their Discovery EP. * During ''Batman Returns'', there is a scene at a costume party, and in the background we see a guest with a skull mask and a large, red hat standing on a staircase. * In season 1 of ''That Girl'', an episode is entitled "Phantom of the Horse Opera" * The rapper Lil Wayne mentions Phantom of the Opera in his song Hustler Musik. * During a sketch called "New Off-Broadway Shows" on Conan O'Brien, they performed "Infomercial: The Musical", during which the Phantom appears with a juicer, while singing "I am the Phantom of the Juicer!" * The ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Caves of Androzani'' shares many similarities to Leroux's work, although the circumstances of Sharaz Jek's disfigurement owe more to the 1943 film version. ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' also shares many similarities, with the titular villain wearing a mask, using a theater as his underground base and pretending to be a ghost haunting the theater. * "The Phantom Opera Ghost" is a song done by Iced Earth on their Album "Horror Show" * In the pilot episode of ''Clerks: The Animated Series'', the Phantom can be seen briefly in a sewer watching a signal go through a cable line. * Meat Loaf, Meatloaf's video for"''I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)''" is based on ''The Phantom of the Opera'' as well as ''Beauty and the Beast''. * World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler The Undertaker had to wear a Phantom of the Opera like mask after Mabel fractured Undertaker's orbital eye bone in 1995. * In ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'', Raphael (TMNT), Raphael references the Phantom nearly at the end of the climax when Walker appears with April O'Neil as hostage, saying "Hey look, it's the Phantom of the Opera." * In the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode, "The Void (Star Trek: Voyager), The Void", the crew discovers a humanoid creature, whose healing process is helped along by an aria from the opera ''Rigoletto''. The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager), The Doctor therefore names this creature Fantome, after the Phantom of the Opera, who he describes as "a tormented character who is soothed by music." * In the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Timing Is Everything (TMNT 2003), Timing Is Everything", a poster can be seen for ''Alien of the Opera'', an obvious parody of The Phantom. * The Phantom briefly appears in Waxwork (1988 film), ''Waxwork''. In one scene, the villainous tour guide Lincoln (played by David Warner (actor), David Warner) learns that there are at least several Phantom movies in existence. Lincoln says in disbelief, "They made a movie about the Phantom of the Opera?" Lincoln shoves a teenage visitor named Jonathon into the display and whispers under his breath, "They'll make a movie about anything nowadays." Seconds later, Jonathon appears in the display as the Phantom. In the climatic ending, the Phantom appears among the army of now-living wax figures. * In ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', one of the Gremlins gets splashed with acid on his face. He immediately dons a mask and imitates the Phantom. * In the webcomic ''CONvicts'', pages 78–85 deal with David, Andrew, and Alex going to the Masquerade to hunt down the Masquerade Ghost (dressed as Webber's Phantom) for a reward. Throughout the arc the Masquerade Ghost crashes a chandelier and takes down his opponents not by strangling them, but by kicking them in the groin. * In the Japanese horror film, ''Ring 0: Birthday'', the main character, ''Sadako Yamamura'', a character similar to the Phantom, wears a half mask in an amateur play called 'Mask'. Also, the leading actress, Aiko, is killed to make room for Sadako, as Carlotta was replaced by Christine. A lighting rig also crashes to the stage, like the chandelier. * The rose and mask logo appears in the "American Dad! season 3#ep31, Irregarding Steve" episode of ''American Dad!'', in which Steve Smith (American Dad!), Steve and Roger (American Dad!), Roger run away to New York City. In another episode, Roger becomes the "American Dad! season 5#ep65, Phantom of the Telethon". * In ''Meet the Robinsons'', Doris the hat tries to cut the chandelier on top of Lewis's head. * In a Saturday NBC series titled ''The Kids from C.A.P.E.R.'' (1976–1977), there is an episode titled "The Phantom of the Drive-in Movie." One of the team members, Bugs, describes the falling chandelier scene from the 1943 movie. As the others remind him that they are at a drive-in movie and thus should fear no such thing this time, a chandelier comes crashing down. * In an episode of ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'', MacGyver's mortal enemy, Murdoc, who was horribly disfigured due to a flamethrower accident in a previous episode, disguises himself with a prosthetic face and goes by the name Jacques Leroux (a reference to Gaston Leroux). He falls in love with MacGyver's friend, Penny Parker, eventually kidnapping her, and the episode climaxes in an underground lair filled with booby traps. * ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' had an episode similar to the plot of ''Phantom of the Opera'' about a monster who lived in a high school and kidnapped a talented female violinist. (2000) * ''Goosebumps (1995 TV series), Goosebumps'': "The Phantom of the Auditorium" episode has a school put on a play called The Phantom. Unfortunately, someone is out to stop the show. (1995) * ''Flying Rhino Junior High'' features a character, Earl, who lives underneath the school and constantly wants people to call him 'The Phantom'. * ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'': In the episode Super Model, at the end Frylock comes without his goatee and is wearing firemen's clothes. Meatwad hands Frylock a Phantom mask and says to him that "the fire was so bad that it burnt your face". * In one episode of ''
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'' titled ''Pantin' at the Opera,'' the beloved Jack Russell terrier plays the role of Raoul de Chagny. * An episode of ''Babar (TV series), Babar'' features a Phantom-esque character who lived in the cellars of a rundown movie house, and frightened people away so that he could be left alone. He (unnecessarily) wore a domino mask. * Rhydian Roberts sang a version of "The Phantom of the Opera" in the 4th series of ''The X Factor'' (October 27, 2007). * ''The Muppet Show'' had a Phantom that haunted the theater dubbed "The Phantom of the Muppet Theater". * ''Mega Man Star Force 2'' has a character named Dark Phantom (Phantom Black in Japan). * In a season 2 episode of ''
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'', Leslie Nielsen appears in one of his first comical roles as a "Phunny Phantom" in a short feature titled ''The Phantom of What Opera?'' * In a season 4 episode of ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'', Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) is seen walking into a moviehouse called the Goethe Theater after hours. The feature film is ''The Phantom of the Opera''. In the stereotypical Phantom fashion, a "mysterious" shadowy figure inside is at the organ playing Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, Toccata and Fugue". Believing this organist to be a murdering shape-shifter, Sam sneaks up behind him in a gender-bender parody of the unmasking scene in an attempt to tear off his ear. This turns out to be an embarrassing mistake for Sam. * On ''Chowder (TV series), Chowder''s "List of Chowder episodes, Panini for President", Gorgonzola wears a black cape and Phantom's mask and a part from the Phantom of the Opera's Theme Song Beginning starts to play. * In Dean Koontz's book ''From the Corner of His Eye'', a Phantom reference is made on page 559, 2nd paragraph. * In Season 9 of ''Night Court'', in episodes 1 (173) and 2 (174), titled "A Guy Named Phantom (Part 1)" and "A Guy Named Phantom (Part 2)", Harry and Christine are both confused over their feelings for each other, but before they can work them out, the deranged Dan (referring to himself as "The Phantom," wearing a mask and cape, and living in hiding) kidnaps Christine at a courthouse costume party. * In the ''Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi'' film ''Degrassi Takes Manhattan'', a Phantom of the Opera poster can be seen in the background in one of the first scenes in New York. * In ''Phineas and Ferb,'' in an episode called ''Rollercoaster the Musical: Part 1,'' Phineas sings, and a famous musicals montage comes in during the song. ''Phantom of the Opera'' is one of them. * In ''Grey's Anatomy,'' Season 5, Episode 9 (In the Midnight Hour), the unmasking scene from Lon Chaney's 1925 Phantom of the Opera is seen playing on a TV screen in the Seattle Grace waiting room. * In the ''Monster High'' series, there is a character named Operetta, who is the daughter of the Phantom. * Hotel Transylvania 2 features
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(voiced by Jon Lovitz) as the organ player for the hotel. * An episode of ''Chucky (TV series), Chucky'' features Chucky (character), Chucky dressed up as the Phantom. After causing a chandelier to fall on seven people, he unmasks himself revealing his old face. * Nicki Minaj mentions the Phantom in her song ''Massive Attack (Feat. Sean Garret)'' rapping, "It's just me Kesuke Miyagi, Mr. Miyagi and the phantom of the opera, goin blocka muthaf****, got that big rocketlauncher" * Two references to the Phantom of the Opera were made in Scooby-Doo franchise: :* In the Season 1, Episode 3 episode of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', the episode's villain calls himself "The Phantom". Similar to the
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novel, he appears to have ghost-like properties through tricks and lives in a series of catacombs. While the main cast attempts to catch the Phantom with a Rube Goldberg Machine, there is also a chandelier that falls. :* In ''Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright'', the main villain of the movie is the Phantom of the Opera. In total, there are five “Phantom’s of the Opera” in the movie. * He appears as an Assassin-class Servant in the mobile RPG ''Fate/Grand Order'', voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu. * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' is referenced multiple times in ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. :* Season 3, Episode 9- "Dee is Dating a Retarded Person" :: After The Gang mock Charlie's "Nightman" song, Charlie retreats to his apartment, wears a black cape, places candles all around his room and composes his music on a keyboard in the dark. He is snapped out of this by Dennis. :* Season 6, Episode 7- "Who Got Dee Pregnant?" :: Charlie shows up to the Halloween Party dressed as The Phantom, though he admits he has no idea who The Phantom is and thought that the costume was a vampire. :* Season 10, Episode 3- "Psycho Pete Returns" :: Upon enlisting Cricket for help, Mac and Charlie see his face half covered by a cloak, resembling that of The Phantom. Charlie asks if he doing some sort of a "The Phantom of the Opera (novel), Phantom of the Opera thing" and Mac asks Cricket to take it off since he doesn't like it. Upon taking off the cloak, we learn half of Cricket's face was burnt when the gang locked him in their apartment and set it on fire. * In the mobile game Arknights, a high-rarity Operator with a tragic, theater-related backstory goes by the codename Phantom. He is accompanied by a black cat named Christine Daaé, Miss Christine. * At Universal's Epic Universe in the "Dark Universe" themed world on the dark ride ''Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment'', a Lon Chaney-styled Phantom can be seen near the start of the ride in the catacombs under Darkmoor before the experiment is begun. His pipe organ now has a pyrotechnic effect.


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