From Dracula and the Wolf Man to Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

We worked out a timeline for the first shared cinematic universe.

Still, there had to be some reasoning there someplace, right?

No matter how much disbelief had to be suspended in the process.

(Dracula)

1871:The ship carrying the noblemans furniture arrives in England.

The entire crew is dead.

Count Dracula, as hes known, arrives in London.

Coincidentally the town is overrun with rats, and several deaths occur resulting from a mysterious blood disease.

Academic and physician Dr. Van Helsing becomes convinced this newcomer is responsible, and in fact is a vampire.

Van Helsing drives a wooden stake through Draculas heart as he sleeps, killing him.

For some reason, Van Helsing is vindicated and released.

To prove his theory, he sets up a laboratory in a tower near his home.

Unfortunately, the illiterate Fritz brings him the wrong brain.

The monster, though presumed dead, escapes unnoticed into the local woods with only a few serious burns.

The doctor further suggests they make a female creature this time.

The reanimated female creature does not care for the original monster.

He changes his name to Ygor and returns to the ruins of the old lab to hide.

On top of all the personal horror they recall, tourism never did pick up again.

Wolf sets about making amends.

He also finds the monster in an apparent coma down in the family vault.

Not pleased with this, Wolf shoots Ygor.

Not pleased withthat, the monster gets upset.

Much activity ensues, culminating in Wolf kicking the monster into a pool of boiling sulfur.

The locals hail Wolf as not so bad after all, and he goes away.

Meanwhile, the debate begins in the village over what exactly should be done with Frankensteins nearly vacant castle.

They wouldnt be going back to that bastard Wolf Frankenstein, thats for damn sure!

Some expected academic bickering ensues over whose brain, exactly, should be transplanted into the monster.

In the end, after another tragic mix-up, the creature is given Ygors brain.

The monsters disposition does not improve.

He is again trapped in a burning building and presumably dies.

While attempting to defend a local girl who is being menaced by a wolf, Larry is bitten.

He soon discovers that whenever theres a full moon, he turns into a wolf himself.

And whenever he turns into a wolf, bad things happen.

No charges are filed.

There, Alucard becomes embroiled in some Southern Gothic shenanigans.

His new wifes ex-beau sets fire to his coffin and Alucard dies when the sun comes up.

It also grew sideburns and developed an uncanny resemblance to Bela Lugosi.

Talbots doctor finally catches up with him and goes all googly-eyed at Frankensteins equipment.

He believes a brain transplant might be just the thing to help Larry.

Then he changes his mind and supersizes Lugosi-stein.

They hijack a one-man sideshow wagon, kill the owner/impresario, and steal his identity.

Niemann sets about tracking down all his enemies, dispatching them with Draculas help.

Dracula dies (again) soon thereafter.

Edelman keeps the coffin in his basement.

Well, again, theres some chaos.

Talbot becomes a werewolf and is shot with a silver bullet.

Daniel strangles Niemann for betraying him.

The monster throws Daniel out a window.

The monster grabs Niemann and humps him off into a nearby swamp, where they drown in quicksand.

Its unclear how he was revived this time around, but thats immaterial.

What matters is he knows Edelman has his coffin down there in the storeroom.

Edelman sets him on a program of blood transfusions and an all-purpose serum of Edelmans own invention.

Larry Talbot shows up, looking for a cure for his lycanthropy.

Its also unclear how he survived that silver bullet.

Edelman believes Larrys problem is pressure on the brain.

As his treatment is underway, Dracula continues with his old tricks.

Upset by this, Edelman drags his coffin into the sun and sets it on fire.

So much for Dracula, again.

How they got there from the quicksand is anyones guess.

Frankenstein is revived, but barely.

Talbot is finally cured, and Edelman is revealed as a monstrous killer.

Talbot then joins with a band of angry townsfolk to trap the monster in yet one more burning building.

(House of Dracula)

Later 1947:Talbot turns into a werewolf again, and curses Edelman bitterly.

Larry Talbot arrives from England to stop Draculas fiendish plan.

Chick and Talbot set out to rescue him.

The monster pursues Chick and Wilbur toward a waiting boat.

When the pier is set ablaze, the monster walks into the flames and the pier collapses.