Bride of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel, Frankenstein, is not only one of the finest works of literature in the English language, critiquing the dark limits of ambition at the height of Enlightenment positivity, it’s also considered to be the first science fiction novel. Its tale–a gruesome fiend cobbled together from dead bodies and cruelly abandoned by his father/creator to wander the night in search of cosmic acceptance and meaning–has reappeared in various forms throughout the years.
Director James Whale fashioned two classic horror films from the story, Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), both of which have been out …
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