Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro and Mary Shelley
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The most iconic and popular of the studio’s monster movies, Whale’s film forever defined how people interpret and color the Frankenstein tale going forward, and led to direct parodies (“Young Frankenstein,
Photo: Daily Herald Archive/National Science & Media Museum/SSPL via Getty Images When Universal released its original Frankenstein movie in 1931, it opened with a warning that the film might horrify the audience and strain its nerves. On the surface, this ...
On Nov. 21, 1931, Universal unveiled the monster film in theaters, adapting a novel that was at the time an unproven commodity on the big screen. By THR Staff 1931's 'Frankenstein' On Nov. 21, 1931, Universal unveiled Frankenstein in theaters, adapting a ...
It’s been over 200 years since Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein was published on New Year’s Day in 1818. It has since spawned countless film and television adaptations that have made a cultural mark in monster cinema. James Whale’s version of ...
The Old Dark House doesn't have any famous Universal monsters, but it's nearly as good as the best of those classics.
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