NEARLY TWO HUNDRED YEARS AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF HER AMARANTHINE NOVEL, MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN HAS PROVED AS RESOLUTELY INDESTRUCTIBLE AS HER MONSTER.
Ever since the first one-reel 16mm cinematic adaptation was made by the Edison Company and director J. Searle Dawley in 1910, there have been numerous interpretations, sequels, spin-offs and satires that feature the Bavarian boffin and his unholy progeny. These efforts range from the exquisite (The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935) and the parodic (Young Frankenstein, 1974) to the downright regrettable (Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter, 1966).
In 1990, at a time when most variations on the mad scientist theme were thought to be well exhausted, Roger Corman was about to give life to his own contribution to Frankenstein film lore. Twenty years after helming the high-flying historical drama Von Richthofen…
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RUE MORGUE (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 160 October 2015 Halloween Special Issue