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We have already established that James Whale’s 1931 classic Frankenstein was the film that really kickstarted the Horror Genre and gave it a look, a feel and a mood that was distinctly and uniquely unto itself.
He would go on to refine its mechanics further, and more indelibly.
With Whale’s own 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, we had the beginning of not just what has now become the relentless cycle of the horror sequel, but of the horror superstar ethos. The Monster was now the main attraction. He may have been the draw of the first film, as any self-respecting “monster” would be, but he was also much more than just the lurking menace of the drama – he became the film. Not just because of the carnage he could cause, but because his story was what audiences clamoured to see....
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We have already established that James Whale’s 1931 classic Frankenstein was the film that really kickstarted the Horror Genre and gave it a look, a feel and a mood that was distinctly and uniquely unto itself.
He would go on to refine its mechanics further, and more indelibly.
With Whale’s own 1935 sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, we had the beginning of not just what has now become the relentless cycle of the horror sequel, but of the horror superstar ethos. The Monster was now the main attraction. He may have been the draw of the first film, as any self-respecting “monster” would be, but he was also much more than just the lurking menace of the drama – he became the film. Not just because of the carnage he could cause, but because his story was what audiences clamoured to see....
Read the full review...
