Frankenstein

On a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Walton) and Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon) praise Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester) extravagantly for her creation of the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Mary, reminding them that her intention in writing the tale was to impart a moral lesson, advises that she has more of the story to tell. The scene shifts to the moments following the events at the end of Frankenstein…

200 anni dopo la sua scioccante creazione, Adam, la creatura portata in vita dal dottor Frankenstein, vive ancora sulla terra, dove è in atto una lotta tra le forze del Bene e del Male: da un lato i demoni che vogliono conquistare la terra, dall'altro i Gargoyles che hanno giurato di proteggere l'umanità. Adam, dopo…

Focusing on films outside the horror genre, this book offers a unique account of the Frankenstein myth's popularity and endurance. Although the Frankenstein narrative has been a staple in horror films, it has also crossed over into other genres, particularly comedy and science fiction, resulting in such films as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bladerunner, and the Alien and Terminator film series.