Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: Frankenstein
Scary Movies: Frankenstein (2025)
Of the classic movie monsters, my favorite is Frankenstein’s monster, so I was keenly interested to see this new version, directed by Guillermo del Toro. Oddly, I had a hard time finding a movie theater that was playing it. I live in an area… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Frankenstein (2025)”
Scary Movies: Ghost of Frankenstein
I have previously watched and rated Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein, and thought I’d continue working my way through the series. Plus, this has Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, right? How bad can it be? Well, actually, it doesn’t have Boris.… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Ghost of Frankenstein”
Scary Movies: Son of Frankenstein
Since I had reviewed so many Bela Lugosi films lately, I thought I would tackle the time he appeared with Boris Karloff in a Frankenstein film, and got the better of him. I mean, sure Frankenstein’s monster is in this, but it’s Lugosi who… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Son of Frankenstein”
Scary Movies: Lady Frankenstein
I’ll have a lot more scary movie reviews in October, but I couldn’t wait that long to test out a movie from a new DVD I received for my birthday with a dozen or so public domain horror films on it. I started with… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Lady Frankenstein”
Scary Movies: Bride of Frankenstein
Another of our movies from last year’s horror movie festival, and one of the few horror sequels to actually top the original. It roughly covers the second half of Mary Shelley’s novel, though not very faithfully. But the movie version introduces several ingenious little… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Bride of Frankenstein”
Scary Movies: Frankenstein (1931)
One of our movies during our annual horror movie festival last year, and a true classic. After Universal’s huge success with Dracula earlier in 1931, the film company searched for an immediate follow up, and settled on Mary’s Shelley’s 1818 morality tale of a… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Frankenstein (1931)”
