FRANKENSTEIN: THE MONSTROUS BIRTH OF A HORROR ICON AND CINEMA’S ODE TO THE MACABRE
Unearthing the Terror of Ingenuity: A Look Back at Frankenstein (1931) “It’s alive! It’s alive!” This electrifying line from James Whale’s 1931 cinematic masterpiece, Frankenstein, marks the birth of one of horror’s most enduring figures. Based on Mary Shelley’s novel and released in the heyday of the Universal Monsters era, the film presents a tale…