The Bride! Review

The Bride! Review

From Horror Movie Talk by Horror Movie Talk: Horror Movie Review

March 11, 2026 · 1h 22m

About this episode

The episode reviews the film 'The Bride', a unique take on the Frankenstein story.

Synopsis You’ve heard the story of Frankenstein’s monster many times. Once just a few months ago in fact. But that is only half the story. Something has long been missing. What we really need is a femininominon. The Bride is about a woman named Ida who is (I think) possessed by the ghost of Mary Shelly. After causing a scene she is pushed down a flight of stairs to her death. Meanwhile our boy Frankenstein’s monster, or as the kids call him, frank, meets with a therapist to talk about his loneliness. Just kidding he goes to a mad scientist and begs for a sexy wife. You can see where this is going. Now resurrected and missing her memory, Ida must make fundamental decisions about her life. Who is she? What is she? Was she really just created to be someone’s wife? And does she even want this life? For all this and more, watch the movie yourself or stick around for the spoilers section. Review of The Bride! It wasn’t too long ago that we were recording an episode about a different take on Frankenstein, and going into the movie I was feeling a little burnt out by the story. I love Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (and by that I mean the book, not the movie that is…

Topics covered

  • Frankenstein
  • The Bride
  • horror
  • film review

Keywords

  • Mary Shelley
  • possession
  • mad scientist
  • loneliness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Bride!, Bride, Frankenstein

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