Frankenstein (1931) & Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Elysia and guest Ayesha discuss the classic Universal Monsters films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, exploring their adaptations and the filmmaking context of the era.

Ayesha from the Every Sci-Fi Film Ever podcast joins Elysia for a look at the classic Universal Monsters films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), discussing everything from on-set drama and injuries to Hollywood's new decency codes – to, of course, how the films both do and do not adapt the book they're based on. As they dissect the philosophy and filmmaking behind these movies, they also set the stage for that period of mad-scientist filmmaking, and give an overview of how the adaptations of this story have gone from there – up to a preview of the new Guillermo del Toro movie Frankenstein (2025) and Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming The Bride! (2026). Frankenstein on Every* SciFi Film Ever: 6. Frankenstein Goes To Hollywood 12. Mad Scientists: Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll & Boris Karloff The 1st Frankenstein film (1910, 13 min) 1931 & 1935 film short docs: "The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made A Monster" "She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein" Frankensteins on Film (Letterboxd list) Get in touch Email: WoolShiftDustPodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: Elysia Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2T Explore the Lorehounds network for more book /…

People in this episode

Host: Elysia

Guest: Ayesha

Topics covered

• Universal Monsters
• mad-scientist filmmaking
• film adaptations
• Hollywood history
• philosophy of film

Keywords

• Frankenstein
• Bride of Frankenstein
• Universal Monsters
• mad scientist
• film history
• adaptation
• Guillermo del Toro
• Maggie Gyllenhaal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Every Sci-Fi Film Ever, Wool-Shift-Dust, Lorehounds

Books & works: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Frankenstein (2025), The Bride! (2026)

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