Smithsonian Magazine

In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the ...
Queerty

Why iconic horror ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ is an electrifying queer classic

While 'The Bride!' seems destined to be a future camp classic, let's revisit the original 'Bride Of Frankenstein' & unpack its queer subtext.

A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s bride as a feminist icon

Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 ...

‘The Bride!’: Stars Who Played Bride Of Frankenstein Before Jessie Buckley

Before Jessie Buckley's "The Bride!", other major stars played The Bride of Frankenstein. Find out who else played the iconic character.

I Thought I Knew What To Expect From The Original Bride Of Frankenstein Movie, But I Just Watched It, And WTF?

It served as the first sequel in a string of Frankenstein movies Studios made in the 1930s and 1940s. The plot revolves around Henry Frankenstein attempting to desert his past experiments and live a ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley reimagine Frankenstein’s bride

With the release of “The Bride!” we asked scholars, film curators and experts in Mary Shelley’s work why so few women have ...