#MONSTERMONDAY!
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary
Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein - first printed on 1 January 1818.
As we are all probably know here, Hammer Films took on the Frankenstein
horror franchise in 1957, with Peter Cushing playing Baron FRANKENSTEIN.
'The Curse of Frankenstein' also starred Christopher Lee as the
creation and was the "first really gory horror film, showing blood and
guts in colour", according to Professor MacCormack on the BBC NEW
website today. Patricia MacCormack, is a professor of continental
philosophy at Anglia Ruskin University, and has published papers on the
horror genre.
'THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN' MONSTER had a very different aesthetic from the
first Universal studios film, Cushing's monster was covered in scars
and transplanted tissue - partly because the Universal Karloff-era
make-up had been copyrighted. But it's this "patchwork human, which was
touted as the closest to the monster of Mary Shelley's book," says Prof
MacCormack. "The idea of a patchwork humanity is at the very core of
Shelley's story.The film carries a strong message from the original
book: "Beware ambition, it seems to say. It's all about men
circumventing the role of women and the role of god - and the
consequences of that."
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