Frankenstein (1931)

Name: Frankenstein
Genre: Horror, Classic Monster, Sci-Fi Horror
Released: 1931

Directed by James Whale · Masters of Horror profile

Boris Karloff under Jack Pierce's flat-top makeup. 'It's alive!' became the genre's battle cry.

Classic MonsterSci-Fi Horror

Where to watch Frankenstein

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920
Expressionist sets and shadows shaped Universal's look; several Universal talents came from German film.
The Golem: How He Came into the World 1920
A towering, misunderstood clay man, a decade before Karloff.
Frankenstein 1910
Both adapt Mary Shelley; Whale's version became the definitive image.

Universal opened the castle doors, and the monsters became stars.