Frankenstein - Cultographes

James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) spawned a phenomenon that has been rooted in world culture for decades. This cinematic Prometheus has generated countless sequels, remakes, rip-offs, and parodies in every media, and this granddaddy of cult movies constantly renews its followers in each generation. Along with an in-depth critical reading of the original 1931 film, this book tracks Frankenstein the monster's heavy cultural tread from Mary Shelley's source novel to today's Internet chat rooms.

List of contents

Acknowledgements1. Welcome to Nightmare Theatre: Meeting Frankenstein2. Assembling a Monster3. The Monster Mash: Sons of the House of Frankenstein4. Beyond the Clouds and Stars: Surveying Frankenstein5. The Monster's PlaceAppendix: The Frankenstein Family TreeBibliographyIndex

About the author

Robert Horton is the author of Billy Wilder: Interviews (2001) and the zombie-western graphic novel Rotten (2010) and its spin-off The Lost Diary of John J. Flynn (2012). He is also a contributor to Film Comment and KUOW-FM, and curator of the Frye Art Museum's Magic Lantern program.

Summary

Along with an in-depth critical reading of the original 1931 film, this book tracks Frankenstein the monster’s heavy cultural tread

Product details

• Authors: HORTON, Robert Horton
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2014
• EAN: 9780231167437
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16743-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 115 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Cultographies; Cultographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Film, TV & radio, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Guides & Reviews, Film guides and reviews, Film; Popular Culture