Frankenstein (film)

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Frankenstein movies with their own pages include:

The following tropes are common to many or all entries in the Frankenstein (film) franchise.
For tropes specific to individual installments, visit their respective work pages.

Universal movies (1931-1948)

The best known incarnation of the story. First film was released 1931 and it got seven sequels with various family members of the original Dr. Frankenstein meeting the Monster, with the last four being Monster Mash Crossovers featuring The Wolf Man, Dracula and the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.

Tropes used in Universal Horror Frankenstein movies include:

Other tropes in the series:

  • I Am Not Spock: Boris Karloff subverts this, admitting that the Frankenstein movies are the only reason he became a successful actor.
  • The Igor: The Trope Maker is Fritz from the 1931 movie, while the Trope Namer is Ygor from Son of Frankenstein.
  • Suddenly Voiced: The Monster learns to speak in Bride of Frankenstein and The Ghost of Frankenstein. He is quickly reduced to his mute on both occasions.
  • The X of Y

Hammer series (1957-1974)

After couple decades of producing films of various genres, Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein started the company's famous gothic horror phase. Instead following the Monster as the Universal movies did, these films followed the exploits of the much more amoral Dr. Frankenstein. Peter Cushing plays the doctor in all movies, except in The Horror of Frankenstein which is a parodic remake of the first film with Ralf Bates as the doctor.

Tropes used in Hammer Horror Frankenstein movies include:
  • The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
  • The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
  • The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
  • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
  • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
  • The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
  • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Tropes in the series: