The Curse of Frankenstein 4K 1957

Hammer's plot differs significantly from the classic one. Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) creates a superhuman from body parts. The result is a dull, virtually uncontrollable monster (Christopher Lee). Frankenstein's friend and teacher refuses to help Victor in his sinister experiments. But it's too late. The monster has been created and is now on the loose!

Unlike Mary Shelley's monster, Hammer's creature has no feelings, thinks about nothing, and is very much like a zombie. It is killed, then brought back to life. I won't reveal how it all ends.

The film is gorgeous and reminiscent of one of the scary fairy tales I loved so much as a child. The film crew probably worked with the same mood, ignoring such conventions as the age differences between the actors and their characters. And that only adds spice to this horror masterpiece.