Remaking the Frankenstein Myth on Film
Remaking the Frankenstein Myth on Film
State University of New York Press | July 2003 | ISBN-10: 0791457699 | 288 pages | PDF | 2.3 MB
State University of New York Press | July 2003 | ISBN-10: 0791457699 | 288 pages | PDF | 2.3 MB
Focusing on films outside the horror genre, this book offers a unique account of the Frankenstein myth's popularity and endurance. Although the Frankenstein narrative has been a staple in horror films, it has also crossed over into other genres, particularly comedy and science fiction, resulting in such films as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bladerunner, and the Alien and Terminator film series. In addition to addressing horror's relationship to comedy and science fiction, the book also explores the versatility and power of the Frankenstein narrative as a contemporary myth through which our deepest attitudes concerning gender (masculine versus feminine), race (Same versus Other), and technology (natural versus artificial) are both revealed and concealed.