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Frankenstein (1931)

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Queer Horror, Gay Horror, Lgbt Horror, Film Reviews, Queer, Tv & Film, Gay, Film History, Lgbt

4.7931 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Toss that girl in the pond and break out the good champagne because we're discussing James Whale's seminal horror film 'Frankenstein' (1931) to celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' (2025)!

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0:00.0

and you have to control yourself.

0:10.0

And welcome back to horror queers.

0:26.4

We're talking, you'll have plenty to be afraid of before the night's over.

0:30.7

We're talking, I don't like it, but here goes.

0:34.5

And we're talking, I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might even horrify you.

0:41.3

And I'm Joe. And I'm Trace. And we're talking, it's alive. It's alive. It's alive. It's alive.

0:47.9

My gosh, just broke my ears. Well, hopefully out the listener's ears. But yes, everyone, we are discussing James Wales' 1931 classic Frankenstein.

0:59.7

Indeed.

1:00.6

Yes, the queeruteur returns.

1:03.3

He sure does.

1:04.7

Although, this is probably the least queer art of all of his films that we've covered, all of his films.

1:09.3

We've covered Bride of Frankenstein.

1:10.4

We've covered the old dark house. and he did the invisible man as well

1:15.5

and the invisible man there we go my god i was like i could have sworn we've exhausted his like well

1:21.9

most of the films that we could cover from him most of the horror uvra absolutely because he

1:26.9

was really well known for making world War 1 films before this. Right. Yeah, coming soon to Patreon. No, just kidding. Not really our jam. Joe, I believe you said last week, this was a first time watch for you. I said that off air, but yes, it is. And it's weird, right? because this is the kind of film where you have seen so much of it. You know so much about it that you actually feel like you've seen it, even if you haven't. And yet, I found myself kind of pleasantly surprised. It's not just Frankenstein throwing that little bitch into the pond. It's not. I mean, here's the thing. This is a very short film. I mean, I think the credits, I mean, credit rolls at the 70 minute mark, maybe even the 69 minute mark of this movie. Yeah. Yeah. I think, you know, I mean, because generally speaking, I do think that bride of Frankenstein is considered the better film between these two. And I would agree with that. But I think it's just because it's a more, it's a more daring, almost audacious film, right?

2:22.9

Like, in some ways, this is the prototype.

2:25.2

And then Bride of Frankenstein says, but what if we made this a little bit meta and we

2:29.7

really went fucking camp?

2:31.4

Absolutely.

2:32.0

And that's also why I like, I tend to gravitate more towards sequels than original

2:35.8

films.

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