Frankenstein vs Bride of Frankenstein

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Frankenstein (1931), was a revolution pre-code Universal Monster Movie. In 1935, the Hays Code had been in place for a year and Universal released, The Bride of Frankenstein, which became arguably more iconic than its predecessor. This week on Geek History Lesson, Ashley is joined by Geek History Lesson Research Assistant and Talking Titans co-host Diego Anthony Nuñez to explore the cultural impact of both films. Which is better?

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0:00.0	Diego Anthony Nunez.
0:14.0	Yes.
0:14.6	Hi.
0:15.3	Do you think the bride of Frankenstein is more popular than Frankenstein?
0:20.5	Yeah. I'm going to have to say yes to that.
0:24.1	You know, it was funny because when we talked about this episode,
0:28.5	I did throw it into the ringer about talking about bride
0:31.2	because a lot of the stuff that's in the pop culture Z-geist
0:34.3	kind of derives a lot more from brideide than you would think than the original,
0:39.0	shockingly enough.
0:40.6	I like that.
0:41.7	This is a feminist franchise.
0:43.9	Yes.
0:44.4	And like Frankenstein, this podcast is alive.
0:47.8	So I'm going to say hello and welcome to geek history lesson.
0:50.9	I am Ashley Victoria Robinson.
0:52.9	And today I am joined by Diego Anthony
0:55.4	Nunez. Welcome to your Mind University because you have stumbled onto the podcast where we take
1:00.6	one character construct or monster from popular culture and teach you everything you need to know about
1:05.8	them in about an hour. We are joined today by the Igor of Geek History lesson, writer and research
1:12.4	GHL assistant, Diego Anthony Nunez, you've heard him here, you know him, you love him,
1:17.2	because we are celebrating the run-up to GDTs, a Frankenstein movie.
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