Frankenstein Returns

In 1994, Kenneth Branagh made Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. His movie follows the same basic plot as Shelley’s novel. In this movie, Frankenstein’s monster is not a flat-headed, growling monster. It is an intelligent and sensitive creature.

Frankenstein’s monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is like the character in the classic novel.

Frankenstein’s monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is like the character in the classic novel.

Stamp of Approval

The movie monsters of the 1930s and ’40s have had a lasting effect on popular culture. In 1997, the U.S. Postal Service made the Classic Movie Monsters postage stamps. These stamps also honored the work of makeup artist Jack Pierce.

The work of these horror movie pioneers helped make the monsters popular. Because of them, Frankenstein’s monster and the Wolf Man continue to be popular today.

This stamp of Frankenstein’s monster is one in a series that honors classic movie monsters.

This stamp of Frankenstein’s monster is one in a series that honors classic movie monsters.

In Other Words

  • an intelligent and sensitive a smart and easily upset

  • these horror movie pioneers early makers of horror movies

Before You Move On

  • 1. Evidence and Conclusion What information tells you that classic monsters were not forgotten?

  • 2. Compare How is the movie Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein like the original story?