How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | Flashback Review

How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | Flashback Review Southeast Asia Home Amazon Deals Pro-tips by Codashop PC PS4 Xbox One Nintendo Mobile Entertainment EsportsMoreSearch Home More About IGN SEAContactAdvertisePressUser AgreementPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyRSSIGN Southeast Asia is operated under license by Media Prima Digital Sdn Bhd (199901014126) Change Region United States United Kingdom Australia Africa Adria Serbian/Croatian Adria Slovenian Benelux / Dutch Brazil China / 中国 Czechia / Slovakia France Germany Greece / Ελλάδα Hungary India Israel Italy / Italia Japan / 日本 Korea / 한국 Latin America Middle East – English Middle East – الأوسطالشرق Nordic Poland Portugal Southeast Asia Spain / España Turkey / Türkiye world.ign.com Register / Login Register / Login Login Register How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | Flashback Review The Bride•March 7, 2026 How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | Flashback Review With Bride of Frankenstein In 1935, director James Whale brought to life more than just a would-be wife for his first monstrous creation. He helped electrify a Hollywood playbook that Marvel, DC and the rest of today’s franchisers are still using. Bride of Frankenstein is a dark and moody sequel, a departure from source material that forges its own path to become the peak of cinema’s Golden Era of movie monsters. But the film’s experiment couldn’t survive the pitchforks of censorship rallying behind the Hays Code in the 30s. IGN’s Scott Collura reviews the 90 year old all-time classic, then talks with Clint Gage about the meta opening scene, the tropes that science fiction still can’t put down and the perfect campiness of little people in glass jars.IGN’s only been around for 30 years, but movies have been going for much, much longer than that. And the thing is, so many of them have never been reviewed by us. But that’s where IGN’s Flashback Reviews come in, so today we’re jumping almost 90 years back in time to talk about one of the greatest horror movies ever made… if you can even call it a horror movie, that is: Bride of Frankenstein! Share Related 13:40 The Bride Video Review 02:30 The Bride! – Official Trailer 02:03 The Bride! – Official Teaser Trailer 13:40 The Bride Video Review 02:30 The Bride! – Official Trailer 02:03 The Bride! – Official Teaser Trailer 10:09 Marathon: Which Shell Should You Pick? 05:00 Next Xbox Console "Project Helix" Teased by New CEO – IGN Daily Fix 01:39 Echoes of Aincrad – Official Announcement Trailer Comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments. Ad ©2026 IGN Southeast Asia is operated under license by Media Prima Digital Sdn Bhd (199901014126) ‘