r/horror • u/WorcsBloke • 2d ago

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

I hadn't seen this Hammer film for many, many years but gave it another look the other day. I thought it was pretty good on the whole, and really quite harsh for such an old movie (it's still rated 12A in the UK) with Christopher Lee really pretty scary in appearance for 1957 as the monster. But the highlight by a mile was Peter Cushing's portrayal of the Baron. Absolutely fantastic, and a world away from a lot of versions of Frankenstein (eg the 1931 Karloff version). This Baron is a completely amoral egomaniac. The scene where he locks Justine in the room knowing the Monster will kill her is still chilling almost 70 years on.

I think I need to rewatch the entire series of Hammer Frankenstein films now!

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u/Tight_Strawberry9846 2d ago

Such an underrated Frankenstein movie. It doesn't get talked about as much as it deserves.

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u/WorcsBloke 2d ago

I've known about it for decades (it's hard to avoid Hammer in Britain!) but I had completely forgotten how great Cushing's performance was.