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House of Frankenstein

1944 · 71 min

A creaky, atmospheric monster mash that feels like a haunted-house ride: gloomy, earnest, and oddly cozy in its gothic melodrama.

Tagline
All the screen's titans of terror - together in the greatest of All SCREEN SENSATIONS!
Overview
Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism2
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Written by
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Starring
Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Lionel Atwill, George Zucco
Music
Paul Dessau, Hans J. Salter
Cinematography
George Robinson
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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