Father of Frankenstein

by Christopher Bram · first published 1995

Father of Frankenstein is a 1995 novel by Christopher Bram that speculates on the last days of the life of film director James Whale. Whale was an openly gay filmmaker and a pioneer in the horror film genre, directing such groundbreaking works as the 1931 Frankenstein and 1933's The Invisible Man. In 1998, Ian McKellen played Whale in the film adaptation of Bram's book, titled Gods and Monsters. The story has also been turned into a British play of the same title as the film which premiered in London at the Southwark Playhouse in February 2015.

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Original language:

English

Year page:

1995