88 years ago:
The Bride of Frankenstein (US)
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from tho...
1935-04-20
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/229
#TheBrideofFrankenstein #JamesWhale #BorisKarloff #ValerieHobson #ErnestThesiger #Universal

"An audience needs something stronger than a pretty little love story. So why shouldn't I write of monsters?"

With an iconic #ElsaLanchester, unforgettable #ErnestThesiger, #ValerieHobson and #OPHeggie joining a peerless cast of Universal monster movie familiars, #JamesWhale's final genre film became the definitive horror sequel... and a truly unique Hollywood picture. #OnThisDay, in 1935, the immortal #BrideOfFrankenstein premiered at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco.

#Gothic #Horror

78 years ago:
A Place of One's Own (UK)
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
1945-03-20
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29368
#APlaceofOnesOwn #BernardKnowles #MargaretLockwood #JamesMason #ErnestThesiger #Horror #Movies