A masterpiece that transcends the boundaries of time, Frankenstein was described by author Mary Shelley as “a moral lesson of the punishment that befell a mortal man who dared to emulate God.” The horror of a scientist’s creation, or rather re-creation, raises all sorts of ethical questions still addressed today: science and biology, faith and religion, and the quest for immortality—the original lie of the serpent. The minimal, musicless soundtrack adds an urgency to the Monster’s brutal reign of terror. And closer inspection might reveal that the monstrosities are not limited to one reanimated corpse.
—Persona Loy