The Bride may have been a human patch but she is alive and well in the mind of illustrators and artists the world over.
Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to the influential Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as The Monster.
Played by Elsa Lancaster, the character created as a mate for the Monster has became ingrained in global conscience and even if you haven’t seen the movie (which, I must confess, is my case) her iconic hairdo and figure is instantly recognizable.
So recognizable indeed that many interpretations of this lady can be found (Marge Simpson’s cone hair anyone?), drawn and painted by a plethora of talented people. Some of them, are artists I’ve already posted about, others are new, but either way it’s fascinating to see the source of inspiration this lady has been to so many people.
Michelle Mia Araujo
Sarah Joncas
Dienzo
Emma Mount
Mike Bell
Flounder
Medusa The Dollmaker
Blasterkid
“Ghoulish” Gary Pullin
Scott Kaiser
Dave MacDowell
Sid Stankovitz
Alex Kirwan
A.V. Phibes
Mark Hammermeister
R.A. Parslow
Mister Bones
Tom Whalen
Martin Ansin
Both images by Isabel Samaras
Both images by Mab Graves
…and last but not least, I couldn’t resist to some Muppet nonsense to cap this off :)
Bride of Frankenstein Redux
The Corpse Bride and other tales
Tom Whalen’s horror movies poster series
Julianne Moore for Bulgari
Mother’s Day
Loved seeing these collected together like this (as I am obviously quite obsessed) and you MUST see the movie, it’s absolutely gorgeous (though after all this you might be shocked and disappointed to find out how little the Bride is even in the film, sigh…).
Oh, thank you so much for the comment, I absolutely love your work! I must check the movie, it really is a big miss for me.
some of them i still think they are creepy, haha! =D really, when i was little, i was afraid of seeing such images… but now i think they are another type of art.
I always had a slight fascination with morbid things (I loved horror movies as a teenager and I still do), but I think it’s a big feat making this kind of images and still managing to make the viewer drawn to it, even if it’s something they find scary, to achieve that feeling of this creeps the hell out of me but I can’t stop looking at it :)
For years I have begged a husband and wife who are friends of mine to dress as Frankenstein’s Monster and the Bride for Halloween. They keep refusing, saying those characters are ugly!
Anyone who thinks Elsa Lanchester is “ugly” as the Bride ought to have their body cut up and the parts sold off for medical experiements.
Love the bride… :)
No way, she’s amazing, I’d love dressing up as the Bride for Halloween, that’s actually a great idea!
The funny thing is, my friends look like the Bride and the Monster even without makeup.
Well, maybe they’re aware of that and there’s some subsconscient trauma there :D
What a fabulous post. Yay!!
Hi sweetie, thank you for all your comments :)
Love this Frankenstein post, some of the Brides are quite pretty and I could say sexy, but there are some honest to God ugly ones. Love the browes and long eyelashes on them, though. The Bride of Frog`n`swein is my faworite, I absolutely love the title and Miss Piggy looks amazing :) This made my day :)
I have something of a Muppet adoration, I have a calendar of them making fun of famous movies, it’s hillarious, maybe I’ll share them one day on a post to make people smile a bit :)
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I just made my rendition too! :) Enjoy.
http://www.apricotmantle.com/?cat=4
Hi, I love the Bride! Great post! Check out my rendition of the Bride of Frankenstein, you might dig it.
http://www.jessicawardart.com/2010/09/21/the-bride-of-frankenstein/
I dig it! Yer Hot too.
Omg what can i say this is some of the best work i have ever seen what an amazing picture collection of the bride this is so awesome i love, Sarah Joncas,Mike Bell, Dave MacDowell and A.V. Phibes work best