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Two years after directing an unusual documentary investigation into the vampire legend, monster maven Calvin Floyd tried his hand at traditional adaptation with the Frankenstein story. While TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN lacks IN SEARCH OF DRACULA’s secondary interpretations, Floyd's scholarly interest in narrative sources is still richly evident. Eschewing the lurid thrills of exploitation pictures, TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN shores up the gothic atmosphere of Mary Shelley’s original novel with its methodical pacing, Victorian costuming, Arctic-set frame story and altogether philosophical contemplation of dread.
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