During all that period she appeared to me the most amiable and benevolent of human creatures. Elizabeth stands and addresses the court in hopes that her testimony will sway the jury into finding her good friend Justine innocent. A fierce courtroom renders all the witnesses fearful to come forward. In this scene, Justine has been taken to court having been framed for the murder of Victor's baby brother William. I look forward to resurrecting this community again. I will be contributing more to this blog, posting the page of the week and updating you on any and all progress. I am almost done wrapping up sketches for volumes 2 and 3, which means I will be moving onto illustrating pages. It feels good to be getting back into this project. A tragic victim on the verge of the same misfortune delivered to the Monster. a creation that is both horrifying and appealing.
Without making it evident, I allude to fetishism with imagery mimicking tights, corsets and platform heels. I wanted my bride to not only capture horror and sympathy but also sexuality. I don't see myself a part of any genre, but I'm fascinated by the spectacle of these fashions. Most of these "raw materials" came from my love for styles found in horror punk, death rock and goth culture. I drew upon my own interests and elements of my modern world to piece together the character. Even though she doesn't play near the role in the book that she does in Whale's film, I think it is important that her image is as developed as any other character in the book. Over the past week, I've been working on the design for the Monster's Mate for my illustrated version of Frankenstein. But it is this exact vision that gave birth to the horror icon of beauty and worship that she is today. Only a flaming homosexual would think to model a female monster after a Queen. The look for the bride came from James Whale and Ernest Thesiger, inspired by Queen Nefertiti of Egypt and Maria of Metropolis.
Whale, like Edward Gorey and Charles Addams, had the keen skill of knowing the exact measurements when it came to combining humor with morbidity.Īnother reason why "Bride" has such an impact on me (again having to do with Whale's unique style) is the design for the Monster's Mate. A scene that has always tattooed it's image on my brain is Doctor Pretorius sitting in a crypt, having wine by candlelight with a pile of female bones which he exhumed. This style elevated "Bride" into a much more charming film (although less frightening than it's predecessor). Being the sequel to the hugely successful "Frankenstein", Whale had more freedom to put his stamp on the film. It was extremely edgy for the time period, taking jabs at religion and alluding to homosexuality. It is the perfect combination of horror, camp, comedy and style. One of my favorite horror films (or in any genre for that matter) is "The Bride of Frankenstein" by James Whale.
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