Frankenstein

We've been talking about Shawn Levy's telling of the tale of Frankenstein for quite a bit now here on Dread Central, and finally an update has come. It's just not a good one.

Universal is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2012 and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy, which, as every horror fan knows, includes a plethora of genre films. A significant element of the centennial includes the extensive restoration of 13 of the studio’s most beloved titles, 6 of which are near and dear to our hearts.

We recently landed the first trailer and some behind-the-scenes eye candy for director Jordan L. Salkil's newest imagining of Mary Shelley's classic tale Frankenstein. After stitching things up nice and tight and jolting them with a bit of lightning, we're now ready to share.

Words alone cannot fully express to you how long I've been hoping to write this news story. If there's one thing that Blu-ray has been missing, it's a nearly thirty-foot aquatic eating machine with rows and rows of razor sharp teeth. Oh,mand some classic monster movies. Looks like all that is about to change.

With so many various Frankenstein projects swirling around us these days, it's hard to keep track of them all, but one we've been keeping an eye on for some time now is Gris Grimly's upcoming three-volume 200-page Frankenstein artbook, and today he showed off one of his newest illustrations.

It's not quite Halloween 2011 yet, but if you live in the Houston, Texas, area, you just might want to mark your calendars for the 2012 Halloween season, as that's when a new stage production of Frankenstein will be hitting the Country Playhouse. Phil Nichols will be acting as both designer and director for the play, and he's provided us with a sneak peek of some of his pre-production concept art.

With Hollywood readying several new twists on the legendary tale of Frankenstein, director Shawn Levy recently sat down with website Complex to discuss the script and the direction his take will be going in. Read on!

Who knew that Syracuse was such a hotbed of horror? It seems like every week they're either screening Shock Wave or The Human Centipede 2 or having a zombie night of some kind. Well then, you've got to figure the Orangemen know how to do Halloween…how's this for a double bill, Frankenstein and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (audience participation required).

It's official, kids! Fox has secured a director for its upcoming Frankenstein project, and we've got the skinny for you to chew on right here. Dig it!

Oh, Japan. We love your resiliency in the face of tragedy. We love your strange fascination with tentacles, and most of all we love your nothing short of outrageous films. Yet another monster-filled tale is on its way from the Far East, and we've got your first look at Kaibutsu-Kun right here!

With several new Frankenstein projects on the burner, we've been wondering which studio would be first out of the gate with theirs. News has just broken that Fox may find itself in the lead.

We live in a world in which you can never have too much Frankenstein. The big guy has been a staple of horror films since their inception, and we're so happy to see him keep on truckin'!

Already boasting a stable of artists that makes other studios green with envy, Gang of Seven Animation (aka G-7 Animation for those of you in the know) will now have a serious pile of scratch to go along with their impressive roster, thanks to a partnership with the Chinese government.

Remember when Guillermo del Toro announced he was doing his own version of Frankenstein. We do. Very well. As huge fans of anything Frankenstein related that announcement has been burned into our brains. It's been quiet on that front for a while. Until now.

For many, many months the good folks over at Austin's Mondo Tees have been delivering truly amazing horror themed artwork for lots of our favorite films. Pair them with the great Drew Struzan, and what do you get? A masterpiece, that's what.