Frankenstein

Movie · 1931

This classic Universal horror film leans on atmosphere and dread rather than gore, with almost no blood on screen. The monster's appearance and a small number of deaths -- including a child -- are the main points of concern.

Harm to childrenMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseFlashing lights

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Medical traumaopening scenesMild

Grave-robbing sequences show the main characters collecting bodies and body parts for the experiment.

Flashing lightsthe creation sceneMild

Repeated, intense electrical flashes during the monster's reanimation; the most pronounced light-strobe moment in the film.

Abuse & manipulationearly in the filmMild

The monster is kept chained in a cellar; a character threatens him with a torch and whips him.

4 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own settings, in Little Later.