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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) is a horror film directed by Robert Florey, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story of the same name. Set in Paris in 1845, the film follows the twisted actions of mad scientist Dr. Mirakle as he kidnaps young women and infuses them with ape blood in attempts to create a companion for his talking sideshow ape, Erik. Among those who become entangled in Mirakle’s disturbing plans are medical student and detective Pierre Dupin, his fiancée Camille L’Espanaye, and their friends Paul and Mignette who visit the sideshow ...

The American pre-Code horror film Frankenstein (1931), directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., was adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling which in turn was based on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In a Bavarian Alps village, Henry Frankenstein and his hunchback assistant Fritz assemble a human body using parts from both recently buried bodies and executed criminals. In his tower laboratory, Henry’s ...