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BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN’s honourable mention at the 2024 Rondos

The votes are in and, while BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN – the product of many talented film writers didn’t win a 2024 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Book of the Year (non-fiction), it did get an honourable mention. Huzzah!

Thank you to all of those who voted, and congrats to the winners 🙏

PS. If you’re not familiar with Rondo Hatton the Man, here’s some more info (and a glorious mug you’ll never forget – see featured image): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondo_Hatton

PPS. Time for a celebratory smoko with Frankie 🚬

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Book Launch & Screening: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (it’s a wrap!)

On 26th August 2023, Cinemaniacs launched our new book on James Whale’s classic BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN at ACMI in Melbourne, Australia.

This GLORIOUS event (emphasis intended) featured an introduction by the editor (me); followed by a screening of the film itself, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935); then a ‘meet the authors’ panel with Dr Eloise Ross, Stephen A. Russell, Dr Andrew Nette and Cerise Howard; followed by another screening from the Universal Monster Movie canon, FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943).

Somewhere amongst it all, we managed to sell all our books, give away custom-made fragrances, distribute a number of movie-related raffle prizes and – the cherry on top – be welcomed by Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff, in a special video greeting recorded especially for the night.

For me, most thrillingly of all was the electricity in the cinema – a full house, nonetheless – with everyone there to celebrate a film as old as the hills; proof that the power of a masterpiece never fades.

Here it is immortalised in pictures:

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The Locust Files podcast

It’s always a privilege to talk about cinema, and never more of a privilege than to speak about it with my incredible friend, Lee Gambin, who knows more about cinema than ANYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD (it’s a bold statement but one that I feel is fairly close to being accurate).

Lee asked me to join him for an episode of his new podcast series for Diabolique Magazine – The Locust Files – where he has already interviewed Craig Martin, Jarret Gahan, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Sally Christie, Bryan Norton, Jenni Olson and John Harrison. I step up to talk about THE FLY (of course), as well as my newer projects (SECONDS and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN), and a whole lot of other nonsense.

As it tends to happen with Lee, the conversation went off in a number of weird and wonderful directions. You can listen to it right here…

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Introducing the BRIDE party

Despite a minor COVID-19 setback (i.e. postponement of my trip to LA), the BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN book is making excellent progress. It’s mutated into something, I would argue, is even better and more beautiful than my initial ambition: a compendium of essays from a murder of curated writers, with myself acting as the editor.

I’m pleased to make a first announcement of contributors who have agreed to etch their words in blood and dance naked under the full moon – Sally Christie, Lee Gambin, Dan Golding, Jon Towlson and Stephen A. Russell. Each writer has nominated a specific topic/theme of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN on which they wish to focus.

Stay tuned for more news, as I’ll be revealing topics and further contributors as the project evolves. In the meantime…

Matrimonially yours,
Emma 🕸

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Hunting THE BRIDE in Los Angeles

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

I’m heading to LA in the first two weeks of May! Why?

Because I am researching my book on BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and, like Indiana Jones, I’m on a hunt for the Ark and whatever else I can uncover about this beautiful, important film.

Given this is a business trip, I’m open to any other cinema/film opportunities that might come my way. Stories? Interviews? Other potential jobs? Martinis at Musso & Frank’s? Hit me up with your requests.

I’m already looking forward to catching up with Mark Shostrom, Scott Essman, Tom Blunt, Sam Irvin, my LA housemate Louise Heseltine and the ghost of Ms Elsa Lanchester…

Email emma@emmawestwood.net

Matrimonially yours,
Emma 💋

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I am writing a new book: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

At my recent book launch, I had the pleasure of making an announcement: I’m writing a new book – another film monograph – on an extraordinary cinematic milestone, James Whale’s BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1935.

The book will be written for Neil Snowdon’s Electric Dreamhouse Midnight Movie Monographs series and it will join other excellent titles such as Martin by Jez Winship, Spirits of the Dead (Histoires Extraordinaire) by Tim Lucas and my other favourite David Cronenberg film, The Brood by Stephen R. Bissette.

While research is underway, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN is slated for release in 2020/21, which might sound like an eternity away but will be here before you can say, ‘She’s alive! She’s alive!’ (and don’t forget my book on THE FLY is now available).

Here’s a teaser of what to expect with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN…

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