
Movies that feel likeSon of Frankenstein (1939)
If you loved Son of Frankenstein, the closest films we have are Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). All three share Son of Frankenstein's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is White Zombie (1932).
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If Son of Frankenstein hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Frankenstein (1931) · Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath

Two things both keep coming back to: murder and black and white

One thread runs through both: black and white
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Son of Frankenstein does

Cerebral horror, and it commits to that

Both lean on dread more than on science fiction

Horror with a pulse of unease, in both cases
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder
The difference: 35 years apart, and the 1970s show

Dread-soaked science fiction in both cases
The difference: Trades the ideas of Son of Frankenstein for an angle of its own

Horror built on ideas, twice over

Both lean on unease more than on science fiction

The shared currency is ideas

Horror in the same key
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