Welcome to Chapter One of our Atomic Monsters and Mutations Deep Dive, where we trace the monstrous roots all the way back to the silent era. Long before mushroom clouds haunted the collective imagination, early cinema was already conjuring creatures to embody fear, science, and the unknown. From Georges Méliès' trick films to the haunting expressionism of Metropolis, we explore how pre-atomic monsters laid the groundwork for a new era of cinematic horror, one where the real terror wouldn’t come from the supernatural, but from science itself.
FILMS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
A Trip To The Moon (1902), Frankenstein (1910), The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Metropolis (1927)
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By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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