History Film / BrideOfTheMonster

* DeusExNukina: That was one ''unstable'' octopus.

* AuthorAppeal: Lobo shares Wood's fetish for angora, stroking Janet's garment lovingly.

* [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow He Tampered In God's Domain]]: Vornoff learns the fate of making nuclear octopi.

* WildChild: Lobo might be a grown-up version. Eric has been wondering the globe for twenty years, and claims to have discovered Lobo in the wildnerness of Tibet.
* TheWorfEffect: the brutish strongman Lobo is easily beaten and killed by the empowered Vornoff.

The only Ed Wood-directed film to turn a profit. For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode, see ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E23BrideOfTheMonster here]]''.

The story follows one Dr. Eric Vornoff (Lugosi), who's been experimenting with nuclear power in a primitive laboratory in his mansion, in an effort to create an army of mutated supermen to do his bidding. [[IntrepidReporter Intrepid newspaper reporter]] Janet Lawton (Loretta King) starts investigating, as do the local police, including Janet's boyfriend, Lt. Dick Craig (Tony [=McCoy=]). Meanwhile, an Eastern-bloc agent named Prof. Strowksi (George Becwar) appears and tries to persuade Dr. Vornoff to return to their homeland; instead, he gets fed to Vornoff's pet octopus-monster for getting too pushy. In the end, Vornoff is betrayed by his assistant, "Lobo" (Creator/TorJohnson), after being [[TheDogBitesBack whipping him one time too many]], gets turned into the very monster he was trying to create, and is then blown up in an atomic explosion.

The only Ed Wood directed film to turn a profit. For the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' episode see ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E23BrideOfTheMonster here]]''.

''Bride of the Monster'' (originally known as ''Bride of the Atom'') is a 1955 horror film starring Creator/BelaLugosi and produced, directed and co-written by Creator/EdWood. A sequel, entitled ''Film/NightOfTheGhouls'', was made in 1959, but went unreleased for decades.

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The story follows Dr. Eric Vornoff, who is experimenting with nuclear power in a primitive laboratory in his mansion to create an army of mutated supermen to do his bidding. [[IntrepidReporter Intrepid newspaper reporter]] Janet Lawton starts investigating, as do the local police. Meanwhile, an Eastern-bloc agent named Professor Strowksi appears and tries to persuade Dr. Vornoff to return to their homeland; instead, he gets fed to Vornoff's pet octopus-monster for getting too pushy. In the end, Vornoff is betrayed by his assistant "Lobo" (Creator/TorJohnson) after being [[TheDogBitesBack whipped one time too many]], is turned into the monster he was trying to create, and is then blown up in an atomic explosion.

* MadScientist: Professor Doctor Eric Vornoff completely lives this trope. He has a MadScientistLaboratory, an [[TheIgor Igor]], [[HerrDoktor an eastern European accent]], he wants to prove [[TheyCalledMeMad people who called him mad]] wrong, he has an EvilLaugh and his plan is to [[ILoveNuclearPower create a race of atomic supermen]] [[TakeOverTheWorld to conquer the world]]. He's played by Bela Lugosi after all [[ChewingTheScenery who chews the scenery a lot]].

%% * ILoveNuclearPower

The story follows Dr. Eric Vornoff, who is experimenting with nuclear power in a primitive laboratory in his mansion to create an army of mutated supermen to do his bidding. [[IntrepidReporter Intrepid newspaper reporter]] Janet Lawton starts investigating, as do the local police. Meanwhile, an Eastern-bloc agent named Professor Strowksi appears and tries to persuade Dr. Vornoff to return to their homeland; instead, he gets fed to Vornoff's pet octopus-monster for getting too pushy. In the end, Vornoff is betrayed by his assistant "Lobo" (Creator/TorJohnson) after being [[TheDogBitesBack whipped one time too many]]), is turned into the monster he was trying to create, and is then blown up in an atomic explosion.

The story follows Dr. Eric Vornoff, who is experimenting with nuclear power in a primitive laboratory in his mansion to create an army of mutated supermen to do his bidding. [[IntrepidReporter Intrepid newspaper reporter]] Janet Lawton starts investigating, as do the local police. Meanwhile, an Eastern-bloc agent named Professor Strowksi appears and tries to persuade Dr. Vornoff to return to their homeland; instead, he gets fed to Vornoff's pet octopus-monster for getting too pushy. In the end, Vornoff is betrayed by his assistant (Creator/TorJohnson as "Lobo", [[TheDogBitesBack whipped one time too many]]), is turned into the monster he was trying to create, and is then blown up in an atomic explosion.

* MissedHimByThatMuch: Professor Strowski has spend years tracking-down Vornoff, and kept arriving at a location shortly after the departure of his target. He narrates that he missed Vornoff in Paris by a month, in London by a week, and at Loch Ness by a single day.

* SwampsAreEvil: Most of the film takes place in a swamp or the sole residence within it. It seems filled with natural death traps, as several scenes demonstrate. A cop muses that "This swamp is a monument to death. Snakes, alligators, quicksand, all bent on one thing- destruction!".

* WeatherDissonance: Characters note that the near-constant rain is unnatural for their area. At one point Dick Craig and his partner Marty discuss the situation. "Something strange about this rain. Lightning's been going crazy too. Maybe, it's like the papers say- all these atom bombs explosions, distorted the atmosphere". It is implied that Vornoff's experiments may be affecting the weather, but the lines seem to also reflect then-contemporary anxiety about climate change.

* HumansAreMorons: Vornoff is convinced that he is only called mad because humanity fails to comprehend his visionary work. "One is always considered mad, when one discovers something that others cannot grasp!".