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67: Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Terence Fisher – Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg & Thorley Walters
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) | Hammer Horror & Peter Cushing Deep Dive Welcome to another atmospheric installment of the General Witchfinders podcast. In this episode, we are throwing chronology to the wind and jumping straight into the heart of the Hammer Films oeuvre. Having previously explored the Baron’s first experiment in The Curse of Frankenstein and his final bow in Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell , we now settle into the middle of the franchise with the 1967 cult classic: Frankenstein Created Woman . Directed by the undisputed master of gothic cinema, Terence Fisher , and featuring a career-defining performance by Peter Cushing , this film stands as one of the most intellectually provocative entries in the Hammer Horror canon. Interestingly, this is famously cited as one of Martin Scorsese’s favorite films, proving that the brilliance of the Baron transcends the "B-movie" label. The Soul of Science: Baron Victor Frankenstein In Frankenstein Created Woman , Peter Cushing returns as Baron Victor Frankenstein . Unlike earlier iterations where the focus was on the stitching of limbs and the reanimation of dead tissue, the screenplay by Anthony Hinds (writing as John Elder) takes a metaphysical turn. Here, the Baron is obsessed with the soul. The plot follows the wrongful execution of Hans Werner ( Robert Morris ), the lover of the physically scarred Christina Kleve ( Susan Denberg ). After Christina takes her own life in grief, the Baron captures Hans’s soul and traps it within Christina’s surgically repaired body. This results in a "soul-swapping" revenge thriller that remains unique within the Frankenstein series. Cushing’s performance is refined, showing a Baron who is less of a graverobber and more of a cold, calculated philosopher of the macab…