The reactions are in for The Bride!, and it sounds like horror fans should brace themselves for powerhouse performances in one of the year's most unique, twisted tales.

Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) has become so agonizingly lonely in his century of undead existence that he seeks out the eccentric Dr. Euphronius (a wonderfully wry Annette Bening).

Warner Bros. dominated the 2025 box office thanks to original horror hits, and the studio looks to continue the hot streak with The Bride!

While 2025 may have been a fantastic year for horror movies, 2026 is looking to make its mark as well Just months after Guillermo del Toro’s take on Mary Shelly’s classic Frankenstein, horror fans are getting a fresh and unique take on a Frankenstein adjacent story.

Exclusive: The Bride's Peter Sarsgaard and Christian Bale unpack their unlikely "gentlemen" in Maggie Gyllenhaal's monster movie

The new horror-romance is being called everything from "a modern classic" to an "unholy mess", earning it a 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a ton of comparisons to DC's Joker 2 in the days leading up to its release. Initially, it debuted to 54%, though, so we'll take the slight upswing into certified "fresh" territory...

Before Jessie Buckley stars in Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! alongside Christian Bale, the original horror classic is available to stream.

Jessie Buckley returns to the big screen to play one of horror’s most iconic characters – The Bride! But her creation in 1935 birthed something far more

The Asylum has released a new trailer for Frankenstein’s Bride, previewing the upcoming horror movie about the iconic monster’s wedding going very wrong. Frankenstein’s Bride is out now digitally.