What is the title of the 1935 sequel to Frankenstein?

The title of the 1935 sequel to Frankenstein is Bride of Frankenstein. The Universal Pictures film follows directly from the 1931 movie and is both a continuation of the monster's story and a much more developed exploration of loneliness, companionship, and the consequences of creating life.

James Whale returned as director, while Boris Karloff again played the creature and Colin Clive returned as Henry Frankenstein. The plot draws on an episode from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel in which the creature demands a companion. Henry is pressured to construct a female being, but the experiment does not unfold as the creature hopes.

Elsa Lanchester plays Mary Shelley in the opening framing scene and also portrays the bride. Her brief appearance—with electrified hair and a startled recoil from the creature—became one of horror cinema's most recognizable images. The other options are separate Universal Frankenstein titles: Son of Frankenstein came in 1939, The Ghost of Frankenstein in 1942, and House of Frankenstein in 1944.