tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post2847951213421341660..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: THE HOT BABES OF HORROR: "THE BRIDE"Bunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-16692698765087328672008-10-17T13:39:00.000-04:002008-10-17T13:39:00.000-04:00I know the Bride predates Wednesday and that she's...I know the Bride predates Wednesday and that she's eerie and all, but when I think "Goth" a figure clad in white doesn't enter my head. All of the Goths I've ever personally encountered went with black, and on some occasions a red or deep maroon. White kind of takes away from the aesthetic IMHO.<BR/><BR/>But she is eerie as hell and a seminal creation, so upon careful reconsideration I'd say you're right, although now you've inspired me to dig deep into the silents...Bunche (pop culture ronin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-7571417776554159532008-10-17T13:24:00.000-04:002008-10-17T13:24:00.000-04:00>I'd say the face that launched a thousand ...>I'd say the face that launched a thousand Goths would be either Vampira or Morticia Addams.<BR/><BR/>The Bride predates thm both by a few decades. I think she even predates Charles Addams' "family" cartoons by several years. <BR/><BR/>Even so, Lon Chaney's assistant in London After Midnight predates <I>those</I> Goth-girl progenitors. <BR/><BR/>http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/1682002909_8a0cb3c36f.jpg?v=0<BR/><BR/>And Theda Bara trumps them all. <BR/><BR/>http://tara.freeblog.hu/files/Theda%20Bara%20-%20Cleopatra%20(1917)%20(RC1AA).jpg<BR/><BR/>PS: Thanks for the Bride post! It inspired me to re-watch <I>Gods and Monsters</I> again last night. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-74321762326138910132008-10-16T17:39:00.000-04:002008-10-16T17:39:00.000-04:00Have you seen Metallica's Kirk Hammet lately? He g...Have you seen Metallica's Kirk Hammet lately? He grew his hair back out, and he now has white streaks just like the Bride. Then again, he always used to play the Munsters theme song as his guitar solo, so it kind of fits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-25337432624643020722008-10-16T15:27:00.000-04:002008-10-16T15:27:00.000-04:00It's a credit to Elsa Lanchester that she manages ...It's a credit to Elsa Lanchester that she manages to be every bit as creepy and weirdly sexy in her role as Mary Shelly in the prologue. I love that weird little tilt of her head when she delivers the line, "it will be published... I think."Kevie Metalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908746632909933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-36007537750879596902008-10-16T10:54:00.000-04:002008-10-16T10:54:00.000-04:00I'd say the face that launched a thousand Goths wo...I'd say the face that launched a thousand Goths would be either Vampira or Morticia Addams.Bunche (pop culture ronin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-26969869188177386762008-10-16T09:43:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:43:00.000-04:00"Was this the face that launched a thousand Goths...."Was this the face that launched a thousand Goths...?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-69580054562714064232008-10-16T08:28:00.000-04:002008-10-16T08:28:00.000-04:00I've read many explanations over the years explain...I've read many explanations over the years explaining the Bride's wacky 'fro.... Yours is as good as any.<BR/><BR/>Glad I'm not the only one who always thought she was cute as a button!John Blighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543592173944572738noreply@blogger.com