Review of Bride of the Monster (1955) by Nicholas D — 28 Jan 2008

The Plan 9 of the horror genre. Hilarious in it's awfulness. Watch it back to back with Plan 9 for an orgy of so-bad-it's-good-ness.

This review of Bride of the Monster (1955) was written by Nicholas D on 28 Jan 2008.

Bride of the Monster has generally received negative reviews.

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