The Lady and the Monster story
An attempt to keep alive the brain of a multimillionaire after his death results in the creation of a telepathic monster. The man then takes over the medical assistant's mind, and the "lady" of the title has to fight it. It is based on the 1942 horror novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak.
15 total · 8 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brain disembodiment technology | major | Franz Mueller removed William H. Donovan's brain and kept it alive in a jar. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Franz Mueller worked diligently in his self-built advanced scientific laboratory set in an old castle to keep William H. Donovan's brain alive in a jar. |
| mind transfer technology | major | The mind in William H. Donovan's disembodied brain partially transferred itself into the brains of Patrick Cory and Franz Mueller. |
| personal identity | major | The mind in William H. Donovan's disembodied brain partially transferred itself into the brains of Patrick Cory and Franz Mueller. |
| revival long after death | major | Franz Mueller specialized in research on the human brain and obsessively conducts experiments on brain tissue, believing that a human brain can be maintained even after a man's death. He kept the brain of the infamous investment banker named William H. Donovan alive after his death. |
| romantic love | major | Janice Farrell and Patrick Cory. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Franz Mueller for knowledge of how to keep brains alive after death. |
| what if I was combined with another person | major | The mind in William H. Donovan's disembodied brain partially transferred itself into the brains of Patrick Cory and Franz Mueller. |
| brainwaves | minor | Franz Mueller studied the brainwaves of living brains. |
| legal occupation | minor | Collins was retried for murder. |