[Interview] ‘Your Monster’ Director Talks Halloween Party, Bride of Frankenstein Costume
Your Monster is a romantic comedy with a horror edge as sharp as a blade (or a broken ruler), in theaters now, with a never-better Melissa Barrera falling in love with her inner monster, set mostly around Halloween, and we talked to the writer and director Caroline Lindy earlier this week about the pivotal Halloween party scene, the decision to have Barrera’s character dress as the Bride of Frankenstein, and what Halloween itself means in her own life.
The film tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop. But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart and fall in love with her inner rage.
The film is written and directed by Caroline Lindy, starring Melissa Barrera (Scream, Scream VI, Abigail), Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ike Ufomadu, and Lana Young.
Your Monster is currently in theaters.
You can watch our exclusive video interview with Caroline Lindy, as well as the film’s official trailer, below.
