“If you only see one movie this year, it should be Frankenhooker” – Bill Murray (1990)
Grief affects each and every man in a unique way. Some respond with the self-harm of drug and alcohol abuse, others might embark on a life affirming quest to make meaning of the life that fate has left in tatters. The protagonist of Frankenhooker chooses to rebuild the body of his dead girlfriend using organs and limbs harvested from dead prostitutes. I’m not a judgmental man so I’ll refrain from mocking his individual way of paying respect to a loved one but I have to admit it’s a deeply unconventional response to grief. I’m not sure exactly which stage of the grieving process it would cover, perhaps ‘necrotechnomancy’ comes directly after ‘bargaining’ and before ‘acceptance’. Nevertheless, it’s the premise for a fantastically gorey romance from beyond the grave.
