Donovan's Brain is a 1942 science fiction novel by American writer Curt Siodmak. The novel was an instant success and has been adapted to film three times. Since then the book has become something of a cult classic, with fans including Stephen King, who discussed the novel in his 1981 book Danse Macabre and mentions it in his novel/miniseries It. Siodmak later wrote a sequel in 1968 titled Hauser's Memory and wrote a final sequel in 1991 titled Gabriel's Body.
Adaptations (3)
Donovan's Brain has been adapted into 3 films, from 1944 to 1962. The most recent is The Brain (1962).
The Lady and the Monster1944 · film · 86 min · dir. George Sherman · IMDb ↗IMDb5.6A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.
Donovan's Brain1953 · film · 84 min · dir. Felix E. Feist · IMDb ↗IMDb5.945%A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.
The Brain1962 · film · 83 min · dir. Freddie Francis · IMDb ↗IMDb5.2After the mysterious crash of a millionaire's private plane, scientists secretly harvest the dying man's brain and keep it alive in a laboratory in order to communicate via telepathy.
