Maud Gunnerson

Maude Gunnerson was a stage actress who operated out of London, England in the late 19th century. She was the lover of an actor named Simon, who was brash and controlling. Maude described him as something of a "beast". Maude worked for Vincent Brand at the Grand Guignol theater, and acted in a series of penny dreadful plays. One play involved her becoming the blood-soaked victim of a hideous beast. Maude earned the attention of a stage hand named Caliban, who was actually the Frankenstein Monster. Maude was very kind to him, and did not shrink away at the sight of Caliban's facial scars. Caliban began to develop a deep longing for Maude and approached her in her dressing room. His advances were strong and unwarranted and he ended up scaring her. She complained to Vincent Brand who was put in the reluctant position of having to fire Caliban.