Frankenstein Night to honour visiting Canadian Frankenstein Blogger at Mary Shelley’s birthplace

SARAH PARKIN reviews Frankenstein Galvanized, a new edition and essays on the Mary Shelley classic

HOWARD JACKSON says horror genre classics Frankenstein and Dracula were ahead of their time

Frankenstein Galvanized, launched recently at Covent Garden, is a new edition of the classic Mary Shelley gothic tale

Full links to SARAH PARKIN five-part series on Mary Shelley and The Birth of Frankenstein

SARAH PARKIN concludes her Mary Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein series by describing the novel’s legacy

ADAM SCOVELL says The Bride of Frankenstein “showcases all of Whale’s wonderfully subversive & quintessentially British qualities”

In Part 4 of Mary Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein, SARAH PARKIN looks at the mixed reaction the gothic novel received when it was released in 1818

In Part 3 of our series, SARAH PARKIN focuses on events surrounding the famous visit to Lake Geneva, where Mary Shelley conceived the gothic classic Frankenstein

Today in Part 2 of our series, writer SARAH PARKIN looks at the teenaged Mary Godwin’s budding relationship with Percy Shelley and the surrounding scandal that led to the birth of Frankenstein

SARAH PARKIN begins her five-part weekly series on Mary Shelley and The Birth of Frankenstein, examining how the author’s parents had a strong influence on the making of the gothic masterpiece

Here’s a small selection of the classic horror public domain books available on Amazon!

First ever Frankenstein film was made by the Edison Company in 1910

I WATCHED Frankenstein (1931) today – the first time I have seen the complete film in over 20 years. To my delight, I discovered the copy I had was the restored version.

This week celebrates the 80th anniversary of James Whale’s Frankenstein’s original release in November 1931.