Tag: Gothic
Mary Shelley and The Birth of Frankenstein
SARAH PARKIN examines how England's greatest gothic horror novel Frankenstein came to be and its affect when it was released...
Neglected Monsters, or Why Frankenstein was a Terrible Father
DR KAJA FRANCK marks International Women's Day by looking at Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, still politically relevant 200 years on...
John Polidori: Genesis of The Vampyre and the Byronic Hero
DR KAJA FRANCK explores how the birth of Frankenstein also involved the creation of the first English vampire novel by John Polidori
Gothic: The Proper Setting for the Paranormal
EDDIE BRAZIL tells us why gothic landscapes and buildings are the perfect setting for a spooky film, literature and art...
Was Dracula’s Guest a prequel to Dracula?
KAJA FRANCK ponders whether the Dracula's Guest short story was really a prequel to Dracula
Crimson Peak 2015 REVIEW
Crimson Peak 2015 is the latest gothic thriller from Guillermo del Toro. ANN MASSEY takes a look...