Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream charts the early life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, from her days as a youngster yearning for escape to her romance with Percy Bysshe Shelley and her eventual inspiration to write Frankenstein.
REVIEW: The Grotesque of Modern Frankenstein Has Been Done Before—And Better
As his student, Elizabeth is fascinated by the ways of Dr. James Frankenstein, a figure surrounded by controversy due to the conducting of unethical experiments he believes would serve the betterment of humanity. Swayed by what she believes are good intentions and her growing attraction to him, Elizabeth willingly becomes his protégé. She digs herself…
Making Frankenstein Personal: An Interview with ‘Called Into Being’ Frankenstein Zine Contributors
The Called Into Being zine Kickstarter (which has been fully funded!) describes itself as a celebration of the personal connection people feel with Mary Shelley’s landmark science fiction novel Frankenstein. We reached out to the zine contributors to talk more about their personal histories to the Frankenstein novel and adaptations of the story. Our thanks…
Q&A With Kiersten White Author of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
In The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, Kiersten White refocuses Mary Shelley’s original narrative structure on Elizabeth Lavenza and conjures a much darker and more cunning vision of Victor Frankenstein’s devoted wife-to-be.