“In 1816, no one was clamoring for a woman to write anything, let alone ghastly, gothic horror stories,” says playwright ...

Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein in 1816 when her friends held a competition to write a scary story. Her friends included the famous poets Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. Shelley’s story ...

And in those pages was a faithful understanding of Victor Frankenstein, the young and eager medical student living in 18th century Switzerland. By that detail alone, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ...

That popular conception of Frankenstein’s monster comes less from Mary Shelley’s original 1818 novel, and more from the iconic films produced by Universal Pictures. In the 1930s and 1940s ...

In this Weather Wednesday we look into how weather may have played a role in the literary classic creation of Frankenstein.

Using original music alongside quotations from the source, this short clip introduces the key plot, themes and characters found in Mary Shelley's classic novel. A musical summary of the themes ...

An enduring symbol of Halloween, Frankenstein has become an iconic figure of horror since its origins in Mary Shelley’s 1818 ...

Anyone expecting a Boris Karloff lookalike, angry villagers with pitchforks and torches and dear old Peter Cushing’s hair ...

Get Out' star Betty Gabriel recalls the power of Kenneth Branagh's horror adaptation of 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.' ...

Re-released in honor of its 50th anniversary, “Young Frankenstein” remains one of the greatest parodies of all time and a ...

In a fresh spin on Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, actor Beejan Land steps into the role of Frank in "Frankenstein's Last ...