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- The Best Monster BooksReading list
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic monster story that has been adapted for stage and screen many times. The story follows Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a monster from the parts of dead bodies. The monster is initially grateful to Frankenstein for bringing him to life, but he soon realizes…
- The Best Gothic Horror BooksReading list
Frankenstein is a gothic horror novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1818. The novel tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Frankenstein’s creation is brought to life, but shortly afterwards, he abandons it in horror. The…
- Lewis GordonInterview
I realized I was in love with philosophy when I was in college. I was taking at times 8 classes each semester. When I went to register a few semesters later, I was informed I could complete my degree in a short time, but I didn’t have a major. I asked about which areas I had the most credits in, and I was informed…
- Jonathan MaberryInterview
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson definitely influenced me most, and still does. It was the first horror novel to use real science to amp up the fear and tell a more believable story. Earlier books like Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and so on, allude to the science but…
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