Mary Shelley sits down at her writing desk to compose the forward to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. In assembling her memories of the creation of her famous monster, Mary ...

We all know the tale of the mad scientist whose "unholy creation" became his undoing. Frankenstein's monster has taken many shapes over the years, but it first came to life two centuries ago, on pages ...

It was only a matter of time until Doctor Who did an episode about the very origins of science fiction. The story behind Mary Shelley’s seminal Frankenstein is almost as famous as the novel itself: In ...

Okay, so it's one of the most famous nights of literature revisited by the Doctor… we've all just seen it in the UK, spoilers for those who haven't… Doctor Who – The Haunting of Villa Diodati. Break ...

So what, exactly, were Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, Claire Clairmont and George Gordon Byron all really doing in the Villa Diodati in Lake Geneva (Switzerland, not Wisconsin) in the rainy summer of ...

We all know the tale of the mad scientist whose “unholy creation” became his undoing. Frankenstein’s monster has taken many shapes over the years, but it first came to life two centuries ago, on pages ...