Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein gets spooky first look with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi It's alive! Total Film · Nov 21, 2024
‘A final warning from God’: Lech Blaine’s memoir pits an average Australian family against an avenging archangel They say everyone has a book inside them. Some people are unfortunate enough to have more than one. The Conversation · Nov 8, 2024
Australian Gospel: A Family Saga by Lech Blaine review – a sensational tale, skilfully told Author’s compassion and progressive vision of family stand out in incredible saga charting the acrimonious relationship between two families The Guardian - AU · Oct 31, 2024
‘I lived in absolute fear of him’: Lech Blaine on finding humanity in the born-again prophets who terrorised his family Blaine’s working-class Queensland family represented everything Michael Shelley hated about Australia. The only problem was his children were Blaines The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2024
Best Gothic novels for classic, dramatic and unsettling stories Make every season spooky Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024
The Sorrows of Young Werther at 250: Goethe’s dangerous romantic hero influenced fashion, fiction – and Napoleon In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024
Frankenstein review – a ruthless, stylish addition to the canon Shake and Stir’s stage version finds plenty of modern parallels to Mary Shelley’s tale of creator and creation – especially as the lines between human and machine continue to blur The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2024
Why Taylor Swift’s gothic work is as important as the novels of Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker Taylor Swift has cultivated a global brand that might seem incompatible with the darkness, abjection and monstrosity of gothic fiction. But, beneath the friendship bracelets and sequins, her global Eras Tour makes extensive use of gothic elements to engage her audience and articulate her feminist politics. The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024
Shelley Duvall obituary Film actor who starred in The Shining and made seven films with Robert Altman The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Mia Goth teases Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein movie: "It’s everything I wanted it to be and more" Exclusive | The star couldn't be more excited about the director's adaptation of the iconic Mary Shelley novel Total Film · Jul 2, 2024
‘I’ve always been compelled by Frankenstein’: Tai Shani at The Cosmic House Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani references the deconstructed human form at The Cosmic House in London's Holland Park Wallpaper · May 13, 2024
Everything Must Go by Dorian Lynskey review – why is it always apocalypse now? This entertaining study of our obsession with Armageddon and its energising impact on the arts shows that every generation believes it will witness the world’s end The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Frankenstein review – Imitating the Dog’s experiment never quite comes to life The company’s trademark fusion of live performance and digital wizardry doesn’t quite hang together in a radical take on Mary Shelley The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024
5 movies like 'Poor Things' to stream right now Here are some offbeat movies to watch after you see 'Poor Things' Tom’s Guide · Mar 25, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024 What links William Tell with Joan of Arc? The Saturday quiz From Scooby-Doo to the Dead Sea scrolls, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024 Frankenstein review – muscular but ungainly update has visible stitching Imitating the Dog follow their innovative Dracula and Night of the Living Dead with a version of Shelley’s classic that bolts on a contemporary story about impending parenthood
The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024 Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Sci-fi writers Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Sci-fi writers
Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024 Best short novels for a classic quick read in 2024 Ingenious storytelling in 300 pages or less
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 Lerici: Italy’s under-the-radar alternative to the Cinque Terre Just an hour along the Ligurian coast from the original tourist honey trap, Sian Meades-Williams discovers in the Bay of Poets a less-crowded destination with just as much charm
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Why you should explore Lerici, Italy’s under-the-radar alternative to the Cinque Terre Just an hour along the Ligurian coast from the original tourist honey trap, Sian Meades-Williams discovers in the Bay of Poets a less-crowded destination with just as much charm
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 Michael Bishop obituary Experimental science fiction writer who looked to distant worlds and ages to address eternal human concerns
Inverse · Nov 11, 2023 Shudder Just Quietly Released the Most Subversive Thriller of the Year Thoughtful, disturbing, and strategically gross, this 2023 medical thriller is the smartest take on 'Frankenstein' yet.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2023 ‘Young Frankenstein’ will have you screaming with laughter at Mercury Theater Chicago Mel Brooks’ musical comedy is a seasonally fitting giggle fest wrought with cheesy double-entendres and monstrous puns.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023 Joffrey Ballet tells ‘Frankenstein’ story with menace and beauty In Chicago premiere of the late Liam Scarlett’s adaptation, Jonathan Dole powerfully conveys the hurt, twisted emotions and deep humanity of the creature brought back to life.
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023 What is intelligence? For millennia, western literature has suggested it may be a liability In the age of the Anthropocene, humanity appears poised to destroy itself.