Salty Brine at Soho Theatre review – an extraordinarily beautiful monster mash-up The New York cabaret darling’s show knits together The Smiths and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023
Robert De Niro at 80: his best films On the eve of the actor’s 80th birthday, delve into his epic back catalogue, which runs the gamut from Taxi Driver and Meet the Parents to Falling in Love The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023
Of Thomas Hardy and PJ Harvey: on the trail of Dorset’s inspirational powers The county’s people, landscapes and villages have provided material for generations of writers, prompting not only great literature but social reform The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Frankenstein producer teases Guillermo del Toro's "emotional" take on Mary Shelley tale Del Toro's longtime collaborator said the Netflix adaptation will finish off the filmmaker's unofficial "father trilogy" Total Film · Jul 17, 2023
'Sapiens' author warns that A.I. could erode trust and kill all democracies He wants to impose strict penalties on developers of runaway A.I. Fortune · Jul 11, 2023
Julian Sands obituary Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
National Portrait Gallery reopening review – a magnificent reinvention After three years, the gallery opens its (new) doors to reveal a brilliant transformation that includes a luminous show on a British pioneer of colour photography The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023
Twice in a lifetime: would you dare meet your doppelgänger? Eva Wiseman on the enduring fascination of discovering a lookalike – and also the darker side of seeing double The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023
Elle Fanning to star alongside Timothee Chalamet in Bob Dylan biopic She'll play Dylan's early '60s love interest Total Film · May 16, 2023
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup The Ferryman by Justin Cronin; More Perfect by Temi Oh; Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway; Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward; Our Hideous Progeny by CE McGill The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
From 'Psycho' to a new crop of horror movies, the genre has some mommy issues A crop of new horror movies explores a classic scary theme: Mommy The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
30 Horror Movies That Are Over 90% On Rotten Tomatoes According to their high Rotten Tomatoes score, these are some of the greatest horror movies of all time. Cinemablend · May 11, 2023
What were the Jeopardy! Masters Final Jeopardy questions on May 8? Missed Jeopardy! Masters? We've got the Final Jeopardy questions from the May 8 episode of the trivia tournament. WhatToWatch · May 9, 2023
Frankenstein’s warning: the too-familiar hubris of today’s technoscience Technology presuming to recreate humanity is central to Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. It is more relevant today than ever The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2023
The New Daily · Mar 31, 2023 The ugly truth about Frankenstein’s monster: He came to life as a stud-muffin hunk Frankenstein's monster started out not looking so bad, according to the first illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's classic novel. The 1832 volume is on
The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2023 Frankenstein is a monster of a classic deserving of a proper re-read AS March, or UK women’s history month, draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to look at a woman writer of the past who wrote a work widely…
The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023 Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is usually remembered as the inventor of a revolutionary miner’s safety lamp. But his wild popularity came as much from his influence on popular culture as it did from his contributions to chemistry and applied science.
The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023 Bram Stoker's Dracula: bats, garlic, disturbing sexualities and a declining empire In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.
Salon · Oct 30, 2022 Zombies abound in nature Far from mere fiction, the animal world is full of examples of actual "zombies" — depending on your definition
Salon · Oct 21, 2022 The queerness of the Final Girl & horror Shudder's "Queer for Fear" boss hopes the docuseries will "activate the rebel" to fight homophobia through horror
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 A monster calls: why the ‘horror universe’ is an idea whose time has come Two innovative production houses are reinvigorating horror films. Is this the beginning of a Marvel-style expansion of the genre?
Birmingham Post · Sep 16, 2022 BathLive Business Awards finalists revealed for 2022 The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Bath Pavilion on September 29
The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022 Jekyll and Hyde: a tale of doubles, disguises, and our warring desires In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022 Long gone, but speaking clearly to our age – Shelley, the poet of moral and political corruption Friday marked the bicentary of the great radical writer who wanted culture to spark the imaginations of ‘ordinary’ people
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2022 Alexander Berry: holes in the story of a NSW pioneer conceal a dark past of Indigenous exploitation A pretty Shoalhaven town now bears Berry’s name, but the Yuin people say he sent body parts of their ancestors to British museums