A guest post by Dilanaz Güler. Spoilers ahead! The first extended interaction between Victor and Elizabeth in Frankenstein (2025) includes a conversation about Elizabeth’s preference in books. The scene does not do much for the tale of Frankenstein itself: it establishes Victor as the type of person who imagines women prefer romance narratives “basked in … Continue reading Winter Film Reviews: “Frankenstein” (2025)
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Winter Film Reviews: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and the Death of Subtlety
A guest post by Holly Cowan. Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel is a visual delight. The landscape is stunning, and the performances are captivating, particularly Jacob Elordi’s portrayal of the Creature. However, despite del Toro’s lifelong obsession with the novel, the themes so eloquently presented by Shelley fall flat in this adaptation, … Continue reading Winter Film Reviews: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and the Death of Subtlety
Reading Group: Excerpts from Frankenstein
Hopefully, we will have a delightfully dreary evening together, discussing excerpts from Frankenstein tomorrow! 💀 When: 5pm - 6pm BST 💀 In person: Hub 2, Jessop West 💀 Online: https://meet.google.com/fiy-qgoo-aah The chapters we will be taking a closer look at are (numbers might vary depending on your edition): 🫀"It was on a dreary night of … Continue reading Reading Group: Excerpts from Frankenstein
Winter Reading Group Schedule
We hope to see you at some of the reading groups! They take place in a hybrid format and you can join either online or offline. For locations and Google Meets links, sign up to our Newsletter or keep an eye on this blog and our Instagram account, where we let you know the details … Continue reading Winter Reading Group Schedule
Reading Group Announcement: The Bitter Cold
Our first reading group this academic year has the theme The Bitter Cold! It takes place on Friday, the 15th of November, between 5pm and 6pm. The event is hybrid, so you can join either in person (Hub 1 in Jessop West) or online - send us an email to sheffieldgothic@gmail.com for the invite link. … Continue reading Reading Group Announcement: The Bitter Cold
A brief overview of Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus and its history
The Modern Prometheus or Frankenstein, as it is more generally known as, was a novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. In 1816, Mary her husband Percy and Lord Byron set out to have a competition on who could write the best horror story. After days of planning and thinking, Shelley wrote her novel on … Continue reading A brief overview of Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus and its history
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