I was joined by retuning guest, HWA academic librarian and friend, Jocelyn Codner to talk about the recent explosion in Frankenstein-centric stories in media. Why are we still so obsessed with this story and what about this moment is perfect for this resurgence?
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Movies Mentioned:
- Re-Animator
- Edward Scissorhands
- Weird Science
- Frankenhooker
- Poor Things
- Lisa Frankenstein
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
- Bride of Frankenstein
- Victor Frankenstein
- Gothic
Books Mentioned:
- The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
- Eynhallow by Tim McGregor
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova
- Prodigal Son: Frankenstein by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson
- Destroyer series by Victor LaValle
- Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
- All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current by Mackenzie Kierra
- Eternal Frankenstein edited by Ross E. Lockhart (Word Horde Press)
- Frankenstein by Junji Ito
- Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
- Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai
- Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
- In the Shadow of Frankenstein edited by Stephen Jones, anthology
- The Afterlife of Frankenstein edited by David Sandner, anthology
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