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Frankenstein lives 200 years of the book, the movies and the monster in pop culture and beyond

On New Year's Day 1818, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein was first published in an anonymous three-volume edition of 500 copies. Some thought the book was too radical in its implications; a few found the central theme intriguing; no-one predicted its success.

Since then, there have been many, many adaptations--120 films alone, at the last count--on screen, stage, in novels, comics and graphic novels, in advertisements and even on cereal packets. From a...

Leading cultural historian and broadcaster Christopher Frayling reflects on gothic themes in literature, art, and popular culture, through the lens of his friendship and correspondence with Angela Carter during her formative writing years. Inside the Bloody Chamber collects Frayling's articles, essays, and lectures written since then on various aspects of the Gothic, which mesh with his memories of his and Carter's time together in Bath in the 1970s.

Sergio Leone is a singular figure among Italian filmmakers of the postwar years; his films grow in reputation year after year. Groundbreaking westerns such as his Dollars trilogy and the authoritative Once upon a Time in the West have made Leone one of the most popular and influential directors in world cinema. Christopher Frayling's remarkable biography of Leone--the first ever--affectionately explores his body of work and casts light on little-known details of his life. A wealth of research, story, and insight, Sergio Leone: Something to Do with Death stands as the...