The Frankenstein thread

Man, you guy's are hard core. Back when I was doing acid we'd go see stuff like Fantasia and Yellow Submarine!

 

Time for a cuppa...

 

Frank @ Museum of the Weird
Austin, Texas​

 

I may still have my copy somewhere in the house. Was disappointed that Dracula's disintegration was better in this than in the movie.

 

This thread started in Summer, 2016. Today at 3pm, it's back.

Do I have to say it....?

 

Have not seen an FM magazine in years. (I was a subscriber in the '60s.)
Glad to see they recognized the 200th anniversary of Shelley's publication.

 

I saw the Royal Ballet's version last month at Covent Garden. , with choreography by Liam Scarlett. I also have the BluRay. It was incredible, deeply moving.

 

Another Bernie and another after that if needed for the master! RIP

 

I've never seen this thread before...my wife and I went to an exhibit in NYC celebrating the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, now closed. I'm not a hardcore fan but I enjoyed the exhibit! (I read the book many many years ago - one day I'll revisit it)

 

I keep meaning to read it, too. I feel so guilty about only reading short essays and internet articles . . . sigh. I read so much when I was younger and enjoyed it so much. I feel like Frankenstein is one I would really appreciate.

 

I tried to read Stoker's Dracula years ago and couldn't get through it. Was too slow for me at the time.

 

I am interested in that, too. I've heard Frankenstein is a much "easier" read

 

Both Mary Shelley's novel and Bram Stoker's are among my favourite books.
Dracula is written in an epistolary form, the narrative progressing by letters between characters, and personal diary and journal entries.
Both fine novels, though unconnected as far as is known. Frankenstein was published in 1818, and Dracula in 1897, so 80 years apart. They both work rather well as audio books, unabridged ideally.

 

Good tips about both books, thank you. Especially good tip about the audio book. There are many free audio versions and I quickly found one that combines the audio with "rolling text" as a youtube video. The text moves way too slowly for me, but it looks good and there are ways to control the speed.

 

@Antmanbee Is there a particular audio version you would recommend? I meant to ask this in my previous post.

 

There's a Naxos audiobook of Frankenstein, which is unabridged, but as far as I know, not of Dracula.

 

The edition with illustrations by Bernie Wrightson is a good way to read it!

 

I'd love for Arrow or Shout Factory to license "Frankenstein: The True Story" with a nice 2K or 4K scan, commentary, vintage and new extras.

 

The version of "Frankenstein: The True Story" available overseas is, reportedly, an up rezzed version of the DVD. Evidently, image wise it sucks. You know that Universal has to have done a high def scan of this.

 

There's a version free with amazon prime, might check it out tonight.

 

Just a warning--it's a 1973 film so it is a wee bit slow (and it was made for TV) but I loved the script by Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy.

Some terrific performances though and Michael Sarrazin does a nice job as the Monster.