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In 1990, Roger Corman made his long-awaited return behind the camera. The result was one of the weirdest Frankenstein movies ever.

Filmmaker says ‘natural stupidity’ is what ‘drives most of the world’s worst features’

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long served as a parable – a warning against the hubris of playing God, the dangers of motherless creation, reckless parenthood and unchecked scientific ambition. It’s a story that continues to resonate, revealing how little human ego and error have changed over time.

Obsession leading to cruelty was Victor Frankenstein’s undoing. But can obsession leading to artistry be Guillermo del Toro’s triumph?

Frankenstein has clearly been a labour of love for the director Guillermo del Toro. I am editing Frankenstein for The Oxford Complete Works of Mary Shelley so have spent a lot of time with her tale too. While del Toro’s deviates in noticeable but interesting ways from Shelley’s novel, the…

"Art is not only necessary, it is urgent. And AI can go f*ck itself!” Guillermo del Toro is a guest of honour at this year’s Lumière Film Festival. He presents his adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", which audiences got to see on the big screen before it streams on Netflix…

Just go with it.

"We can be monsters together."

In “Frankenstein,” metaphors are hard to resist