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Zombies abound in nature

Far from mere fiction, the animal world is full of examples of actual "zombies" — depending on your definition

Salon

The queerness of the Final Girl & horror

Shudder's "Queer for Fear" boss hopes the docuseries will "activate the rebel" to fight homophobia through horror

Salon

A monster calls: why the ‘horror universe’ is an idea whose time has come

Two innovative production houses are reinvigorating horror films. Is this the beginning of a Marvel-style expansion of the genre?

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BathLive Business Awards finalists revealed for 2022

The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Bath Pavilion on September 29

Birmingham Post

Jekyll and Hyde: a tale of doubles, disguises, and our warring desires

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

The Conversation

Long gone, but speaking clearly to our age – Shelley, the poet of moral and political corruption

Friday marked the bicentary of the great radical writer who wanted culture to spark the imaginations of ‘ordinary’ people

The Guardian - UK

Alexander Berry: holes in the story of a NSW pioneer conceal a dark past of Indigenous exploitation

A pretty Shoalhaven town now bears Berry’s name, but the Yuin people say he sent body parts of their ancestors to British museums

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Percy Bysshe Shelley at 200 – how the poet became famous after his death

It is 200 years since the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned at sea at the age of 29. At the time, his life and works were considered scandalous, due in part to his reputation as a sexually liberated, vegetarian atheist, living in a reported ménage à trois. He did not…

The Conversation

Frankenstein: how Mary Shelley's sci-fi classic offers lessons for us today about the dangers of playing God

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

The Conversation

Frankenstein: What Mary Shelley’s sci-fi classic teaches us about the dangers of playing God

Most significantly, as one of the first works of science-fiction, it explores the dangers of humans pursuing new technologies and becoming God-like.

The New Daily

American monster: Yes, but who made him?

Maureen Dowd's description overlooks a crucial point: It took decades of America's decay to birth this monster

Salon

Friday essay: scary tales for scary times

Progress, the German philosopher Walter Benjamin once wrote, is a storm. The winds that propel us forward also uproot and tear apart what we leave behind. The modern world is a world of progress and it leaves in its wake the ruins of the old world.

The Conversation

Kit Harrington’s new Mary Shelley film ‘Mary’s Monster’: Everything you need to know

The Game of Thrones star will play the monster in this modern take on Frankenstein

Evening Standard

‘Frankenstein Steps’ restoration begins in Dundee as contractors start work

The site is next to the cottage where legendary horror author Mary Shelley lived as a young woman.

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Poem of the week: To … by Percy Bysshe Shelley

For Valentine’s Day, we return to one of the first Romantic poems I fell for, which reveals a lot about ‘what men call love’

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