“The Papal Ass” and other olden horrors are on view now at the library’s exhibit De Monstris. … Read more »

British tabloid the Sun has spun a piece about students’ reactions to Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein into an example of “thin-skinned, liberal foot-stomping,” to use Sian Cain’s phrase in the Guardian. The… Read more »

Brooklyn English teacher Todd Friedman is facing disciplinary action (possibly even termination) by the Department of Education after selling copies of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to his students, Carl Campanile reports… Read more »

In this season of “Best of” lists, BBC Culture has outdone everyone. Rather than produce a list of the best books of the year, BBC has compiled a list of… Read more »

As the nights draw in and you begin planning this year’s Halloween costume, the British Library has curated a new exhibition to celebrate all things dark, bloody and frightening. ‘Terror… Read more »

Salon has posted Laura Miller’s review of a new interactive edition of Frankenstein, and it sounds like the app is well worth checking out. Released by Inkle Studios and Profile… Read more »