Frankenstein (1931): Event Review

A report by Caleb Sivyer on our final event for the 2015/16 series of Cardiff BookTalk, to mark the bicentennial of the composition of Frankenstein.

Frankenstein Resources at Biblion: The Boundless Library

A number of excellent resources related to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein can be found at Biblion: The Boundless Library, which gives users access to The New York Public Library’s impressive collection. Click on the link below to view images relating to Frankenstein on the silver screen: …

Trailer for Jack Pierce, The Maker of Monsters (2015)

Another little morsel for you before our upcoming monstrous BookTalk event, a film-screening and discussion of James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931), on the 30th June. Below is a trailer for a documentary that focuses on the man behind the incredible monster make-up, Jack Pierce.     Pierce worked …

Poster Designs for Frankenstein (1931)

There are many wonderful poster designs for James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931).

Film Trailer for Frankenstein (1931)

To whet your appetites in anticipation of our next BookTalk event on the 30th June 2016, here is a trailer of James Whale’s 1931 movie adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein:

BookTalk screening, 30 June 2016: Frankenstein (1931)

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the composition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, our June 2016 event will be a screening of the iconic 1931 film adaptation directed by James Whale.