The Date and Hour of Frankenstein’s Creation
Astronomers confirm the day and time of Mary Shelley’s “waking dream” that led to the creation of Frankenstein. They do not explain why they thought her account needed to be confirmed. (via Kate Laity)
Monster Cereals
B-Sol at the Vault of Horror writes about General Mills Monster cereals and eating what scares us.
Nicki Minaj and Sara Baartman, The Hottentot Venus
Janell Hobson connects Saturday Night Live‘s, “Bride of Blackenstein” to Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, via Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
80 Years of Genre Snubs
Horror movies are celebrating their hundredth year in 2010, with the anniversary of the 1910 Edison Lab’s production of Frankenstein. Bloody Disgusting catalogs “some of the biggest…genre snubs in Oscar history, in Part Four of B-D’s ‘100 Years in Horror’ series.”
Frankenstein, A.D. 1910
Edison’s 1910 silent, Frankenstein, in all its glory.
The United Monster Talent Agency
Movietone News: The United Monster Talent Agency helps bring monsters to a screen near you!
The Cultural Gutter 