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NatGeo's Genius Season 3 to Focus on Mary Shelley
Now, TVLine is reporting that the third season of the series will focuse on British author Mary Shelley, author of the classic novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus. Shelley, who lived from 1797 to 1851, had quite an interesting life She was married to Percy Shelley and was the mother of four children, three of which[...]
Jasmine Crown of Kings Begins: Zenescope May 2018 Solicits
However, when old friends come calling on her for help, she will find herself pulled into a final conflict with the deadliest vampire of all time… (STK692323) (NOV151835) MATURE THEME Item SRP: $15.99 MAR182140 GFT VAN HELSING VS FRANKENSTEIN TP (W) Patrick Shand (A) Leonardo Colapietro, Roberta Ingranata (CA) Slamet Mujiono Liesel Van Helsing has dedicated her life to keeping the[...]
Made Men #4 cover by Arjuna Susini and Gonzalo Duarte
While this is going down, we get a history of the Frankenstein family from Jutte Frankenstein Leo kills their police chief suspect. Jutte contacts her police officer contact/bedfellow to reach out about her cases while the rest of the Made Men look for another suspect. Made Men #4 cover by Arjuna Susini and Gonzalo Duarte There is a[...]
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Netflix Nabs Rights to Sean Bean Series
Credit: ITV Netflix is hoping that they're cobbling together the makings of another genre success, with the streaming service giant set to bring ITV's cult hit The Frankenstein Chronicles both stateside and to a number of international markets Executive produced by Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones), both six-episode seasons of the Sean Bean-starring series will be run[...]
Penny Dreadful #2.6 cover by Jesus Hervas and Jason Wordie
He also calls upon an old pact with Dorian Gray. Sedna and Kaetenay are assaulted aboard a boat in the chaos. Frankenstein and Jekyll prepare to resurrect Sir Malcolm, but Catriona is in touch with Malcolm's spirit and knows a better way to seek his aid. Penny Dreadful #2.6 cover by Jesus Hervas and Jason Wordie The show Penny[...]
Steelbook Heaven: Alex Ross Art Adorns New Universal Monsters Blu Ray Steelbooks
But would you look at that art!!! #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Looks like there will be seven steelbooks in all: The Wolf Man, Dracula, The Mummy, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein, and The Bride[...]
IDW Announces Bernie Wrightson Artifact Edition
Bernie Wrightson, a comic legend, was the co-creator of Swamp Thing and is known for his work on Heavy Metal, Frankenstein and pretty much setting the bar for horror comic art He passed away on March 18th of this year Wrightson worked with writer Steve Niles on a handful of projects at IDW including Dead[...]
Comic Legend Bernie Wrightson Has Passed Away
The opportunities I had to speak to him over the years were far too few, but I felt lucky to have everyone of them. Bernie was know for some many great works like his time on Swamp Thing, his work for Heavy Metal and his ground breaking Frankenstein book He was an inspiration to so many[...]
Drac Attack! Monster Bash Pinball
You can fight against Frankenstein, Dracula, The Bride, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and The Creature But none of these characters come off as creepy The Bride is portrayed as a normal dead girl, The Mummy has some of the funniest lines in the game, and The Creature would rather you never bother him I can[...]
Legendary Comic Artist Bernie Wrightson Retires From Drawing
Bernie has worked for the majority of comic publisher over his career but may be best known for his time on Swamp Thing or his work on Frankenstein His wife Liz posted to his facebook page the following message: Dear Fans and Friends, I apologize for our silence for the past few months Last November Bernie began[...]
Peter Cushing's Frankenstein Is A Bad, Bad Man In Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
The Frankenstein Retrospective continues! We wrap up our retrospective with a look at Terence Fisher's 1969 Hammer film Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed In it, Peter Cushing plays the role of the evil Baron for the fifth time, making this series a remarkably resilient one We talk about how strange it is to have a protagonist who is[...]
Castle of Horror: Frankenstein Gets It Down Cold In Revenge of Frankenstein
The Frankenstein Retrospective continues! Hammer Horror continues to define itself with the 1958 follow-up to Curse of Frankenstein, Revenge of Frankenstein starring Peter Cushing. Listen here:  http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/revenge_frank_rev.mp3 Or listen on YouTube if you prefer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et3MLvwWveoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN: The Frankenstein Retrospective (Podcast/Talk/Reviews) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et3MLvwWveo) Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxrXFxOt5JAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]
Castle of Horror: Curse of Frankenstein Ushers In the Dawn Of Hammer
The Frankenstein Retrospective jumps forward and enters the garish, glamorous land of Hammer Horror with the film that launched the modern gothic era, The Curse of Frankenstein. Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/curseoffrankenstein.mp3 Or listen on YouTube if you prefer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iGI86GZgjMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN: The Frankenstein Retrospective (Podcast/Talk/Reviews) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iGI86GZgjM) Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEz02uxCPOMVideo can't be loaded[...]
Castle Of Horror: Bela Lugosi Actually Very Good In Son Of Frankenstein
We wrap up the first half of our tour of Frankenstein movies with 1939's Son of Frankenstein, which boasts an amazing cast– Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff— and cements many of the tropes we associate with Universal Horror. Listen here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/castleofhorror/son_of_frankenstein_39.mp3 Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6B7zDZe9gwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Son of Frankenstein 1939[...]
Free On Bleeding Cool – Frankenstein: Prodigal Son #1 By Koontz, Anderson And Booth
This is all to coincide with the release of White Sand, the new graphic novel by writer Brandon Sanderson. Today we have a double dose of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein We are starting off with Frankenstein: Prodigal Son #1 by Koontz, Kevin J Anderson and Brett Booth. As we head into the holiday weekend here in the states, Dynamite had[...]
Ash Vs The Frankenstein Monster In Army Of Darkness Furious Road
But a ritual may send the Deadites back to hell, but the spell is in a book called the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis protected by Ash Williams… and a team lead by the Frankenstein Monster and Eva, the Daughter of Dracula are sent to retrieve it. Wait… so who are the good guys? Army of Darkness: Furious Road will[...]
Rik Hoskin Talks About Victor Frankenstein Being Morally Adrift
Rik Hoskin is working on two books for Dynamite, Cage Hero and Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge Byron Brewer caught up with the writer to talk about the latter of the two and what it's like working with a Horror Master Cover art by Andres Ponce BYRON BREWER: Rik, how does it feel being able to[...]
Andres Ponce Art For Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge #3
Koontz's Frankenstein series, this one is called Storm Surge and it's co-written by the series creator Koontz and comics veteran Chuck Dixon The art is by Andres Ponce and we have 3 pages of the third issue here in black and white and color for you to see The issue is on sale this Wednesday. The[...]
Exclusive Extended Previews Of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge And Masks II
First up is Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge #2 and Masks II #8. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge #2 writer: Dean Koontz, Chuck Dixon artist: Andres Ponce cover: Andres Ponce Dean Koontz continues this all-new modern reimagination of the classic horror tale Frankenstein, created exclusively for comics! As Hurricane Shelley sends refugees fleeing like rats, Victor Frankenstein discovers that his[...]
Dean Koontz Returns To Dynamite For More Frankenstein
Horror novelist Dean Koontz is coming back to Dynamite for a new six-issue miniseries Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge Koontz has written five novels featuring his re-imagined version of the classic Mary Shelley tale and this will be his second time bringing the world to comics The first series adapted the novel Prodigal Son, but[...]
Funko's ReAction Universal Monsters Figures Are Here, And They're Spectacular
I opened The Wolf Man before writing this review, but he comes on a similar card to Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and others (I preferred the promotional image to the released one, though, and ended up discarding it Pack rat that I am, I am saving the other cardbacks) The figures themselves[...]
Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan To Reboot Universal Classic Monster Franchises
We've been getting an idea of what Roberto Orci is up to since the split, but what is his former partner doing? Alex Kurtzman and writer Chris Morgan have been tapped to reboot Universal's classic monster movie franchises according to deadline.com. Before the Fast and the Furious, Jurassic Park and the Bourne franchises became what Universal[...]
The Future Of Frankenstein And Black Canary (Futures End SPOILERS)
Spoilers just in case I come anywhere near close… Specifically that Frankenstein in the future would be working for OMAC and would have Black Canary's face grafted to his chest doing the cry. This is my sorry attempt… It's all about faces. We ran the Joker's Mask from the upcoming Death Of The Family box set earlier today..[...]
Batman And Frankenstein, Your Perfect Valentine Couple, In May (UPDATE)
Frankenstein, currently appearing in the DC New 52 in Justice League Dark is going to be making a central appearance in the upcoming Future's End weekly comic. But before that, in May, it seems that he will be joining Peter Tomasi's Batman And… series, giving us Batman And Frankenstein. I mean, you kind of had a Batman[...]