Mary Shelley

The Gothic genre is making a big comeback of late with numerous film and TV series taking inspiration from and adapting literature to meet its fanbase. But where did it all begin? Here at Impact we argue why these books are timeless. After all, there’s a reason they’re called ‘classics’…...

Unless you are a literature student specialising in the 19th-century gothic genre – you probably aren’t familiar with the names Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, no? Try Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë… hopefully these ring a bell (pardon the pun). The sisters are responsible for some well-known novels such...

On 1st January 1818, an unknown author called Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley anonymously published a novel entitled Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus, and changed the world of fiction as we know it. The book is often heralded as the beginning of the science fiction genre, and it sparked countless adaptations...

With the sudden clown craze and Halloween around the corner, it’s the perfect time to connect with the dark side. So to get you into the mood this Halloween, I have chosen my top 5 best graphic Gothic novels. 5 – The Woman in Black – Susan Hill The Woman...

What is it with these husbands and wives who after so long stop sleeping side-by-side and trade their marriage vows for their cyanide, a head-in-an-oven, a pocket full of stones and their husbands weep for a week and call it pride and say how She warded off the world...

“You know how it begins…” – Yes, we do, so please show us something new Victor Frankenstein. By the look of the title, any expectations you had for a vivid reimagining have just been shattered. Mary Shelley’s enlightening creation seems to have been reused in a way that reaffirms...