Frankenstein

I’ve just finished reading Frankenstein (with the big light on). It’s a strange experience to read something new that simultaneously feels so familiar. The book has had an enormous cultural impact, as demonstrated by the number of adaptations / prequels / sequels. The image of the monster with the bolt through his neck is iconic and [...]

Dead Set

I scare pretty easily and generally avoid anything with high gore content or worse, anything ‘psychologically’ scary. But I’m a fan of Charlie Brooker and decided to give his ‘zombies meet Big Brother’ series a go. I felt more than a little wary settling down to watch Dead Set each night this week and viewed it more [...]