About this episode

Josie discusses the life of Mary Shelley and the origins of her novel Frankenstein in the season finale.

Trick-or-Treat Infamy + season finale! Josie tells Taylor about the dramatic life and times of English novelist Mary Shelley, and the infamous origins of her Gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . Plus: is your Labubu a conduit for an ancient Mesopotamian demon? Find out in the final minfamous of season five!

People in this episode

Hosts: Josie Mitchell, Taylor Basso

Topics covered

• Mary Shelley
• Frankenstein
• Gothic literature
• Halloween
• demons
• season finale

Keywords

• Mary Shelley
• Frankenstein
• Gothic
• Halloween
• demons
• literature
• season finale

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

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