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Director Del Toro Reluctant To Leave His "Frankenstein" Behind

Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has birthed a monster with his new big-budget "Frankenstein" movie and joked Saturday that the effort had left him worn out ahead of the world premiere in Venice.

International Business Times

From Frankenstein to Putin, monsters are stalking the Venice film festival

Artistic director says monsters are ‘fil rouge’ this year, as Guillermo del Toro unveils his vision of Shelley’s classic

The Guardian - UK

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein dreams are alive

“Frankenstein” may be the culmination of Guillermo del Toro’s artistic life

The Independent UK

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10 Sci-Fi Books With Terrifying Viruses and Plagues

Wash your hands after reading.

The Mary Sue

Netflix confirms November release for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein –here's how I plan on watching it sooner

Director Guillermo del Toro's hotly anticipated adaptation of Frankenstein finally gets a confirmed release date, but you can watch it a month before it drops on Netflix.

TechRadar

Thank God they’re actually giving ‘Frankenstein’ a theatrical release

So we get to spend the spooky season with Dr. Victor Frankenstein and a new Guillermo del Toro film and that's special to me.

The Mary Sue

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Books With Mad Scientists

Behold my mad magnum opus, this list!

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Netflix drops new look at 'Frankenstein' — and it teases a deliciously dark and haunting journey

Netflix has just dropped a fresh batch of haunting new images for “Frankenstein,” offering another glimpse of Guillermo del Toro’s dark reimagining.

Tom’s Guide

Frankenstein goes old school? Jacob Elordi channels Boris Karloff

Early pictures from Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming Frankenstein for Netflix suggest new levels of creepiness helped by a throwback to the original horrors

Evening Standard

Virgin by Lorde is a layered work of performance art – her smartest references explained

With her latest album, Virgin, Lorde is stretching the concept of the virgin beyond the common definition. Some may consider the album’s title and its cover art – an X-ray of Lorde’s pelvis showing an IUD – to be contradictory.

The Conversation

Mel Brooks, 99, set to bring Young Frankenstein back to life in new TV reboot

Brooks has several reboots and sequels in the works as he approaches his 99th birthday

The Independent UK

Netflix’s Frankenstein might be the most urgent and timely blockbuster of 2025

INSIDE FILM: Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of a 200-year-old book has uncanny relevance to our present day. And it’s a film that the acclaimed director of ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Hellboy’ has been rehearsing for his entire career, writes Xan Brooks

The Independent UK

15 Years Ago, the Oldest Sci-Fi Show Perfected a Winning Formula

How does historical TV travel drama actually work? Here's when 'Doctor Who' created a classic with "Vincent and the Doctor."

Inverse

Ah yes, as we thought: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is going to be HOT hot

Hubba hubba, Doctor Frankenstein.

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Inverse

94 Years Later, The Original Sci-Fi Horror Story Is Getting The Movie It Deserves

Guillermo del Toro unveils the 'Frankenstein' adaptation that horror fans have long deserved.

WhatToWatch

I had my doubts about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, but the new Netflix Tudum trailer eased my concerns

Franken-fans got an official first look at Guillermo del Toro's anticipated Frankenstein adaptation during the Netflix Tudum 2025 event this weekend

The Independent UK

Everything we know about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation

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The Independent UK

Guillermo del Toro says his Frankenstein adaptation is not a ‘horror film’

Director says his film is more of an ‘emotional story’

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The Conversation

MAGA’s ‘war on empathy’ might not be original, but it is dangerous

During his most recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk levelled a critique at empathy, calling it “the fundamental weakness of western civilization.”

Inverse

90 Years Later, A Sci-Fi Horror Masterpiece Changed Movies Forever

Without 'Bride of Frankenstein,' the sequel movie may not exist as it does today.

The Independent UK

First ever image of Frankenstein’s Monster in print set to go on auction

It’s Frankenstein’s Monster as you’ve never seen him before

The Guardian - UK

Mary and the Hyenas review – patchy ode to Wollstonecraft and women ‘howling at the world’

Snappy movement and a Billy Nomates score can’t make up for the lack of emotional range in this portrait of the 18th-century writer

WhatToWatch

Frankenstein: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first look and everything you need to know

Frankenstein is a new Netflix movie that sees Guillermo del Toro recreate the classic horror tale starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi.

Woman & Home

The best closing lines from books - from poignant final passages to chilling closing sentences

These brilliant closing lines will stay with you long after you put the book down

The Guardian - UK

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