The True Story: That most infamous of inception tales, with a rain storm in 1916 forcing Percy Shelley and Mary Godwin (later, Shelley) to stay inside while they visited Lord Byron in his villa. After reading ghost stories, Mary came up with Frankenstein, while Byron would later write The Vampyre.
Most Insane Moment: In the film, Mary is groped in the night by monsters who inspire her to write her story. Then there are satanic rituals and all-manner of lightning-accompanied silliness.
You Couldn't Make It Up. Oh Wait, They Did: Did any of the stuff in the movie actually happen in real life? Highly unlikely.
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RoyMantooth
Nov 11th 2010, 16:31
I think you mean to write, "with a rain storm in [1816] forcing Percy Shelley and Mary Godwin (later, Shelley) to stay inside while they visited Lord Byron in his villa." None of these folks were alive in 1916. I know it's a type-o; I won't hold it against you.
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stevevolk
Nov 13th 2010, 0:04
Well, of course the eyes in the girl's breasts are pure Ken Russell. (Just happened to be in Percy Shelley's diary too.) Oh and Mary wrote about seeing a monster that night in her intro to Frankenstein didn’t she? I might be wrong. Years since I did all that research. And the terrible lines written by some hack screenwriter? Er, Byron actually said them, mostly. And they all died the way I said. But apart from that, I love that you thought it all happened in 1916. I left all that World War One Stuff out though – that would be pushing it! Don't worry – only the insane stuff is true. Stephen Volk
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repoman1
Nov 14th 2010, 22:26
Re: Dead Ringers. Beverly is one of the twins played by Jeremy Irons. Claire was the name of the "mutant" woman.
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