Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night (2014)

Name: Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Claire Foy, Neil Gaiman, Rick Holmes, Miranda Seymour, Sarah Pinborough

53m United Kingdom

Documentary

Plot

Set against the backdrop of a tempestuous night in Geneva, 1816, this drama-documentary explores the legendary meeting that sparked the creation of iconic literary figures. As Mary Shelley births her groundbreaking tale of Frankenstein, Lord Byron and John Polidori delve into the realms of horror, culminating in the birth of the modern vampire mythos. The film intricately weaves together the personal dynamics and creative tensions among these literary giants, illuminating how a single stormy evening forever transformed the landscape of Gothic literature.

Cast

Claire Foy Neil Gaiman Rick Holmes Miranda Seymour Sarah Pinborough Angela Wright Margaret Atwood Stephen Volk John Stephen Jones Charlaine Harris Rob Heaps Hannah Taylor-Gordon Timothy Renouf Catherine Lamb Sam Swann