“There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies? No: from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and, more than all, against him who had formed me, and sent me forth to this insupportable misery.” Audio Track ‘Cursed’ by Anarch: theanarch.bandcamp.com/track/cursed Cursed by Anarch
finding frankenstein
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The first sound I hear when consciousness commences is someone vomiting. A man retches and there is a wet splattering sound against the floor. “If you can’t handle it, you should just leave now,” comes a deep voice, familiar yet unfamiliar. “You know it’s too late and I’m in it too deep,” rasps another man’s voice, out of breath. The vomiter. “Then keep your shit together.” “I couldn’t help it,” the vomiter replies irritably, “I saw her fingers move and my stomach just went. It’s creepy.” Are they talking about me? I try to open my eyes but find them […]
Any fan or author of Gothic fiction worth their salt will tell you that setting is immensely important to a story. The setting of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is no exception. Most of us have no problem picturing the Frankenstein castle or the good doctor’s lab, but what of the setting in which the book was written? In the case of Frankenstein this setting might be just as important as any of the backdrops from the story itself. In the summer of 1816, Mary Godwin (soon to be Shelley) was 18-years-old and traveling through Europe for the second time with her […]
Join the Ringmaster as he celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. His thoughts on the creature and its evolution over the years and how we can maybe take some lessons in life from this story. satanicplayerssociety.com
