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As an English Major/ person who gives a fuck about women that headline hurts me.

i've been away for a bit because, you know, college. and i have to read these two for classes. life's been boring lately, but i'm fine with that.

sometimes it rains and it's like nothing more exists. incredible how rain has the power to make me feel safe. 🌧🤍

Guillermo del Toro directing Frankenstein is a gift to humanity on its own, but the possibility of Andrew Garfield finally bringing the queer yearning and fruitiness that has been missing from every adaptation of Frankenstein is the cherry on top of the cake

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Queer Horror Stories to Celebrate Mary Shelley’s Birthday!

Today, August 30th, is Frankenstein Day and Mary Shelley’s Birthday! To celebrate the first horror novel, we decided to ask our contributors about their favorite queer horror novels and ended up with 28 titles for a very spooky end of summer. Contributors to this list are: Shadaras, D.V. Morse, Nova Mason, Terra P. Waters, Rhosyn Goodfellow, Nina Waters, Meera S., Shea Sullivan, Owl Outerbridge, Sanne, Tris Lawrence, boneturtle and an anonymous contributor.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

The Devourers by Indra Das

Into the Drowning Deep & Rolling in the Deep (Rolling in the Deep series) by Mira Grant

What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier series) by T. Kingfisher

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles series) by Anne Rice

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

Make the Exorcist Fall in Love by Aruma Arima & Masuku Fukayama

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

Fate/Stay Night by Type-Moon

Umineko When They Cry by Ryukishi07

Case 00: The Cannibal Boy from Sounding Stone

Welcome to Night Vale

The Silt Verses

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had a fascinating english class that resulted in the notes header “the forcefeminization of victor frankenstein”

Me talking to myself about books: “Frankenstein is the doctor, not the monster. Jeeves is a valet, not a butler. A league is a measurement of distance, not depth.”

Me talking to other people about books: “Frankenstein is the name of the butler, not the depth.”

the ending caught me so off guard I had to rethink everything I read

had a fascinating english class that resulted in the notes header “the forcefeminization of victor frankenstein”

“Goethe has said, that in youth we cannot be happy unless we love. I did not love; but I was devoured by a restless wish to be something to others.”

— Mary Shelley, from The Last Man.

THIS is why everyone should read these classics. You think Melville wrote 135 chapters of a novel because he thought sperm whales were that interesting? NAH. With the world’s greatest artists, it’s always an ulterior motive.

How are you gonna complain that Nosferatu was too sexual as if Gothic literature didn't originate from social rebellion? As if Bram Stoker's novel didn't have sexual undertones? As if Nosferatu didn't have sexual undertones already? I understand if you didn't expect such upfront sexuality, but don't hate on the movie for it. If it's not for you, that's okay! Taboo topics aren't for everyone; Just remember that Gothic literature is meant to be taboo. A social rebellion. Expressing the dark, barbaric, animalistic, and shunned aspects of human nature. I haven't watched the film YET; But I have taken a course SPECIFICALLY on Gothic literature {and passed}, read Bram Stoker's Dracula, watched both original Nosferatu's multiple times, and immersed myself in Gothic literature for a while now. Gothic horror IS sexual in its essence. It's grotesque and disgusting. Revolting and shameful. That's the point. It's also sensual, emotional, despondent, and FULL of metaphors. It’s EROTIC. If the genre isn't for you, or if certain aspects aren't for you, that's okay. Everyone has their limits, everyone deserves their boundaries.

I have noooo idea how to draw victor BUT i did do this doodle

some headshots I did for a Frankenstein assignment

Victor Frankenstein

Henry Clerval my beloved ♥

Happy New Year! On 1 January 1818 the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published! So here's some more artwork of my own design for Victor Frankenstein to mark the occasion :)

A few of my sketches of Victor Frankenstein (based off the original novel)

My design for Captain Robert Walton from the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ♥

I always imagined him a very dashing and fashionable young man :)

✧･ﾟ: * A little sketch of  Victor Frankenstein for the Holidays *:･ﾟ✧

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season! ♥

My design for Justine Moritz from the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ♥

It was very interesting researching what working women wore in the 18th century and I ended up having so much fun designing her! :) (And then redesigning her a few dozen times too!! XD )

I hope you like my little drawing of her :)

Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval with their hair down, to show off those beautiful long 18th century locks! ♥

(Also this is pretty much how I imagined their height difference too)

Henry Clerval is part Hobbit. You can't change my mind.

Little sketch of Creature from the novel Frankenstein :)

I actually drew this during a power cut, I realized that because I have a laptop I could still use electricity and defy the will of the gods!! >:3

So of course I drew The Creature from Frankenstein ♥

My design(s) for Elizabeth Lavenza from Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" ❤️

In the 1818 version she is described as having dark auburn hair and hazel eyes and in the 1831 revised version she is described with golden hair and blue eyes, so I thought I'd draw both :) 

Also I tried to dress her authentically so I hope you're proud of me because 1780s to 1790s women's fashion is very confusing XD

My design for Henry Clerval from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus :)

An absolute ray of sunshine and Victor Frankenstein's excellent friend ♥

My own take on a design for Victor Frankenstein from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

(Specifically this is meant to be Victor around the time he was studying at the university of Ingolstadt.) I feel I should specify this is based almost exclusively on his character in the book, so not an AU and also not drawn for any other reason than to try and appease my slightly obsessing mind XD This isn’t necessarily his finalised design, but for this little project I thought it would be fun to share my character designs with you all as I draw them :)

I have also drawn designs for some of the other characters already, so expect more Frankenstein drawings in the near future my dears ♥

okay but can you imagine Frankenstein with the radioactive green aesthetic worked into the goth

we are pitting bad bitches against each other for gladitorial entertainment

I decided to post my analyses and comments about Frankenstein in a side blog. I reposted what I put here there. @frankenstein-live-blogging

I read chapter 1 and 2 and have many thoughts about Victor's childhood and personality. Sorry for the long post.

First of all, he's first five years of life were privileged and self-centered. At the time he was a only child pampered be his rich parents, never knowing hardship. Through the chapters, he talks about how his parents were never strict, how they were nice, good people, etc.

This brings up, again, the facts that he never experienced real consequences for his actions, don't know how the real world works - believing that in the end everything always work out if you try hard enough - and see everything through the egocentric lens that he can never be wrong, everyone else just can't see his brilliance.

We can see this with his initial pursuit of knowledge about the Natural Sciences. He became interested in alchemy and don't believe his father about the lack veracity in this studies. He persists in this journey to the elixir of eternal life, seeking fame, but never stops to reflect what this discovery could mean to the world in its practical application.

He just stops when after receiving irrevocable proof that his scientific branch is wrong. This first disappointment's already too much to his ego, and instead of just correcting himself, he completely abandons the Natural Sciences as if it personally insulted him and his world view.

You can also see Victor's egocentrism from how, even though we learn he has a younger brother, he never tell us his brother's name and he never features in his stories of childhood. This brothers existence challenge his belief of being the center of his family, the center of his everything, so, therefore, is discarded.

We could talk, also, about how his relationship and thoughts about Elizabeth differ from his relationship and thoughts about his brother. He don't see Elizabeth as his own person, or even as family, not really. Ever since his mother presented her as "a gift" to him, that's how he views Elizabeth. She is but a extension of Victor, how he sees her is just a reflection of how he sees himself She's, like him, perfect in everyway and, as his present, every compliment she receives is a compliment to him, his "owner". Because that's what we do with objects that belong to us, if someone says: "I like your bracelet" the correct responde would be "thanks", because this person isn't really complimenting the bracelet, but its owner.

I'm stopping here, thanks for reading.

I just read the 4 letters in the beginning of the book and I've to say that I love Captain Walton, very cool, very passionate, very gay for "the stranger", who's obviously Victor, btw

I didn't mention before, but the book I brought have this QR codes in the pages that give me soundtracks while I read, very immersive

During the pandemic I lost my reading habit, I became depressed and lost the ability to focus in books.

After lots of therapy, this year I decided restart that habit. I already read 3 books about academic or philosophic discussions, so I decided that it's time to read some fiction now.

All this is to say that I'm reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley for the first time and will be live blogging about it.

I need you're help guys!

guys I haven't written in so long but I really want to so help a person out