Short Story: “The Care and Keeping of Your New Pet Frankenstein”

Normally I would try to write something scary for October, but this year I felt like going in a sillier direction. I've wanted for a while to use the idea of writing an owner's manual or pet care guide for some kind of horrifying monster, like Cthulhu or a zombie. Because I still had Frankenstein …

Horror Is Universal: “Frankenstein” (1931)

Our last installment of this series was a big one: we covered Universal's first proper horror film and met the first of our Canonical Six, as well as the first of the great actors made famous by Universal Horror. Now it's time to meet both another great actor and another member of the Six. Possibly …

Today on Project Gutenberg #13

Today on Project Gutenberg, we have... The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough There's nothing quite like an old-fashioned boys' adventure book. And by that I mean there's usually nothing quite as obnoxious. At least this one isn't G.A. Henty. You've probably never heard of Emerson Hough, who wrote today's book, but he was a successful …