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Oct 2025
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Guillermo Del Toro: Mary Shelley's Frank...

Jack Edwards
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Mexican filmmaker and THREE-time Academy Award winner Guillermo Del Toro joins the Inklings Book Club to discuss Mary Shelley's gothic classic Frankenstein, as well as his new Netflix adaptation. We spoke about the horror genre, his favourite books, and the library he calls Bleak House. Frankenstein is streaming from November 7th on Netflix. Learn more abo ... Show More
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