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Frankenstein

Walpole called the house his “little plaything ... the prettiest bauble you ever saw” and sought to imbue it with “gloomth” and wonder.

14 Real Places That Haunt the Pages of Literature

Tour the real-world locations that gave iconic horror books their nightmares.

Holyn Thigpen September 24, 2026

Bournemouth, England

Mary Shelley's Grave

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

A New Edition of 'Frankenstein' for Scientists, Mad and Otherwise

This newly annotated edition of the classic novel shows that each age gets the monsters it deserves.

Samir S. Patel March 22, 2018

High Rock Tower against a blue sky

Lynn, Massachusetts

High Rock Tower

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

In this 1867 illustration, a crowd of scientists watch in horror as Andrew Ure makes the lifeless body of Matthew Clydesdale tremble and twitch with electricity.

The Real Electric Frankenstein Experiments of the 1800s

Why scientists during the late 18th and 19th centuries conducted crude experiments with reanimating corpses.

Lauren Young October 31, 2016

London, England

Strawberry Hill

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

31 Days of Halloween

Veronique Greenwood October 31, 2011

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Bakken Museum

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.