Boris Karloff brought Mary Shelley’s classic character Frankenstein to life. (Photo/Universal Studios)
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The frightening night that inspired Frankenstein, exactly 200 years ago
A terrifying dream on June 16, 1816, inspired Mary Shelley’s classic horror character; learn the creepy story behind how it happened
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It was indeed a dark and stormy night June 16, 1816, when Mary Shelley’s terrifying dream inspired a horror classic. Watch as Leo Braudy, USC University Professor in English, art history and history, tells us how it happened.