Part of the BBC’s Gothic Season Frankenstein and the Vampyre – A Dark And Stormy Night, tells the tale of a cold night by Lake Geneva when some of the most radical minds of the early 19th century met to tell ghost stories to one another and the night when a creature made of body parts was born. Using recreations based on manuscripts held in the British Museum, the docudrama will explore why one single night was so important for British culture. More promotional pictures below:

Frankenstein and the Vampyre – A Dark And Stormy Night will be broadcast on Sunday the 2nd of November on BBC 2 and BBC 2 HD. For more information about the rest of the season, click here and here.