This Creepmas season we dive into gothic literature and zombie history. Then we read some international EEEEKmails from Italy and Australia. 

Mentioned on this episode:

Everything You Need to Know to Read Frankenstein (video)

Mary Shelley: The Teenager Behind Frankenstein

Frankenstein Study Guide

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies

Frankenstein Inspired YA recs:

• Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron


• Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon


• Henry Franks by Peter Adam Salomon


• Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley


• The Madman's Daughter Trilogy by Megan Shepherd: The Madman's Daughter (inspired by The Island of Dr. Moreau),
  
  Her Dark Curiosity (inspired by The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), and A Cold Legacy (inspired by Frankenstein)

Gothic YA recs:

• In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters


• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke


• Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft


• Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone


• Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

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