Gothic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-04-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (5171 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Russell

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Gabriel Byrne Julian Sands Natasha Richardson Myriam Cyr

Writer:

Lord Byron (story)

Percy Bysshe Shelley (story)

Stephen Volk (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Story of the night that Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic "Frankenstein." Disturbed drug induced games are played and ghost stories are told one rainy night at the mad Lord Byron's country estate. Personal horrors are revealed and the madness of the evening runs from sexual fantasy to fiercest nightmare. Mary finds herself drawn into the sick world of her lover Shelley and cousin Claire as Byron leads them all down the dark paths of their souls.

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