Today Jenny and her sister Katie take on the epic challenge of comparing the Mary Shelley classic, Frankenstein with Guillermo Del Toro's new movie. We answer all the important questions - did the creature have a brain? Who the f*ck is Catherine? Mia Goth is British!? And what was the milk count?

Books mentioned:

• Poor Things by Alasdair Grey
• Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick
• Love, Sex and Frankenstein by Caroline Lea
• A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

Movies/TV mentioned:

• The Fly (1986)
• Tim Burton - The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissor Hands, Frankenweenie
• Blade Runner
• Jurassic Park
• Penny Dreadful (TV)
• The Frankenstein Chronicles (TV)
• Wuthering Heights (2026)

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