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The world of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

LWLies presents

Welcome to this special LWLies hub for all things Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, which is out on special release in cinemas from 17 October, and streaming on Netflix from 7 November.

Explore Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein...

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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 110: The Frankenstein issue – Out now!

We pay print homage to Guillermo del Toro’s passion project in this hand-illustrated new issue.
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Review

Frankenstein review – Jacob Elordi is a revelation

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Guillermo del Toro handles Mary Shelley’s canonical text with the tenderness of a butterfly, exulting in the author’s wisdom and sense of high tragedy while bringing his own steampunk spin to the material.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Guillermo del Toro: ‘The world breaks your heart, but you carry on’

by Hannah Strong

Going face to face writer/​director Guillermo del Toro to find out what it’s like to finally create the film he has always wanted to make.
Video

Guillermo del Toro: How Objects Tell The Story

by Luís Azevedo

To celebrate the release of The Shape of Water, we enter the fantastical world of the inimitable Mexican maestro.
Interviews

Guillermo del Toro: ‘I like the Kubrick films that nobody likes’

by David Jenkins

The great Guillermo del Toro talks about his magnificent Gothic ghost story.
Interviews

Guillermo del Toro: ‘Perversity is always in the eye of the beholder’

by David Jenkins

The master fabulist behind The Shape of Water talks sex, movies and what makes a monster tick.
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