A fascinating exploration of one of the most significant moments in gothic history - the night when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and their cohorts gathered together in Lake Geneva to tell ghost stories. The night when Frankenstein and the modern vampire were born.<br /> All those involved in the events of the summer of 1816 wrote about their life-changing stay in Switzerland. This dramatised documentary is ba<x>sed on their letters, journals and diaries. The film also draws on British Library manusc<x>ripts and archive, and brings together a stellar cast of gothic, horror and science fiction writers, including Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris and Margaret Atwood, to discuss why one single night had such a significant impact on our culture.
