Ghost Story! Into the Gothic Imagination

An exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere. Venture into the fateful night that inspired one of the world’s greatest Gothic tales: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Beginning with the reimagined bedroom of Mary Shelley, step into a spellbinding world of moonlit woods, haunting seas and waking dreams. See rare books, manuscripts and treasures from famous Gothic writers including Lord Byron, Emily Brontë, John Polidori and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Drawing upon some of the most iconic works of Gothic literature, this immersive exhibition explores the uncanny stories and fantastical ideas that laid the foundations for modern horror and fantasy fiction.