[Editorial] #HeldByHorror: Frankenstein and representation of loneliness
This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and writer, podcaster and Burlesque performer, Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, talks about the film FRANKENSTEIN and its representation of loneliness.
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