Ep 267 - Mad Science & The 'Real' Dr Frankenstein

Ep 267 is loose! And it being spooky season, we thought we should explore another 'Universal Monster' and dive into the history of Frankenstein!Who or what was the inspiration for Mary Shelley's great gothic novel? What crazy experiments were carried out in the pursuit of beating death? And how do you like your frogs' legs?The secret ingredient is...electricity!Here is the link to the Castle Frankenstein hoax broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGRx1gDKgoGet cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include biographies of Mary Shelley, Johann Dippel, Alessandro Volta, and Luigi Galvani, as well as Kathryn Harkup's Making the Monster, and the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Plus:https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng464.htmhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tcr.202500043https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973https://europe.stripes.com/your-community/frankenstein's-castle-and-a-halloween-prank-that-went-viral.htmlhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/real-frankenstein-experiments/6https://theconversation.com/frankenstein-the-real-experiments-that-inspired-the-fictional-science-105076 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.