Episode 48: The Doctor is the Monster
- Scott Pearson
- Jul 4, 2018
- 1 min read

Episode 48—The Doctor is the Monster
Science fiction writer Scott Pearson talks with urban fantasy author Melissa F. Olson about Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in part one of a two-part interview. Then his daughter Ella pops in for, among other things, a spoilery mini review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Segments
Intro :28
Who’s the Monster 1:30
Mary Shelley’s Complex Characters 6:20
Frankenstein: Reading and Teaching 8:27
Klinger’s Annotated Frankenstein and Multiple Texts 10:41
Mary’s Text versus Percy’s Text 13:50
Mary Wrote Frankenstein, Full Stop 16:32
Frankenstein Scholarship 17:57
Coincidence in Frankenstein 20:11
On Not Reading Mary’s Other Books 21:40
Nesting and Filtered Narratives 22:45
On Victor Being a Weasel 27:15
Mary and Percy’s Death 29:43
It’s Alive! 31:55
Victor Almost Never Learns 33:50
Sidebar: Dracula 2000 and Klinger’s Annotated Dracula 38:43
On Discovering Klinger and Collecting Frankenstein 43:44
Editing a Dream Frankenstein 45:57
Ella is SO Busy 47:45
The Star Trek Original Series Set Tour 49:22
Some Upcoming Fifth Season Shows 54:35
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 55:50