Monstrueuse convergence ? Penny Dreadful, ou la littérature à l’épreuve de la transmédialité by Sébastien Lefait

“…Indeed, the series strangely blends Shakespeare with The Exorcist, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with The Phantom of the Opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray with An American Werewolf in London. Above all, the show stands out for the way it distorts the literary plots on which it is based. …”
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Monsters on MTV: Adaptation and the Gothic Music Video by Drago Momcilovic

“…In this article, I look closely at the narrative elements of two important configurations of gothic-themed video clips: “Don’t Go” (1982) by Yazoo, “Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)” (1983) by Sheena Easton, and “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” (1993) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which creatively adapt textual elements of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel <i>Frankenstein</i> and its various film adaptations and parodies and its cultural significance in the modern Western imaginary; and “Thriller” (1983) by Michael Jackson and “Heads Will Roll” (2009) by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which likewise adapt and reimagine aspects of John Landis’s 1981 horror comedy film <i>An American Werewolf in London</i> and its afterlife in the modern media ecosystem. …”
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