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English - The Birth of Horror / Shock Horror

Duration: 2 hours

on BBC Two England

A look at the origins of three classic horror texts - 'Frankenstein', 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' and 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. And Shock Horror takes a look at gothic fiction.

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