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The year is 1816. A sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of madness. On this night of the "Haunted Summer," five famous friends gather around an ancient skull to conjure up their darkest fears. Poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, Shelley's fiancée Mary Godwin, Mary's stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears in a frenzy of shocking lunacy. Horrifying visions invade the castle - realizations of Byron's fear of leeches, Shelley's fear of premature burial, Mary's fear of birthing a stillborn child - all brought forth in a bizarre dreamscape. They share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night. The events of that night later inspired Mary Shelley to write the classic "Frankenstein" and Dr. Polidori to pen "The Vampyre," which became the basis for the creation of Dracula..

Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson

Released: November 30, 1986

Runtime: 84.0

Popularity Rating: 2.579

United Kingdom

Byron Gabriel Byrne
Shelley Julian Sands
Mary Shelley Natasha Richardson
Claire Clairmont Myriam Cyr
Dr. Polidori Timothy Spall
Murray Alec Mango
Fletcher Andreas Wisniewski
Rushton Dexter Fletcher
Justine Pascal King
Tour Guide Tom Hickey
Turkish Mechanical Woman Linda Coggin
Mechanical Woman Kristine Landon-Smith
Man in Armour Chris Chappell
Young William Mark Pickard
Fuseli Monster Kiran Shah
Shelley Fan Christine Newby
Shelley Fan Kim Tillesly
Tourist Ken Russell

Directing — Director: Ken Russell
Writing — Screenplay: Stephen Volk