Like its Creature, Guillermo del Toro’s new take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is still new to the world but has been on a quest for the love that it didn’t universally find when it premiered at the autumn festivals. But after a couple of weeks in cinemas, it’s now lurching powerfully onto Netflix with a groundswell of affection behind it – and the beginnings of real Oscar buzz. We’ve loved it from day one and can’t wait to bathe again in its ornate, handcrafted world-building, gothic aura and gory slabs of body horror.

The movie’s use of real-world locations and extraordinary sets are a major treat, too. Oscar-nominated production designer Tamara Deverell talks us through how – and where – del Toro’s sweeping horror passion project came together.

What is Netflix’s Franken

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