The poet Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) turns his estate into a haunted and horror-filled playground in this film that purports to tell the story of the night that inspired Mary Shelley (Natasha Richardson) to write Frankenstein. After dispensing a heaping helping of hallucinogens, Byron encourages his guests to share tales of horror as they explore the dark corners of his estate in this typically over-the-top effort from director Ken Russell.