ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə bˈʊk, ðə ɡɹˈuːp dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɹˈaɪt ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ɡˈoʊst stˈoːɹiz, wɪð mˈɛɹi ʃˈɛli ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɹˈæŋkənstˌaɪn, ænd pˌɑːlɪdˈɔːɹi ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə vˈæmpaɪɚ, bˈeɪst ˌɔn bˈaɪɹɑːnz "fɹˈæɡmənt əvə nˈɑːvəl".
Inspired by the book, the group decided to write their own ghost stories, with Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein, and Polidori writing The Vampyre, based on Byron's "Fragment of a Novel".