Download or read book Classic Monster Novels Condensed written by Joseph Lanzara and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FRANKENSTEIN! DRACULA! THE INVISIBLE MAN! Three of the top horror novels of all time have been newly adapted into novellas, and are now side by side in this one book. These world-famous monsters are familiar household names. These are the monsters that authors and filmmakers continue to draw from again and again. And these are the stories that introduced them to the world over a century ago. So turn down the lights, and experience triple the action, suspense, chills and thrills, in half the time it would take to read one novel!
Download or read book Horror Stories written by Jill Taberner and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is an iconic piece of literature and one of the most famous classic horror novels ever written. This masterpiece is among the most outstanding Gothic literature classics and a hallmark of the Romantic period's literature. The novel was conceived by the ingenious English author, Mary Shelley, making it a must-read for those interested in Mary Shelley books. In this stirring narrative, we are introduced to the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist whose thirst for knowledge leads him down a dark path. Intrigued by the mysteries of life and death, he embarks on a perilous journey of scientific exploration that tests the boundaries of morality and ethics, a theme echoed in many science and ethics books. Victor stitches together parts from various corpses, utilizing a radical scientific procedure to bring a life-like creature into existence, contributing a timeless narrative to the list of monster creation tales. The moment the creature stirs into life, Victor is immediately filled with a sense of dread and revulsion. The grotesque appearance of the creature, a figure of hideous amalgamation of parts, drives Victor to abandon his creation. This aspect of the narrative marks the beginning of the somber Victor Frankenstein story. Left to its own devices, the creature endeavors to integrate itself into society, only to be met with fear, misunderstanding, and hostility due to its monstrous appearance. Despite its frightening exterior, the creature possesses a human-like consciousness. It yearns for acceptance, companionship, and love but instead faces constant rejection, stirring in it feelings of despair and loneliness. The anguish of solitude gradually morphs into a vengeful rage against its creator. In a series of unsettling events, the creature takes its vengeance on Victor by causing chaos and destruction in his life, targeting his loved ones. The tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his creature brings forth thought-provoking questions about the limits of scientific exploration, the nature of monstrosity, and the consequences of abandonment and societal rejection. Shelley's novel stands as a profound exploration of ambition, responsibility, and the inherent desire for acceptance. This intriguing tale serves as a stark reminder of the potential perils of unchecked scientific progress and the ethical dilemmas it can engender.
Download or read book Horror Classics written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula: The classic tale of the bizarre Carpathian count, who drank human blood to stay alive, and the Englishman who knew his secret.; Frankenstein: A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Dr. Jekyll invented a drug that would change him into the ominous Mr. Hyde. His evil nature, however, became the stronger part of him and to his horror, he no longer needed the formula to transform his appearance.
Download or read book The Undying Monster written by Jessie Douglas Kerruish and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Undying Monster (1922) is a horror novel by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. Recognized as a groundbreaking work of lycanthropy, or werewolf fiction, The Undying Monster was adapted into a successful 1942 horror film starring James Ellison, Heather Angel, and John Howard. Haunted for generations, the Hammand family has grown accustomed to tragedy. Early deaths, suicides, and gruesome injuries plague their family tree, and they have long been regarded as pariahs in their rural English community. When Oliver Hammand survives a vicious attack while walking in the woods one night, his sister Swanhild resolves to put an end to the ancient curse. Seeking the guidance of Luna Bartendale, a powerful psychic, Swanhild convinces her brother to join her on a journey of discovery and danger to not only free their family from its dreadful cycle, but to save their own young lives. Together with Luna, they scour ancient archives, investigate ruined graveyards, and search for whatever clues they can find. As they delve deep into the heart of their family’s mystery, Oliver falls deeply in love with Luna. Led to the edge of existence itself, the trio find themselves face to face with a horror too terrible to imagine. The Undying Monster is a masterpiece of werewolf fiction by a largely forgotten writer of popular romance, mystery, and horror novels. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Jessie Douglas Kerruish’s The Undying Monster is a classic of English horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.
Download or read book R sum With Monsters written by William Browning Spencer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsessed with H. P. Lovecraft’s “Great Old Ones,” Philip Kenan keeps malign cosmic entities at bay by constantly revising his novel, The Despicable Quest. While Philip’s preoccupied with the monsters lurking behind every cubicle at his dead-end job, his exasperated girlfriend flees—heading straight into the horror that lies at the heart of the corporate world.
Download or read book Classic Horror Collection Vol 2 The Turn of the Screw The Call of Cthulhu Carmilla The King in Yellow Golden Deer Classics written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Oregan Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-17 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Classic Horror Collection is the ultimate book bundle for readers of classic gothic, vampire, horror and science fiction. Each masterful novel in this collection has inspired numerous adaptations, re-imaginings, and even whole genres of fiction. This collection contains: • The Willows by Algernon Blackwood • The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers • The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson • The Turn of the Screw by Henry James • Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James • The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe • Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu • The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft • The White People by Arthur Machen • William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe • The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker Also available Classic Horror Collection Vol 1: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Jekyll and Hyde... (Golden Deer Classics)
Download or read book Classic Monster Stories written by and published by Childrens Press. This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula -- Frankenstein -- mummies -- were-wolves ... young readers are spellbound by legends and folklore, so this series is sure to grab onto and hold the attention of even the most reluctant reader. Gripping prose, logically organized into easily-managed chapters, together with striking movie stills, make these books irresistible. Photos and captions help to bridge the gap between reading and understanding, and each book includes fascinating background information to complement the classic story line.
Download or read book The Classic Horror Collection written by H. P. Lovecraft and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the extraordinary breadth of the genre, these terrifying stories are sure to leave you sleeping with the light on for many nights to come. Whether the threat comes from accursed artefacts, supernatural villains, or deadly rituals, there is always some unknowable evil lurking around the corner waiting to pounce. Ranging from the efforts of classic literary writers like Mary Shelley and Robert Louis Stevenson to pulp icon H. P. Lovecraft, these masters of the dark arts knew how to create suspense and an impending sense of dread. Horror fiction found its first connoisseurs amongst the Victorian public. This collection features several of its most accomplished pioneers. Short stories from Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, and Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, show that some of the 19th century's most revered horror novelists could provide equally terrifying experiences in a shorter form. Other authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, William Hope Hodgson, Pearl Norton Swet, and M. P. Shiel established themselves in the emerging pulp magazines of America in the early 20th century. There, they mastered their craft and provided terrifying thrills for an audience eager for a new type of fiction. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, writers like Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, E. F. Benson, and M. R. James mastered the classic ghost story. And who can forget Edgar Allan Poe? He devoted himself almost entirely to his poetry and his short stories, and his lyrical style and ability to evoke an atmosphere are unparalleled. includes stories by: Edward Frederic Benson Ambrose Bierce Francis Marion Crawford George Allan England William Hope Hodgson W. W. Jacobs M. R. James Vernon Lee Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu H. P. Lovecraft Arthur Machen Guy de Maupassant Edgar Allan Poe Charlotte Riddell Mary Shelley M. P. Shiel Robert Louis Stevenson Bram Stoker Pearl Norton Swet
Download or read book Frankenstein Illustrated Classics written by Mary Shelley and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Illustrated Classics) 200 years after it was first published, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has stood the test of time as a gothic masterpiece--a classic work of humanity and horror that blurs the line between man and monster... The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monstrous creature he created has held readers spellbound ever since it was published two centuries ago. On the surface, it is a novel of tense and steadily mounting horror; but on a more profound level, it offers searching illumination of the human condition in its portrayal of a scientist who oversteps the bounds of conscience, and of a monster brought to life in an alien world, ever more desperately attempting to escape the torture of his solitude. A novel of hallucinatory intensity, Frankenstein represents one of the most striking flowerings of the Romantic imagination.
Download or read book Brick Dracula and Frankenstein written by Amanda Brack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get caught up in the two most famous scary stories of all time depicted in LEGO bricks! Creep your way through the shadowy sets of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula in this amazing brick adaptation. With one thousand color photographs, these stories and their monsters come alive in full plastic horror! Stare in awe as Dr. Frankenstein brings his brick monster to life in a risky science experiment, and brace yourself as the creature steps out into the world. Travel to Count Dracula’s giant brick castle in Transylvania, and beware as he taunts his prey in the night. Watch brick Van Helsing discover the cause of poor Lucy’s illness, and follow him as he prepares his plot to save her. These classic horror stories are retold with a classic construction toy, staying true to their original forms in this modestly abridged collection. For young readers, LEGO adorers, and devotees to gothic literature, Brick Frankenstein and Dracula is a mesmerizing new take to the founding tales of fright! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book THE GREAT GOD PAN Horror Classic written by Arthur Machen and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "THE GREAT GOD PAN (Horror Classic)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. In Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft praised the story, saying: "No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds"; he added that "the sensitive reader" reaches the end with "an appreciative shudder." Lovecraft also noted, however, that "melodrama is undeniably present, and coincidence is stretched to a length which appears absurd upon analysis." Bennett Cerf described the story as a "masterpiece". Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His book The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language").
Download or read book The Roxburghe Library of Classics written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 200 years after it was first published, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has stood the test of time as a gothic masterpiece--a classic work of humanity and horror that blurs the line between man and monster... The story of Victor Frankenstein and the monstrous creature he created has held readers spellbound ever since it was published two centuries ago. On the surface, it is a novel of tense and steadily mounting horror; but on a more profound level, it offers searching illumination of the human condition in its portrayal of a scientist who oversteps the bounds of conscience, and of a monster brought to life in an alien world, ever more desperately attempting to escape the torture of his solitude. A novel of hallucinatory intensity, Frankenstein represents one of the most striking flowerings of the Romantic imagination.
Download or read book Victor Hugo The Complete Novels Golden Deer Classics written by Victor Hugo and published by Oregan Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 5302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the complete novels of Victor Hugo in the chronological order of their original publication. - Hans of Iceland - Bug-Jargal - The Last Day of a Condemned Man - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Claude Gueux - Les Misérables - Toilers of the Sea - The Man Who Laughs - Ninety-Three
Download or read book The Dead Smile Fantasy and Horror Classics written by F. Marion Crawford and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains Francis Marion Crawford's 1911 horror novel, "The Dead Smile". With a ghastly banshee, a cadaver that's wont stay put, and an infectious and sinister smile, this eerie novel is a masterpiece of the macabre that constitutes a must-read for fans of the genre. Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer of novels most famous for his notable contributions to classic supernatural and horror fiction. Contents include: "The Dead Smile", "The Screaming Scull", "Man Overboard!", "For the Blood is the Life", "The Upper Berth", "By the Water of Paradise", and "The Doll's Ghost". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
Download or read book Exploring the Fantastic written by Ina Batzke and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantastic represents a wide and heterogeneous field in literary, cultural, and media studies. Encompassing some of the field's foremost voices such as Fred Botting and Larissa Lai, as well as exciting new perspectives by junior scholars, this volume offers a mosaic of the fantastic now. The contributions pinpoint and discuss current developments in theory and practice by offering enlightening snapshots of the contemporary Anglophone landscape of research in the fantastic. The authors' arguments and analyses thus give new impetus to the field's theoretical and methodological approaches, its textual materials, its main interests, and its crucial findings.
