Three horror icons come together in one indispensable tome with an introduction by Stephen
King. Within the pages of this volume you will come upon three of the darkest creations of
English nineteenth-century literature three of the darkest in all of English and American
literature many would say and not without justification These three creatures presented
together for the first time all have a great deal in common beyond their power to go on
frightening generation after generation of readers but that fact alone should be considered
before all others. From the Introduction by Stephen King A diabolical bloodthirsty Count draws
an unsuspecting young man into a world of terrors. A scientist oversteps the bounds of
conscience and brings to life a tortured creation. A man of medicine explores his darker side
only to fall prey to it. These three legendary tales have held readers spellbound for more than
a century. The titles alone Dracula Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have become
synonymous with horror. They are part of a universal language that serves to put a monster s
face on the good-and-evil duality of our very human nature. Inventive and subversive these
classic tales of terror can shake even the modern reader with something far more profound than
fear....
