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Although the story of Frankenstein is well known and commonly referenced, experiencing the original novel is well worth the endeavor and illuminates the true depth and complexity that is often missed in modern references. A tale not just of monsters and dark shadows, but of hubris, romance...

Count Dracula. Frankenstein's creature. Mr. Hyde. The Headless Horseman. Four figures that helped define horror. More than 31 hours of classic horror and Gothic fiction come together in Horror Stories Collection: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Together, these four works helped shape the vampire story, the monster tale, psychological horror, and the American ghost story.

Daniel M. Kimmel updates the myth, and tells us the tale from the point of view of the most important character: the Father of the Bride of Frankenstein. This is not Ms. Shelley's monster, but (dare we say it?) a dazzling urbanite, literate and thoughtful....and Jewish? Science has always outrun the guidelines of ethics. It's not unthinkable that interspecies relationships will be the next big question. And with those relationships will come a father's love for his daughter, and that father's fears for his bankbook when his doting daughter plans the most outrageous of weddings.

When the world is ending and monsters of myth and legend roam the land there is only one person the human race can count on to stand on our side: Frankenstein! From his fortress deep in the arctic Frank gathers the information needed to determine the threats facing the world. Contacting friends and colleagues from his centuries of life, he prepares to ride out the storm of death and chaos.

Tiff is tired of being single, but she refuses to get on the apps for a date. She wants thing to happen “naturally”. Fortunately, a friend intervenes, and suddenly Tiff has found herself matching with a gorgeous reanimated collection of body parts named Sarah.