Frankenstein

<b><b>A stunningly creepy deluxe hardcover edition with spot gloss black sprayed edges black-stained pages and black endpapers.</b> <p/><b>Part of a six-volume series of the best in classic horror selected by Academy Award-winning director of The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro. </b></b> <p/>Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro's favorites from Mary Shelley's <i>Frankenstein</i> and Ray Russell's short story Sardonicus considered by Stephen King to be perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written to Shirley Jackson's <i>The Haunting of Hill House </i>and stories by Ray Bradbury Joyce Carol Oates Ted Klein and Robert E. Howard. Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror sci-fi fantasy and paranormal aficionados everywhere. <p/><b><i>Frankenstein</i></b> <p/> <br>The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of <i>Frankenstein</i>. In trying to create life the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation as it destroys everything Victor loves is a powerful story of love friendship . . . and horror.