Four horror stories in one collection, and also available for purchase on audible.
These horror stories are intended to frighten, startle and even disgust the reader. The tales of blood-sucking vampires, headless horsemen, hideous creatures and transformed humans will leave you terrified yet compelled to listen to the next.
Story 1: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Blood-thirsty Count Dracula travels across the seas to find a new source of life in the people of England. He targets young Lucy as his victim, revealing to the townspeople that a vampire has infiltrated their community. As the horror story unfolds, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing rallies the good people of the town to seek revenge on Dracula and his power of darkness.
Story 2: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
In an attempt to separate the sinister, self-indulgent side of himself from the usually amiable personality, Dr. Henry Jekyll develops a potion in his laboratory that transforms him into the self-indulgent, evil Mr. Hyde. The struggle between good and evil ultimately forces Dr. Jekyll to take his own life to put an end to the evil doings of Mr. Hyde. This horrific tale sheds light on the unpredictable nature of the alter ego.
Story 3: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Scientist Victor Frankenstein experiments in his laboratory to impart life into non-living matter. “The Creature” takes on human characteristics and emotions, eventually asking his creator to build him a companion to ensure his right to happiness. Taunting Frankenstein with threats of harm and death, the fiend ultimately takes everything that is dear to him.
Story 4: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
A feud over the hand of a wealthy heiress, Katrina Van Tassel, leads to the supposed demise of one of her suitors, Ichabod Crane. As legend in Sleepy Hollow has it, a Headless Horseman, the ghost of a fallen soldier, wanders through the forest in search of his severed head. When Crane comes across the apparition, he is either killed or is so terrified by its sight that he flees, to never be heard from again. Thus, perpetuating the haunting tale told to unnerved children.
ASIN : B08B325G35
Publisher : Independently published (June 13, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 739 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8651592562
Item Weight : 3.43 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 1.67 x 10 inches
