Monsters -- Fiction

Tales exploring the nature of monstrous beings and the boundaries between monstrosity and humanity through compelling character studies.

1 Book 17 min read

Summaries

Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

Victor Frankenstein creates a grotesque monster at the University of Ingolstadt, and after the creature is rejected by humanity and denied a companion, he embarks on a campaign of murder against his creator's entire family, culminating in a pursuit across continents to the Arctic where both creator and creation meet their tragic end.

Monsters -- Fiction 17 min