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Manguel gives a detailed and highly sensitive account of the film's felicities of inventive film-making. He also traces the literary roots of the Frankenstein myth, the creation of a living being by a man usurping the powers of a jealous God. And he finds echoes in the work of modern artists such as Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp of the Bride as a kind of femme fatale, monstrous and threatening.

From the pen of John L. Balderston, an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter who shaped the golden age of Universal Horror comes the screenplay that defined the ultimate sequel to the Frankenstein legend.The Bride of Frankenstein is the dramatic script for the iconic 1935 film. The story picks up where the original left off, finding the Monster alive and now imbued with the desperate desire for a mate. Tormented by the Creature's plea and the mani...

Annabel Vaughn is set to marry handsome and successful Craig Barrington, when Tim Hinds, a shy admirer from her school days, snatches her away on the eve of her wedding. She finds herself in St Evals, a picturesque secret village where sexpet girls owned by masked "guests" are paraded naked on the streets. Tim believes that Annabel is making a huge mistake by marrying Craig, and that secretly she is a natural submissive who needs dominating. He is determined to save her from herself by tra...

In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, creating the iconic concept, and incidentally creating modern science fiction.In 1935, Elsa Lanchester married the monster.And now, 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 ...

Don’t miss this very steamy novella from acclaimed and best-selling historical romance author Sherry Thomas!To save her family from the repercussions of scandal, a young woman reluctantly marries a man she despises. Now she faces her wedding night…What she doesn’t know is that her gorgeous bridegroom has long been desperately in love with her. But he is too proud to expose his yearning to her scorn. Now that he has her in his bed and in his power, he is going to mount a det...

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell returns with The Brides of Wishmore.What happens when a bride says no?He is the bastard son of a duke, arrogant, handsome, a little bit dangerous, and, of course, one of the most sought-after bachelors in London. He is also about to be publically jilted by some chit of a girl! Blake Stephens' pride isn't about to let him be humiliated, so he charges after his bride to the wilds of Sc...

What the gods desire, they take.When the gods take a person, there is not much one can do about it, even if there seems something strange and terrible about the god. Through the gates of the eastern mountains pass only the gods, the dead, and the heroes of legend. Mere mortals do not go farther than the tombs lining the roads of the Middle Desert.Except for the daughters of the Bandit Queen of the Oclaresh, that is. The lord of the Blue Wind took their youngest sister. When...

In 1718, he was abandoned then betrayed, spurring his relentless desire for revenge against his creator, Victor Frankenstein. It is now the 21st Century, and despite his fervent wish for death, he still exists, tortured by his crimes, searching only for peace.Angela Ellis would have frozen to death in the harsh Alaskan wilderness if not for the man who found her on an icy ledge. He calls her Angel, but has no name himself. He is kind, caring, handsome, and scarred both outside and ...

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell returns with a delicious new series, The Brides of WishmoreWhat happens when a bride says maybe?She'd once been the toast of London, but now scandal has brought her down. Still, pretty, petted Lady Tara Davidson can't believe her new fate. She had wanted to marry for love . . . but her profligate father has promised her hand to none other than Breccan Campbell, the "Beast of Aberfeldy" and laird of the valley's most despised c...

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared on the second edition, published in 1823.Shelley travelled through Europe...

[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, fairies, HEA] What do you do when your mate is a shape-shifting feline? Well, I don't know about you, but I emanate extra pixie dust. That's what I did when I first met Victor Frankenstein. Of course, back then I thought he was going to eat me, but that's beside the point. Currently, I'm looking forward to him eating me - in an entirely different way. Alas, I've always been somewhat small - I'm a p...

Golden Age mystery author John Dickson Carr displays his mastery of the historical mystery in this thrilling tale of courtship and punishment in Regency-era EnglandTo inherit her family fortune, beautiful Miss Caroline Ross must marry before her twenty-fifth birthday. But she has found only two breeds of husband: violent drunks and irresponsible dandies. To evade wedded agony, she chooses a spouse not long for this world—a convicted murderer with just a few hours le...