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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Carrie Dalby - 10-12-2018
I'm reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for the first time. I like how the classics are atmospheric and horrible without being gory. (Frankenstein and Dracula are other good examples.)
RE: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Penfeather - 10-14-2018
(10-12-2018, 02:52 PM)Carrie Dalby Wrote: I'm reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for the first time. I like how the classics are atmospheric and horrible without being gory. (Frankenstein and Dracula are other good examples.)
"The Body Snatcher" is also a good Stevenson story. Â The 1945 Val Lewton film with Karloff and Lugosi is wonderfully atmospheric.
Personally I think Frankenstein is a vastly better piece of literature than Dracula. Â Mary Shelley was a brilliant writer; Bram Stoker, well . . . bit of a hack in my opinion.
RE: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Carrie Dalby - 10-19-2018
I did enjoy Frankenstein. That Stevenson short is in an anthology of Classic Horror shorts I have but haven't read yet. Will bump it up on my TBR pile. Thanks.
RE: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - GalaxyJ - 10-27-2018
(10-12-2018, 02:52 PM)Carrie Dalby Wrote: I'm reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for the first time. I like how the classics are atmospheric and horrible without being gory. (Frankenstein and Dracula are other good examples.)
I'm also reading the same. It's really good and addicted.