Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
#1
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.)
Reply
#2
(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.  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.  Mary Shelley was a brilliant writer; Bram Stoker, well . . . bit of a hack in my opinion.
Reply
#3
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.
Reply
#4
Smile 
(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.
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)