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Alone...
Hunted...
Hounded...
He will allow nothing to stop him.
In his quest to learn the secrets of his creation, the Monster of Frankenstein seeks out various eccentric scientists and mad doctors such as Adam Weishaupt—the founder of the Illuminati, the murderous duo of Burke and Hare, and Andrew Crosse, a real-life researcher who created life in his laboratory. Along the way, the Monster battles ghouls, witches, and mad scientists! See him captured by madmen and forced to battle other monsters in the arena of death!
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The Nightmare Of Frankenstein edition by Perry Lake Romance eBooks
Genre - Gothic HorrorPages - 190
“The Nightmare of Frankenstein: The Legend of Frankenstein, Book 1” by Perry Lake is my first read by this author. This was like reading 2 books in 1. The first half of the book concentrates primarily on Victor, his family, and friend Henri, from childhood through school and up to and including the creation of the monster. A wonderful melding of fact and fiction. Historical events and background on the alchemist, scholars, geography, and literature of the era, was very well researched and fit in perfectly with the story line.
The second half of the book deals with the monster. His sometimes murderous journey from the Arctic, through eastern Europe and into Scotland and Great Britain. Along the way he crosses paths with some very interesting and colorful characters that include Dracula, a werewolf, Mary Shelley, William Burke & William Hare, Dr. Robert Knox, Andrew Crosse, and Adam Weishaupt to name a few. The monsters primary goal is to connect with Victor’s colleagues, retain the Necronomicon from the Illuminati and finally make a female mate. It’s an exciting and adventurous journey.
I would say this book is a bit of gothic, horror, historical and retelling of a classic. Although not sticking entirely to the script of Mary Shelley’s version it was quite good on it’s own merit. Creating a whole new story-line and characters.
I was taken back to my childhood of viewing black and white Saturday Night Double Feature Creature films, and Hammer Films about Mummies, Werewolves, and Dracula. I was also reminded a little bit of the show Penny Dreadful in the latter part of the book. All in all this was quite an entertaining read that kept me engrossed from start to finish. I look forward to reading more of Perry Lakes work.
(From back cover):
Alone...
Hunted...
Hounded...
He will allow nothing to stop him.
In his quest to learn the secrets of his creation, the Monster of Frankenstein seeks out various eccentric scientists and mad doctors such as Adam Weishaupt—the founder of the Illuminati, the murderous duo of Burke and Hare, and Andrew Crosse, a real-life researcher who created life in his laboratory. Along the way, the Monster battles ghouls, witches, and mad scientists! See him captured by madmen and forced to battle other monsters in the arena of death!
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The Nightmare Of Frankenstein edition by Perry Lake Romance eBooks Reviews
I read one of Perry Lake's Dracula novels, which I also enjoyed, but honestly I think I liked this one better, even though I generally like the Dracula character better than Frankenstein.
This is is not exactly a retelling of Frankenstein, but more a prequel and a sequel in one. We get to see Dr. Frankenstein as a young boy, which leads into the Mary Shelley novel, and then we get to see what happens after Shelley's novel ends.
My personal favorite parts were the "Monster Fight Club" at the end, and the meeting with Dracula. (I mention a monster fight club in one of my books as well, so I have a soft spot for it, but I digress.)
This is a very well researched novel. To me personally, that's both good and bad. It's good because it's very rich in historical detail. However, at times it seems almost like a historical novel rather than horror. In particular the early chapters I found to be slightly bogged down with historical facts. However, if you are a fan of historical novels, then you will probably love this part.
I also didn't remember Frankenstein being quite so bloodthirsty, as he slaughters several entire families, including several children. But then again, there have been different interpretations, and while he may seem more brutal than I remember, it's not like he was always portrayed as a nice guy. The murders arent graphic, but are very cold blooded. This is a horror novel, after all. He killed a few people in Shelly's novel as well, but in this one he's a neck snapping machine.
In closing, I think any fan of Frankenstein may enjoy this one. As I said, it serves as both a prequel and sequel to Shelley's novel, and complements it nicely.
Another version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s famous tale, this one told from both the creator and the creation’s points of view with the Creature’s being the more lengthy and interesting one. From the title, we might ask, “Whose nightmare?” Do we refer to the Creature as “Frankenstein” as millions have misnamed him? Did he take his creator’s name? Who is he in the title…Frankenstein? Or is he “the Nightmare?”
Frankenstein the man is present, of course, in the first section of the book, following him from boyhood, and his interest in science and alchemy in particular. While showing his life as set forth in the original, it reveals more background about his studies and attempts to meet various alchemists, some of whose lives are recounted in more detail in the Dracula series by this author. As in the original novel, his story ends with his death in the Arctic, and it is here that the Creature picks up the tale with a first person account.
This is Perry Lake’s version, without a doubt, and though it relates to Mary Shelley’s original in some respects, it widely diverges in others. This creation is truly a monster. Like his counterpart, he’s articulate and knowledgeable in his self-education. No awkward, semi-dumb brute here, accepting a daisy from a little girl or trying to capture sunlight in his fingers, this is a man-thing capable of intricate reasoning, but also of great violence and a hatred of the world which has rejected him. Where the original creature merely wished to co-exist with Man, this one wants that also, but on his own terms…and more. He’s extremely resourceful. In spite of his size, he rides horses. He uses weapons other than his hands. He’s wily and cunning, violent and deceitful. He will kill without blinking an eye…man, woman, or child. He abducts people, promises to release them when they do his bidding, then kills them when their usefulness is over. IN a word, he rejects the world as the world rejects him. This Creature is truly one of vengeance, not only of his Maker but all of Mankind, one from whom the villagers will definitely shriek and flee in terror at mere mention of his name.
Some of the events recounted in the Dracula series involving the Creature are also more detailed here.
My main complaint, besides a few grammatical errors here and there, would be the fact that some areas are glossed. The Creature visits Dracula at his castle
“…After some initial misunderstanding, I realized that the vampire king and I had much in common…”
No explanation of what that “misunderstanding” was…inquiring readers are certain to wonder.
His arrival ends one chapter (or story, since this novel, like that other series, is in short story form. At the beginning of the next story, he leaves
“…I left behind me left the smoldering ruins of the Castelui de Vlad Tepes…”
No detail of how the castle came to be in “smoldering ruins,” just that one sentence. This occurs in a couple of other places, also. Is the inference being, that part of the tale is told in Dracula’s own story so why repeat it here? Indeed, nothing of what went on between the vampire king and Frankenstein’s creation is revealed, and this brief mention seems to negate the ending in the other series where Dracula is pursued by van Helsing and his companions...unless that is the way the castle came to be in “smoldering ruins”?
I was also disappointed that the ending of the Dracula series which seemed to point to a very unique and original approach to the Frankenstein one, wasn’t followed up. I had looked forward to this series simply on the strength of that ending, and it isn’t evident…yet.
In all events, this is an intriguing novel with, if not a new slant on the story (there is at least one other series about the Creature), at least an interesting one.This is a novel which should satisfy that reader liking violence and vengeance in his novels.
The next installment is awaited with anticipation.
This novel is owned by the reviewer and no remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.
Genre - Gothic Horror
Pages - 190
“The Nightmare of Frankenstein The Legend of Frankenstein, Book 1” by Perry Lake is my first read by this author. This was like reading 2 books in 1. The first half of the book concentrates primarily on Victor, his family, and friend Henri, from childhood through school and up to and including the creation of the monster. A wonderful melding of fact and fiction. Historical events and background on the alchemist, scholars, geography, and literature of the era, was very well researched and fit in perfectly with the story line.
The second half of the book deals with the monster. His sometimes murderous journey from the Arctic, through eastern Europe and into Scotland and Great Britain. Along the way he crosses paths with some very interesting and colorful characters that include Dracula, a werewolf, Mary Shelley, William Burke & William Hare, Dr. Robert Knox, Andrew Crosse, and Adam Weishaupt to name a few. The monsters primary goal is to connect with Victor’s colleagues, retain the Necronomicon from the Illuminati and finally make a female mate. It’s an exciting and adventurous journey.
I would say this book is a bit of gothic, horror, historical and retelling of a classic. Although not sticking entirely to the script of Mary Shelley’s version it was quite good on it’s own merit. Creating a whole new story-line and characters.
I was taken back to my childhood of viewing black and white Saturday Night Double Feature Creature films, and Hammer Films about Mummies, Werewolves, and Dracula. I was also reminded a little bit of the show Penny Dreadful in the latter part of the book. All in all this was quite an entertaining read that kept me engrossed from start to finish. I look forward to reading more of Perry Lakes work.
(From back cover)
Alone...
Hunted...
Hounded...
He will allow nothing to stop him.
In his quest to learn the secrets of his creation, the Monster of Frankenstein seeks out various eccentric scientists and mad doctors such as Adam Weishaupt—the founder of the Illuminati, the murderous duo of Burke and Hare, and Andrew Crosse, a real-life researcher who created life in his laboratory. Along the way, the Monster battles ghouls, witches, and mad scientists! See him captured by madmen and forced to battle other monsters in the arena of death!
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