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The story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its...
2) Frankenstein
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"First published anonymously in 1818, Frankenstein is the story of ambitious medical student Victor Frankenstein, who scavenges body parts from charnel houses, dissecting rooms, and slaughterhouses to fashion a being like himself and animate it with the spark of life. Horrified at the monstrousness of his creation, Victor abandons it, which sets the stage for a tragic course of events as the monster seeks revenge against its creator. A cautionary...
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