Brandon Castle is full of mysteries and terrors! Lonely candles give feeble light to the eerie chill of the castles endless hallways. Winding staircases descend into damp crypts of discarded skeletons while ratinfested secret passages lead to satanic altars. Towering over the castles dank moat is the mysterious Grey Turret. Filled with legends of shadowy ghosts and terrifying demons, its only door has been locked for centuries. Until now. Someone has discovered the key and wants the terrifying power locked away in the Grey Turret. Who dares to defy the legend of the Grey Turret? Agatha? Hungry for power, nothing can stand in her way! Eldred? Her nervous brother, the perfect foil for a murderous plan? Sir Rupert? The brave knight suffering from a heartbreaking loss? Nemoni? The mysterious wildman of the woods? The Black Monk? Aided by Satans black magic, can he be stopped? Serialized in British newspapers throughout 1844, The Black Monk is an excellent example of the Victorian penny dreadful. Each week, eager readers would await the next pennys installment and The Black Monk delivered so many thrills and terrors that it became the midcenturys publishing phenomenon. This edition includes the unabridged text of the 1844 edition along with all 54 original illustrations and features a new introduction by Curt Herr, Ph.D. James Malcolm Rymer (18141884) was a major contributor to Victorian literature, yet remains largely unknown today. He wrote the first vampire novel in...

Binding: Paperback;636 pages; Publisher: Valancourt Books; Classification: N/A; Weight: 877.5 g; Dimensions: N/A

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