Mary Shelley – Frankenstein

Mary Shelley – Frankenstein [#39]  (Sphere, 1976)

Blurb:
“I suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed. He bounded over the crevices in the ice, among which I had walked with caution; his stature also, as he approached, seemed to exceed that of a man. I was troubled: a mist came over my eyes and I felt a faintness seize me.’

Such is Dr Frankenstein’s horrified reaction to the sudden encounter with the monster he has created. Filled with remorse at the ghastly results of his experiment, he feels that he must make amends…

Frankenstein is Volume 39 in the Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult

Richard Matheson – Shock 2

Richard Matheson – Shock 2 (Sphere, 1978)

Brother to the Machine
No Such Thing As a Vampire
Descent
Deadline
The Man Who Made the World
Graveyard Shift
The Likeness of Julie
Lazarus II
Big Surprise
Crickets
Mute
From Shadowed Places
A Flourish of Strumpets

Blurb:
THIRTEEN STORIES – THIRTEEN SHOCKS!
Master of the macabre Richard Matheson presents his second collection of stories to chill and terrify — thirteen SHOCKing tales that will make your blood run cold.

The man who became a machine …

The noblewoman who believed in vampires ….

The doctor who faced a witchdoctor’s voodoo curse …

The peculiar old man who gave local children a big surprise …

and many more characters guaranteed to give you the SHOCK of your life!