Topic > Universal Attributes of Monster Stories - 814

Monster stories are stories that evoke a feeling of horror and terror. The film Victor Frankenstein and the book Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with an introduction by Stephen King, both focus on monsters. They all talk about stories of monsters and their evils. However, despite this common topic, the evil shown in the film and book is different and has its own intensity. A monster story is the story of a creature created to evoke horror. The film and novels Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with an introduction by Stephen King deals with monsters and how they destroy humanity. In the film and book there are universal attributes, but with small differences in how the monsters were created. In the film Victor Frankenstein, the monster is Victor's creation from dead human body parts, by Victor Frankenstein living in double conflict and turmoil. The monster is depicted as disgusting and horrible. Shelly writes that the monster was “formed into a hideous and gigantic creature” and a worse scientific experiment (Frankenstein 123). In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll creates a monster from Mr. Hyde in his laboratory, while in Dracula, Dracula and his minions are unburied bodies of dead humans who have lost their souls. Henry Jekyll created a monster out of Mr. Hyde to shake off his conscience while Victor escaped his status, becoming a creator. On the other hand, Dracula has returned to haunt the living to escape morality. The monsters were very different from each other. Victor's film Frankenstein and Dracula have many highlights in common, but their personification of evil is different. Count Dracula had many supernatural powers, which he used to control… the center of the card… they differ in how they were born and how they carried out their activities. In Dracula, the monsters had supernatural powers, which they used to take over the environment and cause death. On the other hand, in Victor Frankenstein's film, the monster was just a vengeful creature who took revenge on people because they rejected him. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Jekyll simply created a shadow of himself, which he thought was evil. Stories give the audience the opportunity to be scared. Works Cited Shelley, Mary, Stoker Bram and Stevenson, Robert Louis. Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with an introduction by Stephen King. New York: Signet Classics, 1978. Print.Frankenstein. Director Kenneth Branagh. Perf. Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Jonh Cleese and Aidan Quinn. TriStar Images. 1994. Film