简介：TheWerewolf Weallknowwhattofearwhenthemoonisfull,butwheredidthewerewolflegendcomefrom?Thevillagersof16thcenturyBedburginGermanyhadalwaysfearedtheforestthatencircledthem.Thisfearwasheighenedwhenyounggirlsofthevillagestartedgoingmissing.Footprintsinthesnowledtotrailsofblood.Superstitiousmindswantedtobelievethiswastheactofawolf,orevenworse,ademonichalf-man,half-wolf.Thevillagerswentlookingforabeastinthewoods,butthecreaturetheywerelookingforwasmuchclosertohome. Partwhodunnit,partinside-the-mind-of-a-monster,Werewolf:TrueHorrordramatisestheshockingstorythatprovidedtheblueprintforcinema’siconicwerewolves. Dracula 15thcenturyRomania.ThreemonksfindthemselveschainedtothewallofadrippingcellinthecastleofVladDracula,VoyvoydofWallachia,morecommonlyknownasVladtheImpaler. Overtime,DraculawouldgodownasoneofthemostterrifyingrulersofMedievalEurope,apsychopathicmass-murderer,whostoodbetweenChristianEuropeandtheadvancingarmiesoftheOttomanTurks. Fromtheoutsetthemonksaretested,climaxinginatrialofbrutalityinwhichtheyarecalledtoanswertruthfullywhetherVladDraculawillbewarmlyreceivedinHeaven.Waitingforthemisaforestofwoodenstakes,endsroundedtostopthempuncturinginternalorgans,prolongingtheirgruesomeeffect.Themostappallinglyslow,painfuldeathimaginablewillbetheirfateiftheychoosethewrongresponse. Dracula:TrueHorrordramatisestheviciousstorythatgavebirthtotheDraculaoffactandfiction. Frankenstein 19thcenturyLondon,twodecadesbeforeMaryShelleywroteheracclaimednovel.ProfessorGiovanniAldiniisapioneeringscientificshowman,whouseselectricitytoreanimateanimals,severhumanlimbsandthecorpsesofrecentlybeheadedcriminals.ButAldinineedsawholebody,astrong,malespecimen,veryrecentlykilledbyasphyxiation,toattempthismostambitiousexperiment:acompletereanimation.Inshort,AldiniwantstoplayGod. AidedbyMrPass,themanwhosejobitwastoprocurebodiesforthesurgeonstoanatomise,anidealspecimenisidentified-astrongyoungmanaccusedofmurderinghiswifeandchild.TheevidenceagainstGeorgeFosterisflimsy,butAldiniandhisassistantaredeterminedtohavetheirgoodcleanhanging.Withinthehouranelectrifiedrectalprobeisappliedtotrytobringthisunfortunatemanbacktolife.Theexperiment,likenoother,hasanextraordinary,lethalclimax. Frankenstein:TrueHorrordramatisesthechillingstorythatinspiredMaryShelley’sFrankenstein.…