false 3842536 1 Mary Shelley's creation, Frankenstein, who emerged from a dream by a young woman who had just lost her first child, has transformed itself into a warning about the dangers of tampering with nature. The vampire started life as a sexual fantasy, and Bram Stoker's tale became a metaphor for dominance and dependence in sexual relationships. "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde", perhaps the most psychological of all horror stories, examines the beast in man and the dark side of human nature. And "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is a tale of conflict between rationalism and folklore, and the skills of Sherlock Holmes. Exploring the world of the macabre and gothic in Victorian fantasy, this book examines why and how the great horror myths originated, and their popular appeal in the 19th century. It also investigates the way in which they have taken on new meanings and dimensions in our culture. 3887472 1 1996 Nightmare: The Birth of Horror total:1|2:1| 1 2 2 0 2 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 08 00:58:35 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 21 05:31:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 22 13:06:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 14:48:05 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3842536