Brick Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Classic Horror Tales Told in a Whole New Way

by John D. McCann, Monica Sweeney, Becky Thomas

Get caught up in the two most famous scary stories of all time depicted in LEGO bricks! Creep your way through the shadowy sets of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula in this amazing brick adaptation. With one thousand color photographs, these stories and their monsters come alive in full plastic horror!

Stare in awe as Dr. Frankenstein brings his brick monster to life in a risky science experiment, and brace yourself as the creature steps out into the world. Travel to Count Dracula’s giant brick castle in Transylvania, and beware as he taunts his prey in the night. Watch brick Van Helsing discover the cause of poor Lucy’s illness, and follow him as he prepares his plot to save her.

These classic horror stories are retold with a classic construction toy, staying true to their original forms in this modestly abridged collection. For young readers, LEGO adorers, and devotees to gothic literature, Brick Frankenstein and Dracula is a mesmerizing new take to the founding tales of fright!

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Retellings, Horror

351 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Brent Knorr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This made me realize that none of the Frankenstein movies I’ve watched are even close to to original story

[Benjamin Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read both Dracula and Frankenstein but never before with accompanying photographs of Lego scenes that depict the action. The prose is slightly abridged but I have to say I didn't notice anything missing and both stories seem perfectly complete. Normally I am staunchly opposed to reading abridged versions of anything but in this case a few paragraphs of the endless 'woe-is-me' rhetoric, especially in Frankenstein, is OK for such a book as this.

Of course the real attraction here is the Lego pictures. Much imagination was used to assemble over 1000 scenes from the stories and when limited to Lego bricks...well that must have been challenging. But I imagine the book's creators got a real kick out of doing it. I read the entire book but just having this one to look through the pictures is a real hoot.

[Dann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brick Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Classic Horror Tales Told in a Whole New Way is a creative new telling of these classic tales of horror. The original text of the novels are condensed and accompanied with brick illustrations. And for the most part the illustrators do a good job at capturing the scenes and creating customized pieces for the respective characters. However, there are times (especially in Dracula) where the pieces don't match the text descriptions. Also, the text can be a little difficult to read at times; either because of the writing style of the original text or the way it's been condensing. Still, minor quibbles aside, Brick Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Classic Horror Tales Told in a Whole New Way is an entertaining read that’s full of thrills.

[Bernice Rizor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me little while to read it because n my kind Nile but it was easy reading