Some of the world's best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Mary Shelley's classic monster. From Brian W. Aldiss' eerie look at a mysterious creature hidden for centuries, to S.P. Somtow's tale of passion and dismemberment in Thailand, to Katherine Dunn's examination of a bizarre affair -- here are spectacular Frankenstein stories transcending time and place.


• Introduction and selected filmography by Leonard Wolf.

• Featuring Kurt Vonnegut's classic story "Fortitude", plus tales by Brian W. Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, Loren D. Estleman, and Charles de Lint.

• Originally released in trade paperback by Dell Publishing -- out of print for more than 5 years!