{"product_id":"book-gwva","title":"Gothic Imagination: Dracula, Frankenstein \u0026 more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling collection of classic gothic horror and ghost stories adapted or written by women \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this breathtaking collection of gothic horror and eerie tales, draw the curtains and pull the blankets close for two classic Victorian horror tales in new adaptations, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDracula\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estarring Nicky Henson, Charles Edwards, Don Gilet and Ellie Kendrick and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, with Jamie Parker (\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e) as Frankenstein and Shaun Dooley\u003ci\u003e (Gentleman Jack, Broadchurch\u003c\/i\u003e) as the Monster. Next is a thrilling drama about the scandalous Mary Shelley and Lord Byron in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloody Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. In the sensational psycho-sexual thriller \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries of Udolpho\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith Robert Glenister (\u003ci\u003eSuspicion, Spooks\u003c\/i\u003e), a young woman is trapped in a castle of nightmares and villains. 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