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Oh, boy! I read the abridged for children version of this book when I was itty bitty, along with the abridged for children version of Frankenstein, and I adored them both. I read the grownup versions of both books when I was older, and...well, frankly, abridging did wonders for Frankenstein. The original text was in desperate need of a good ( Read more... )

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This movie was based on a novel, but the story was altered to capitalize on The Mummy and The Old Dark House, which makes for kind of a strange mash-up. The Mummy...well, it's impossible for me to have one favorite Universal monster movie, but The Mummy has my favorite sequels, so if no one mentions Spanish Dracula and there are no Frankenstein ( Read more... )