The Revenge of Frankenstein

By: Shaun Hutson

Narrated by: Sean Barrett

Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's Summary

There is a fine line between obsession and madness and Frankenstein just stepped across it.…

Escaping the guillotine, Victor Frankenstein is now posing as Doctor Stein, altruistic patron of the hospital for the poor. But in a secret basement laboratory he is harvesting body parts from his helpless patients, using them in his twisted experiments in a bid to create the perfect man. And this time he has help from a would-be pupil. His pupil seeks knowledge, but Frankenstein desires vengeance against all those who have tried to stop his terrifying work.

The first time he tried, it ended in bloody mayhem, but now he is determined that nothing will go wrong. He wants revenge and God help anyone who gets in his way.…

©2013 Shaun Hutson (P)2013 Random House AudioGo

Critic Reviews

"Shaun Hutson has done an exceptional job in reliving the film as a novel…A worthy entry to the Hammer library and a fond memory of a film." ( Robin’s Reviews)

Another excellent adaptation

Where does The Revenge of Frankenstein rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I found this audiobook to be a very interesting take on an old story, it would rank quite highly in the books I have listened to so far.

What did you like best about this story?

The story is very detailed & atmospheric as well as being brilliantly executed.

Which character – as performed by Sean Barrett – was your favourite?

Sean Barrett performs all of the characters really well but especially Victor Frankenstein & Alan Lang.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No it took two sittings as the book is just under eight hours.

Any additional comments?

Sean Barrett's delivery on this story (just like 'Twins Of Evil') is absolutely superb, he has one of those sort of voices that is perfectly suited to the olden tales.

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