At all times, man has strived to unravel the mystery of life and death, to feel like a creator - to create his own kind artificially, to reanimate lifeless flesh, to assemble a new body piece by piece. One of the most famous embodiments of this idea comes from the pen of Mary Shelley, who gave the world a unique character whose name has long become a household name. The story of Frankenstein, a talented scientist who created an evil force that he himself could not control, remains a classic of science fiction and horror almost two hundred years later. The novel was filmed many times and inspired other writers to create their own original stories touching on this truly inexhaustible and timeless topic. This anthology features works by such masters as Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Paul Macauley, Kim Newman and many others. And the collection opens with the immortal work of Mary Shelley to remind the reader where it all began...