Frankenstein by Ameera

Frankenstein - A Gothic Novel by Ameera

Chapter I Volume I

The grieving mist gripped tightly onto the graves not wanting to let the dead depart. Raindrops pattered on the blanket of sodden leaves and thunder growled overhead. The mossy, ruined gravestones stood like soldiers preparing for battle. Moss and lichen covered the names of the long lost and forgotten. Bending willow trees stood like mourners around an open grave. It was here in this place of the dead that Victor Frankenstein dragged a lifeless corpse from the cold hard ground.

Chapter I Volume II

Victor, who had piercing blue eyes quickly walked out of the graveyard. The man had hazel, shoulder length, wavy hair. The young scientist, who had eyes the colour of the deep blue sea, desperately searched to find the cure for death. He had a ghostly paleness and a serious determined expression on his face as he returned to his laboratory. Exhausted, gripped, frenzied, Victor worked every possible hour experimenting in order to find the cure for death.

Chapter I Volume III

The laboratory was as dark as pitch black smoke. The shelves groaned under the weight of jars, cups, and test tubes. Each container held the severed body parts of Victor’s previous experiments suspended in liquid. The small flickering flames of candles made a puddle of wax. The rough, black door was securely shut with wood and chains. The unmistakeable aroma of rotten flesh and damp soil filled the air. Victor’s workbench held book’s and surgical tools and underneath lay flesh and peeled skin.

Chapter I Volume IV

In the centre of the laboratory an eight feet tall lifeless body hung suspended by large strong metal chains.  His large, muscular arms were covered with ragged stitches. The skin of the monstrous creation was grey like a wolf hunting for prey. Slowly, a blood red eye opened and he let out a piercing scream. Shocked, bewildered, and confused, the creation stared at his master furiously. A moment later, the monstrous grotesque creation snapped the chains holding him. The hideous creation terrified Victor. The monstrous growl of his creation caused Victor to quickly hide in the shadows. The massive muscular monster then crashed and smashed his way out of the laboratory leaving a trail of destruction behind him.

Little did Victor know that his actions that night would lead to him losing everyone he loved. Victor would spend his life regretting his decision and ask himself ‘who was the real monster?’