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The Monk
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A horror classic that still terrifies modern readers. It’s the story of an abbott as he gives in to temptation and wanders down the depths of depravity that land you a special place in hell. It may not have been welcomed in 1796, but we love it all the more now!
The Monk (1796) is a sensational story of temptation and depravity, a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. The respected monk Ambrosio, the Abbot of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, is overwhelmed with desire for a young girl; once having abandoned his monastic vows he begins a terrible descent into immorality and violence. His appalling fall from grace embraces blasphemy, black magic, torture, rape, and murder, and places his very soul in jeopardy....
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