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* DrFrankenstein: The Curse of Frankenstein offers the player two different adventures: one where they play the monster, and one where they play Baron Frankenstein. Both adventures are set after an alternate ending to the original novel where the Baron did not die, and both creature and creator are now trying to track the other down in the Arctic wastes.

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:If you play as Baron Frankenstein, you will ''not'' get to fight the Monster, as he is in a comatose state and you need to fight an evil gnome instead.]]

* DubInducedPlotHole: When Dracula fights Virgo, ''no battle stats are given whatsoever for her in the French version''. Online websites recommend to give her the same stats as the Gemini.

* AdaptationalBadass: Baron Frankenstein is quite a challenge in combat against his creation. In fact, he is more than ''twice stronger than him''.

* HopelessBossFight: Don't try to fight the Ice Trolls. They have top stats, top HP and will ressurrect each time you kill them.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: Frankenstein Monster #1 will refuse to help the Monster unless he can answer a mathematical riddle involving chickens.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted with Frankenstein Monster #1 who looks like a gruesome reptilian monster, but will join the Monster (Frankenstein Monster #7) under certain circumstances. He ''will'' become abhorrent if he fails and inevitably insult him.

* AdaptationalBadass: Jonathan Harker and Van Helsing are quite a challenge in combat against the vampire count.
* AdaptationalWimp: Dracula is not as strong as you'd expect from the dark prince of the night. He loses hit points at each paragraph and can only suck blood from his enemies if he casts a 6 or 12 in his dice throw.

* AdaptationalBadass: Baron Frankenstein is quite a challenge in combat against his creation.

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:If you play as Baron Frankenstein, you will ''not'' get to fight the Monster, as he is in a comatose state and you need to fight an evil gnome instead.]]

!!''Dracula's Castle'' provides examples of:

* AdaptationalBadass: Jonathan Harker and Van Helsing are quite a challenge in combat against the vampire count.
* AdaptationalWimp: Dracula is not as strong as you'd expect from the dark prince of the night. He loses hit points at each paragraph and can only suck blood from his enemies if he casts a 6 or 12 in his dice throw.
* ClassicalMovieVampire: Dracula, of course.
* DubInducedPlotHole: When Dracula fights Virgo, ''no battle stats are given whatsoever for her in the French version''. Online websites recommend to give her the same stats as the Gemini.
* TheIgor: Dracula has Igor as a servant.
* ShoutOut: Dracula's library contains the complete series of ''Literature/GrailQuest'' ([[SelfDeprecation "a sign that Dracula is clearly dangerously insane"]]).
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is a short-lived obscure {{Gamebook}} series by author J.H. Brennan, who is more famous for his ''Literature/GrailQuest'' and ''Sagas of the Demonspawn'' series. It was released in 1986.

!!''Horror Classic Gamebooks'' provide examples of:

* AdaptationalBadass: Jonathan Harker, Van Helsing and Baron Frankenstein are quite a challenge in combat against their monster enemies.
* AdaptationalWimp: Dracula is not as strong as you'd expect from the dark prince of the night. He loses hit points at each paragraph and can only suck blood from his enemies if he casts a 6 or 12 in his dice throw.

* ClassicalMovieVampire: Dracula, of course.
* DubInducedPlotHole: When Dracula fights Virgo, ''no battle stats are given whatsoever for her in the French version''. Online websites recommend to give her the same stats as the Gemini.
* TheIgor: Dracula has Igor as a servant.

is a short-lived obscure {{Gamebook}} series by author JH Brennan, who is more famous for his ''Literature/{{Grailquest}}'' and ''Sagas of the Demonspawn'' series. It was released in 1986.

is a short-lived obscure {{Gamebook}} series by author JH Brennan, who is more famous for his ''Literature/{{Grailquest}}'' and ''Sagas Of The Demonspawn'' series. It was released in 1986.

''Horror Classic Gamebooks'' is a short-lived obscure ChooseYourOwnAdventure gamebook series by author JH Brennan, who is more famous for his ''Literature/{{Grailquest}}'' and ''Sagas Of The Demonspawn'' series. It was released in 1986.

!!This gamebook series provides examples of:

Despite it's horror theme, the series still has much of the parodic Brennan humor.

Despite the series being obscure, it still has a minor following, and has a fan-written sequel ([[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff in French]]), ''La Malédiction des Baskerville'' ("Curse of the Baskerville"), inspired by ''[[Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' and allowing the reader to play as either Sherlock Holmes or the Hound.

It is constituted of a grand total of ''two'' books: ''Dracula's Castle'' and ''Curse of Frankenstein''. As ca be seen from their titles/cover-art, they are directly based on the [[Franchise/UniversalHorror Universal Horror]] monsters.

''Horror Classic Gamebooks'' is a short-lived obscure ChooseYourOwnAdventure gamebook series by author JH Brennan, who is more famous for his Literature/{{Grailquest}} and ''Sagas Of The Demonspawn'' series. It was released in 1986.

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:If you play as Baron Frankenstein, you will ''not'' get to fight the Monster, as he is in a comatose state and you need to fight an evil gnome instead.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Jonathan Harker, Van Helsing and Baron Frankenstein are quite a challenge in combat against their monster enemies. Baron Frankenstein even has ''twice'' the maximum strength that the player can get when the Monster fights him.