Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Bernie Wrightson. Centipede Press 2025. Limited (signed) edition of 750 copies (this is copy 717). Out of print upon publication. One of the most important horror books to be published this decade, the long awaited Wrightson edition of Frankenstein. Undoubtably one of this fine press firms greatest publications. Oversized and scanned to the largest scale these images have ever appeared in book form. Includes all of the extra pieces not included as well. From the publisher-

This edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with Bernie Wrightson’s art, is the largest, most luxurious, and exquisitely printed edition ever published. Designed especially for discerning Wrightson collectors, this edition is a sturdy hardback with black cloth boards, a dustjacket, and a matching slipcase. Measuring 11 × 15½ inches and weighing nearly eight pounds, it includes Wrightson’s finished and unfinished illustrations painstakingly reproduced from multiple sources — original art, archived scans, and rare publications, including fanzines.

       This unique edition includes a gallery of Frankenstein-inspired art, some in color, encompassing forty-eight pages. It includes a seven-page story, “The Muck Monster,” and also a three-page story, a collaboration with Vaughn Bode. Drawn to Shelley’s Frankenstein, Wrightson’s interest began in his early teens and never flagged — Dr. Frankenstein’s monster was his lifelong obsession.

       The book includes two non-fiction pieces: Lillian Hochwender’s essay on Mary Shelley and Bernie Wrightson, and George Beahm’s biographical profile on Wrightson.

       This sumptuous edition of Shelley’s timeless masterpiece is graced with Wrightson’s art that stands head and shoulders above the rest.


New in factory shrinkwrap. Postage (well boxed and fully insured) is $20.