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The Monk

by Matthew Lewis

A holy man’s fall becomes one of Gothic fiction’s darkest descents.

GenresHorrorLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHorrorCaptiveHorrorGhostsHorrorOccultHorrorDemon
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About The Monk

Matthew Lewis’s scandalous Gothic novel follows Ambrosio, a revered monk drawn into temptation, violence, black magic, and damnation. Its sensational horrors made it one of the most notorious and influential works of its era.

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Spice
Medium
Darkness
Extreme
Pacing
Balanced
Content warnings
  • rape
  • murder
  • sexual-assault
  • sexual-violence
  • incest
  • violence
  • death
  • torture
  • religious-bigotry
  • gore
  • miscarriage
  • suicidal-thoughts
  • child-death
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