It was more than a spider. It was every unknown terror in the world fused into wriggling, poison-jawed horror. It was every anxiety, insecurity, and fear in his life given a hideous, night-black form.

Richard Matheson
About This Quote

This quote is taken from the book, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley. She was inspired by her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, to write this novel. She uses the words “monster” and “unknown terror” in this piece to create an eerie atmosphere. Mary Shelley writes that her monster was something that was not known before, but she also says that he was “every anxiety, insecurity, and fear in his life given a hideous, night-black form.”

Source: The Shrinking Man

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