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The Stranger Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic Horror Story and the Possible Source of His Remarkable Powers

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Joel J Miller
Oct 16, 2024
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My first exposure to Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde wasn’t reading the gothic horror story for myself. I imbibed it indirectly, watching Looney Tunes as a kid. Those of a certain age will already have scenes flashing through their minds.

Stills from “Hyde and Hare,” 1955

The creators put the novella’s idea of a potion that transforms a mild-mannered …

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