mr. lawyer the utterson

Dracula book: an evil count who only sees the world as a resource to be drained for his own pleasure is stopped by the group of people who deeply care for each other

Dracula in media: a tragic romantic hero, main love interest of one of the protagonists who must be liberated from her dull little life

Frankenstein book: any human has capacity for evil when completely abandoned and shunned by the world and the people who brought him into it

Frankenstein in media: don't play God because it's against nature's laws

Jekyll and Hyde book: repression and only caring about external appearances can cause your worst impulses to indulge themselves in dangerous ways if ignored for too long

Based on Narcissus (Caravaggio) 1597-1599.

Was listening to Gethsemane a lot during this, and throughout, thought about how it could apply to him, especially considering all the kinds of dynamics he holds to himself, from creator and creation which can extend to God and man. The illustration above is left for interpretation however.

this is the dutch version i have, but i think theres also english and french (?) ones, and the illustrator is vincent mallié :)