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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9608880" data-attributes="member: 7635">I'm pointing out that most of your classic Gothic monster novels (not the movies, the original novels) are surprisingly monster lite. Dracula is most active in the Transylvania section, but by the time he's in Fairfax he's mostly a looming MacGuffin. Frankenstein's monster is likewise only a character for a rather small portion of the story (although the Doctor is present throughout and he's the real monster). Jekyll and Hyde is a mystery novel, Phantom of the Opera is a crime novel. Both have their stories revealed only at the end and told by outside witnesses. I think it's fairer to say the classic Gothic monster is rarely a character in their own stories. By that measure, I have no problem with the story focusing on the protagonists and letting Strahd be a looming threat rather than the focus.The rest of your post was just opinion and I feel no need to engage with.</blockquote>