The Monk

"The Monk" is a story about temptation, crime, and punishment, a masterpiece of Gothic literature and the first horror novel in English literature.

The esteemed monk Ambrosio, the abbot of the Capuchin monastery in Madrid, is obsessed with young Antonina.
The novice monk, who recently appeared in the monastery, is actually the enchanting beauty Matilda,
a woman with a terrible secret, and Ambrosio's virtue is put in jeopardy...