Esteemed doctor Henry Jekyll has given into unseemly vices, and, fearing discovery, has developed a serum to change into a separate guise. However, this guise is more than just a simple mask, and has a dark, violent personality of its own.

Dr. Jekyll can control the transformations with his serum, until he finds himself waking up as Edward Hyde over and over again. The only thing keeping the monster away is the serum, and the ingredients are beginning to run low....

A book that is referenced time and time again in modern day pop culture, The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde does not hold up well to the test of time. The writing style itself is fine, but the execution fails to land in the world of modern day fiction. We are taught right away to fear and despise the character of Edward Hyde, but have shockingly little exposure to his exploits. The crimes he commits are appalling (running over and injuring a young girl, as well as murdering an old man), but hardly seem the vulgar condemnation the character receives. In fact, most of the other characters seem upset at his appearance than anything else.

To its credit, The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde avoids the overused style of letter- and- journal-writing that other classic horror stories of the time used to fall back on.

Perhaps the thing that hurts this story the most is its over-familiarity. Knowing the end of The Sixth Sense changes the way you watch the movie; maybe examining how The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde holds up in today's day is the wrong way to go about it.