The Monk is the story of the once revered and pious monk Ambrosio, whose temptations are tested with the arrival of a new novice. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape and murder in a Capuchin monastery that holds many dark secrets.

Written by Matthew Lewis when he was only nineteen, The Monk was a ground-breaking novel in the Gothic horror genre, that to this day, shocks readers with its mixture of bloodshed, sex, and scandal.