Though Stoker did not invent vampires - and in fact based his character's life-in-death on extensive research into European folklore - his novel elevated the nocturnal monster to iconic stature, spawning a genre of stories and movies which flourishes to this day. A century of imitation has done nothing to diminish its power. As the suave and chilling Count stalks his prey from a crumbling castle in the Carpathians to a lunatic asylum in Purfleet and the bedrooms of his swooning female victims, the drama builds to a fever pitch of sensuality and suspense.
Dracula is not only a classic of Gothic horror and a wellspring of modern mythology: it is also irresistible entertainment.
| ISBN: | 9781841593302 |
| Publication date: | 25th June 2010 |
| Author: | Bram Stoker, Joan Ross Acocella |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 386 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Horror and Supernatural Fiction |