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| dracula free: Dracula Bram Stoker, 2023-08-20 We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh. Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale. I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called “paprika hendl,” and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I don’t know how I should be able to get on without it...FROM THE BOOKS. |
| dracula free: Frankenstein - Kid Classics Mary Shelley, 2021-09-28 Now the classic novel by Mary Shelley is an illustrated storybook perfect for kids of all ages! Kid Classics: Frankenstein is fun and just the right amount of scary! On a stormy summer evening two centuries ago, Mary Shelley wrote the classic tale about a scientist and his monstrous creation. Now, here is the fun new just-for-kids version of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein, abridged and retold while remaining true to Shelley’s original text. It’s a story that you can’t put down: After Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret to life and uses it to build an eight-foot-tall monster, he realizes he’s made a creature that he can’t take care of—or control! Frankenstein and the monster chase each other across Europe, along the way learning lessons about ambition, the effects of technology on our lives, judging others based on looks, and the healing powers of nature. With page after page of captivating illustrations, this magical hardcover will be the fought over favorite in your home and schoolroom! |
| dracula free: The Dracula Dilemma Duncan Light, 2016-03-23 For many in the West, Romania is synonymous with Count Dracula. Since the publication of Bram Stoker's famous novel in 1897 Transylvania (and by extension, Romania) has become inseparable in the Western imagination with Dracula, vampires and the supernatural. Moreover, since the late 1960s Western tourists have travelled to Transylvania on their own searches for the literary and supernatural roots of the Dracula myth. Such 'Dracula tourism' presents Romania with a dilemma. On one hand, Dracula is Romania's unique selling point and has considerable potential to be exploited for economic gain. On the other hand, the whole notion of vampires and the supernatural is starkly at odds with Romania's self-image as a modern, developed, European state. This book examines the way that Romania has negotiated Dracula tourism over the past four decades. During the communist period (up to 1989) the Romanian state did almost nothing to encourage such tourism but reluctantly tolerated it. However, some discrete local initiatives were developed to cater for Dracula enthusiasts that operated at the margins of legality in a communist state. In the post-communist period (after 1989) any attempt to censor Dracula has disappeared and the private sector in Romania has been swift to exploit the commercial possibilities of the Count. However, the Romanian state remains ambivalent about Dracula and continues to be reluctant to encourage or promote Dracula tourism. As such Romania's dilemma with Dracula remains unresolved. |
| dracula free: Marrying Dracula Kinsley Adams, 2021-11-22 The Legend. The Immortal. My… Husband? In a matter of months, I’ve gone from vlogger to vampire to prisoner. Yup, that’s right. My life has taken yet another unexpected turn, and this time, it’s taken me to a dungeon cell in jolly old England. So much for that vacation I’ve been dreaming about. Separated from Dracula in these damp, dreary cells, I’m itching for a bit more action—the kind that involves outsmarting the vampire queen who seems hell-bent on destroying my life. I do have a wedding to plan, after all. Escaping and taking on the queen might seem like a tall order, but hey, they say love conquers all. It’s do-or-die time—quite literally. I’m not about to lose Vlad, not when our forever is at stake. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that when cornered, I don’t just fight—I bite. Hard. And the queen? She’s about to learn how far I’ll go to protect my happily ever after. It might be time to put her back in her grave—permanently. Don't miss out on Drac and Anna's epic, jaw-dropping finale! And don't forget to continue the Dating Monsters series with book four, featuring Lucy and Sam! |
| dracula free: In Search of Dracula Raymond T. McNally, Radu Florescu, 1994 A newly revised edition of the classic account of Vlad the Impaler--just in time for Halloween--now includes entries from Bram Stoker's recently discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a national hero, and an examination of recent adaptations in fiction, stage and screen. 70 b&w illustrations. |
| dracula free: Dracula Bram Stoker, 1897 |
| dracula free: Vlad III Dracula Kurt Treptow, 2022-07-01 The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a result, he has been portrayed both as a bloody tyrant — who degenerated down throughout the centuries into the fictional vampire of the same name created by Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century — and as a national and Christian hero who bravely fought to defend his native land and all of Europe against the invading Turkish infidels. Even in more recent historiography, the true history of Dracula has been obscured by Communist and nationalist historiography. |
| dracula free: Dracula Bob Madison, 1997 |
| dracula free: Anno Dracula Kim Newman, 2011-05-24 Kim Newman's Anno Dracula is back in print, and we must celebrate. It was the first mash-up of literature, history and vampires, and now, in a world in which vampires are everywhere, it's still the best, and its bite is just as sharp. Compulsory reading, commentary, and mindgame: glorious. - Neil Gaiman Politics, horror, and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realized novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail is spellbinding. - Time Out “Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them… Anno Dracula is the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead.” - New York Times “Anno Dracula will leave you breathless... one of the most creative novels of the year.” - Seattle Times “Powerful... compelling entertainment... a fiendishly clever banquet of dark treats.” - San Francisco Chronicle 'A ripping yarn, an adventure romp of the best blood, and a satisfying… read' - Washington Post Book World The most comprehensive, brilliant, dazzlingly audacious vampire novel to date. 'Ultimate' seems an apt description... Anno Dracula is at once playful, horrific, intelligent, and revelatory. - Locus A marvelous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror, and alternative history. Not to be missed. - The Independent Once you start reading this Victorian-era thriller, you will not be satiated until you reach the end. - Ain't It Cool Anno Dracula is the smart, hip Year Zero of the vampire genre's ongoing revolution. - Paul McAuley Kim Newman brings Dracula back home in the granddaddy of all vampire adventures. Anno Dracula couldn't be more fun if Bram Stoker had scripted it for Hammer. It's a beautifully constructed Gothic epic that knocks almost every other vampire novel out for the count. - Christopher Fowler The most interesting take on the Dracula story... to date. Recommending this one to all those that love Dracula and historical fiction! - RexRobotReviews -- It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders. Anno Dracula is a rich and panoramic tale, combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London. This brand-new edition of the bestselling novel contains unique bonus material, including a new afterword from Kim Newman, annotations, articles and alternate endings to the original novel. |
| dracula free: Young Dracula Michael Lawrence, 2005 |
| dracula free: The Dracula Tape Fred Saberhagen, 2020-01-30 The never before told story behind the legend of Count Dracula! The story of the Count’s greatest love, Mina Harker, and the bloodthirsty vampire hunters whose cruel pursuit drove the master of the night to actions ever more ruthless. The Count Dracula sets the record straight … The first in the Saberhagen Dracula series. |
| dracula free: Dracula's Confession Jack Henson, It's not often that Dracula confesses. Don't miss this opportunity to understand him. The Fraternity forbade Dracula from telling the blood donors (normals) the truth, but he defied them. He hates anyone trying to control him. Dracula, like all vampires, is a malignant narcissist. That's his secret. That's the bizarre and troubling secret of the undead. How does malignant narcissism allow death to be defeated? It's quite a story. Come and find out – straight from the bloodsucker's mouth – how malignant narcissism alters the psyche in the most remarkable way, allowing it to overcome death. You don't think it's possible? Well, you don't understand the mind. The undead are real. And they're amongst us. They're the malignant narcissists. Discover how they do it. You will see reality in a completely different way. |
| dracula free: Bram Stoker's Dracula Francis F. Coppola, James V. Hart, 1992-11-01 Includes the complete shooting script, excerpts from the original novel, more than 160 photos and drawings, showing the brilliant costumes, evocative sets, and historical antecedents; features on director's innovative methods, the technical challenges, the film's literary and historical links; a Dracula filmography and bibliography. 160 illustrations including 100 in color. The Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks, official companions to films, large format (8 3/8 x 10 7/8), heavily illustrated throughout, with color photographs, details on the making of the film, background on the filmmakers and cast. |
| dracula free: Vlad Dracula & the Desolate One Kevin Guest, MR Kevin Michael Guest, 2011-10 Centuries after the Ark of the Covenant was delivered to a secret church in Ethiopia, a young prince stood before a great Turkish army. It was on that battlefield that he would lose his life, then his soul. Prince Vlad Tepes the III would come to be the greatest villain of all time, Dracula. His selfish lust for power led him to misery and suffering under the Devil's false promises. Dracula's death at the hand of a Texas Bowie Knife was a con. The movies, books, and stories of Dracula are but a glimpse into his life. It is only when he finally gives himself fully to the Devil's will that his suffering eases. The Devil pulls off the greatest con on the human race and the priests in Ethiopia are waiting. All will be revealed when vanity reaches a pinnacle of decadence. The fact that you're skeptical about my identity is a testament to the Devil's con. |
| dracula free: The Thirty-Nine Steps Illustrated John Buchan, 2021-04-09 Hanney, an expatriated Scot, returns from a long stay in South Africa to his flat in London. One night he is buttonholed by an American who appears to know of an anarchist plot to destabilise Europe, and claims to be in fear for his life. Hannay lets the American hide in his flat, and returns later to find that another man has been found shot dead in the same building, apparently a suicide. Four days later Hannay finds the American stabbed to death. |
| dracula free: Dracula and Philosophy Nicolas Michaud, Janelle Pötzsch, 2015-07-14 Twenty-four nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles, unearthing evidence from numerous movies and shows—macabre, terrifying, tragic, and comic. Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it’s his nature as a vampire to behave a certain way. Arp argues that Dracula’s addiction to live human blood dooms him to perpetual misery. Karavitis sees Dracula as a Randian individual pitted against the Marxist collective. Ketcham contrives a meeting between Dracula and the Jewish theologian Maimonides. Littmann maintains that if we disapprove of Dracula’s behavior, we ought to be vegetarians. Mahon uses the example of Dracula to resolve nagging problems about the desirability of immortality. McCrossin and Wolfe, disinter some of the re-interpretations of this now-mythical character, and asks whether we can identify an essential Dracula. Pramik shows how the Dracula tale embodies Kierkegaard’s three stages of life. Barkman and Versteeg ponder what it would really feel like to be Dracula. The Greens publish some previous unknown letters between Dracula and Camus's Meursault. Vuckovich looks at the sexual morality of characters in the Dracula saga. De Waal explains that Dragula is scary because every time this being appears, it causes gender trouble. |
| dracula free: Gangsters and Goodfellas Henry Hill, 2023-03-01 At the age of twelve, my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world. —Henry Hill When Henry Hill entered the Witness Protection Program, he was certain that his criminal days had finally come to an end. He was wrong. For over twenty years, Henry Hill lived the high life as a powerful member of the Lucchese crime family, a life immortalized in Martin Scorsese's classic film GoodFellas. After his arrest in 1980, Hill disappeared into the Witness Protection Program. With this book, Henry comes clean about his last twenty years, filling in the gaps about his recent past as well as setting the record straight on his days as a wiseguy. At once hilarious, unpredictable, scandalous, and arresting, Henry Hill's tale will destroy everything you thought you knew about the Witness Protection Program. |
| dracula free: Dracula Leonard Wolf, 1997-03-31 A celebration of the Dracula legend - it's origins, incarnations and impact on Western culture. Written by someone considered to be the World's premier Dracula scholar. |
| dracula free: Count Dracula’s Pizza Party: A Bedtime Story Nicole Russin-McFarland, Count Dracula wants to impress his cool friends out in Hollywood with the pizza party of the year. But on one never-ending evening, he learns the true lesson of friendship when everything goes wrong. This e-pub exclusive bedtime story is intended to be read aloud to small ones. Every story released by Nicole Russin-McFarland is kid tested by real children for silly approval pre-publication. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} |
| dracula free: Vampire Defanged, The Susannah Clements, 2011-04 A literary expert reveals the Christian roots of the vampire myth and helps make Christian sense of today's popular obsession with vampires. |
| dracula free: Powers of Darkness Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson, 2017-02-07 An English translation of a recently discovered Icelandic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula includes new characters, a re-worked plot, and annotations that provide literary, cultural, and historical context. |
| dracula free: Dracula's America: Shadows of the West Jonathan Haythornthwaite, 2017-08-24 It is 1875, and Count Dracula is President of the United States of America. In the wake of the Civil War, with the country struggling to regain its balance, Dracula seized power. The Count's thralls assassinated President Lincoln and his entire administration in a single night and, in the ensuing chaos, their master made his move. Dominating the Senate, he declared himself President-for-Life, and now rules the Union with fear and an iron fist. His vampiric progeny, the Coven of the Red Hand, infest every strata of society, and enforce Dracula's will with ruthless efficiency. Drawn by the shadows gathering across the nation, secretive cults and evil creatures emerge from their lairs to thrive in the darkness of the new regime. Fleeing from the oppression and menace of the East, hordes of pioneers head to the West, hoping for a new life. Dracula's greed, however, knows no bounds, and his reach is long... Dracula's America: Shadows of the West is a skirmish game of gothic horror set in an alternate Old West. Secret wars rage across the country – from bustling boom-towns to the most remote wilderness – as cults and secret societies fight for power and survival. Players will throw their support behind one of these factions, and will lead a Posse in fast-paced, cinematic battles for dominance and survival. |
| dracula free: Dracula's Crypt Joseph Valente, 2002 An ingenious reappraisal of a classic text, Dracula's Crypt presents Stoker's novel as a subtly ironic commentary on England's preoccupation with racial purity. Probing psychobiographical, political, and cultural elements of Stoker's background and milieu, Joseph Valente distinguishes Stoker's viewpoint from that of his virulently racist, hypermasculine vampire hunters, showing how the author's dual Anglo-Celtic heritage and uncertain status as an Irish parvenu among London's theatrical elite led him to espouse a progressive racial ideology at odds with the dominant Anglo-Saxon supremacism. In the light of Stoker's experience, the shabby-genteel Count Dracula can be seen as a doppelganger, an ambiguous figure who is at once the blood-conscious landed aristocrat and the bloodthirsty foreign invader.--BOOK JACKET. |
| dracula free: What Is the Story of Dracula? Michael Burgan, Who HQ, 2020-08-11 Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved--and frightening!--characters of our time. Find out how Dracula--a smooth-talking count with a dark secret--became the infamous creature we all know and fear. From appearances in films and animated features to interpretations as a Muppet and breakfast cereal mascot, Dracula has been the inspiration for many other fictional vampires and is now an established figure in pop culture. Created by Bram Stoker in his 1897 Gothic horror novel, Count Dracula is a nobleman who uses his powers as a vampire to dominate his victims. Even though Dracula didn't succeed in the novel, the fictional character has lived on to dominate the real world as one of its most popular supernatural villains. Author Michael Burgan explores Dracula's mysterious origins in the historical figures who might have shaped the character, as well as the films and actors that cemented Dracula's place in cinematic history. |
| dracula free: Dracula’s Guide to Persuasion Prince Penman, 2025-05-09 What if Dracula, history’s greatest influencer, held the secrets to mastering modern persuasion? In Dracula’s Guide to Persuasion, Prince Penman unveils the vampire’s timeless tactics—mystery, charm, and adaptability—to transform your sales tactics, marketing strategies, and social influence. Forget bloodlust; this is about captivating audiences ethically and building a brand that outlives trends. Learn how to craft hypnotic communication skills that mesmerize clients, design branding that echoes Dracula’s immortal legacy, and leverage ethical persuasion to create desire without manipulation. From shapeshifting strategies for negotiations to hosting virtual “castles” on social media, each chapter offers actionable steps drawn from gothic literature and real-world case studies—like Apple’s “forbidden fruit” allure and Netflix’s pivot to streaming dominance. With dark humor and witty anecdotes, Penman guides entrepreneurs, marketers, and influencers to influence with integrity, avoiding the pitfalls that doom unethical persuaders. Whether you’re closing deals, building a following, or navigating the digital age, this book is your guide to wielding influence like a vampire—without leaving a trail of victims. Sink your teeth into persuasion mastery—grab your copy now and start captivating your audience today! |
| dracula free: Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula Bram Stoker, Robert Eighteen-Bisang, Elizabeth Miller, 2013-10-16 Bram Stoker's initial notes and outlines for his landmark horror novel Dracula were auctioned at Sotheby's in London in 1913 and eventually made their way to the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, where they are housed today. Until now, few of the 124 pages have been transcribed or analyzed. This painstaking work reproduces the handwritten notes both in facsimile and in annotated transcription. It also includes Stoker's typewritten research notes and thoroughly analyzes all of the materials, which range from Stoker's thoughts on the novel's characters and settings to a nine-page calendar of events that includes most of the now-familiar story. Ample annotations guide readers through the construction of the novel and the changes that were made to its structure, plot, setting and characters. Nine appendices provide insight into Stoker's personal life, his other works and his early literary influences. |
| dracula free: The Penguin Book Quiz James Walton, 2019-11-26 LOOKING FOR A GIFT FOR THE BOOKWORM IN YOUR LIFE? THIS QUIZ BOOK IS IT! Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov? With four hundred questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children's books and books you say that you've read but really you haven't, The Penguin Book Quiz is as appropriate for making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to tuck into after Christmas dinner: it's as enjoyable to read as it is to play. Featuring the work of everyone from Antony Beevor to Zadie Smith, books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses, and with movie, music, television, theatre and literary references abounding, this entertaining quiz tickles the fancy (and the brains) of light and heavy readers alike. Answers: - Norwegian Wood - Bucket - The Girl on the Train - Eight (five sisters, three brothers) 'Unceasingly enormous fun' Alan Connor, author of The Joy of Quiz 'I'll definitely be buying copies of this book as gifts' Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 'The greatest social lubricant since the invention of alcohol' John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal |
| dracula free: Vampire Novels Bram Stoker, 2013-03 Compiled in one book, the essential collection of classic vampire books:The Vampyre, a Tale, John PolidoriCarmilla, J. Sheridan LeFanuDracula, Bram StokerDracula's Guest, Bram StokerThe House of the Vampire, George Sylvester ViereckVarney the Vampire, Thomas Preskett Prest |
| dracula free: Dracula's Bedlam Dacre Stoker, Chris McAuley, John Peel, Frederick Roseman, 2021-10-28 Dracula's Bedlam is the second novel in the StokerVerse series, conceptualised and brought to life by writers Chris McAuley and Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. Guest writer John Peel also contributes to this excellent addition to the series. It is a mixed media presentation with both story content and graphic novel elements from Frederick B. Roseman, along with an introduction from author of the Horror series Deadknobs and Doomsticks and much-loved UK personality Joe Pasquale. Is there a place more enthralling than that of the Asylum? The insane lurk in the shadows with gibbering mouths and twisted minds… Dr. Seward's asylum is particularly interesting; a serial killer has his mind peeled back, a mysterious nurse walks the halls with a sweet smile and devious mind… and, of course, there's the enigmatic Mr. Renfield… Set between the cracks of the original Dracula novel, the StokerVerse series hopes to shed a little light into the dark areas which were not wholly explored by author Bram Stoker. Familiar figures from Dracula and original characters created specifically for the StokerVerse appear in these dark and twisted tales. Dracula's Bedlam is the perfect read for a dark Halloween night… if you dare! |
| dracula free: The Horror Reader Ken Gelder, 2000 Horror has been one of the most spectacular and controversial genres in both cinema and fiction - its wild excesses relished by some, vilified by many others. Often defiantly marginal, it nevertheless inhabits the very fabric of everyday life, providing us with ways of imagining and classifying our world; what is evil and what is good; what is monstrous and what is 'normal'; what can be seen and what should remain hidden. The Horror Reader brings together 29 key articles to examine the enduring resonance of horror across culture. Spanning the history of horror in literature and film and discussing texts from Britain, the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Hong Kong, it explores a diversity of horror forms from classic gothic literature like Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to contemporary serial killers, horror film fanzines and low-budget movies such as The Leech Woman and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Themes addressed include: * the fantastic * horror and psychoanalysis * monstrosities * different Frankensteins * vampires * queer horror * American gothic * splatter and slasher films * race and ethnicity * lowbrow and low-budget horror * new regional horror. The Reader opens with an introduction to 'the field of horror' by Ken Gelder, and each thematic section includes an introductory preface. There is also a comprehensive bibliography of horror literature. |
| dracula free: On Dracula Bram Stoker, Colm Toibin, 2012-04-05 No book since Mrs Shelley's Frankenstein, or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror - Poe is nowhere...-Charlotte Stoker (Mother of Bram Stoker). Originally published in 1897, Bram Stoker's Dracula has spawned countless new editions, inspired over fifty films, and hundreds of reimaginings. The iconic and terrifying character of Stoker's imagination has permeated our conciousness in such away that Dracula is the seminal vampire of popular culture. Set across London and into the darkest corners of Eastern Europe, Dracula is told through the journal entries and letters of its protagonists as they strive to survive the presence of Count Dracula in their lives. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to assist in a land transaction, but finds himself trapped in the Count's castle, tormented by strange and unearthly occurrences. After a miraculous escape, he returns to England, only to find that the Count has followed him to London and has begun tracking his fiancé, Mina... Reprinted in its original form, this edition of Dracula is perfect for a first time reader, or as a classic to keep forever. |
| dracula free: Dracula Invades England Cristina Artenie, 2019-03-01 In the nineteenth century, Dracula’s native lands had become a neo-colony of the British Empire and the Lower Danube was controlled by the British. This book makes the case for a postcolonial reading of Dracula by offering a fresh perspective into the historical and biographical context of the genesis of the novel, as well as an analysis of the personality of the historical character chosen by Stoker for his vampire Count. It is an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the publication of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, and into the far-reaching consequences of that publication. It is, in other words, a study of what made Dracula possible and of what was made possible by Dracula. |
| dracula free: The Vampire in Nineteenth Century English Literature Carol A. Senf, 2013-02 Carol A. Senf traces the vampire’s evolution from folklore to twentieth-century popular culture and explains why this creature became such an important metaphor in Victorian England. This bloodsucker who had stalked the folklore of almost every culture became the property of serious artists and thinkers in Victorian England, including Charlotte and Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels. People who did not believe in the existence of vampires nonetheless saw numerous metaphoric possibilities in a creature from the past that exerted pressure on the present and was often threatening because of its sexuality. |
| dracula free: Cult of Dracula Rich Davis, 2021-11-09 The collected edition of the hit horror comic book that series by Rich Davis that changed all we thought we knew about DRACULA! Cult of Dracula is pure, unadulterated horror drawn from the nightmares of rising horror master, Rich Davis. It's witchy. It's wyrd. It's helter-skelter within a hippie cult dedicated to an ancient blood goddess. You may know Bram Stoker's genre-defining tale of terror by heart, but you have no idea where Cult of Dracula will take you! |
| dracula free: Showdown with Ideology John P. Hunter III, 2014-07-29 The individuality of a person to coward down to any propaganda could hinder their perspective for any open-minded ideas that may be of a worthy cause for them or of use to society. |
| dracula free: Speculative Television and the Doing and Undoing of Religion Gregory Erickson, 2022-09-16 This book explores the concept that, as participation in traditional religion declines, the complex and fantastical worlds of speculative television have become the place where theological questions and issues are negotiated, understood, and formed. From bodies, robots, and souls to purgatories and post-apocalyptic scenarios and new forms of digital scripture, the shows examined – from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Westworld – invite their viewers and fans to engage with and imagine concepts traditionally reserved for religious spaces. Informed by recent trends in both fan studies and religious studies, and with an emphasis on practice as well as belief, the thematically focused narrative posits that it is through the intersections of these shows that we find the reframing and rethinking of religious ideas. This truly interdisciplinary work will resonate with scholars and upper-level students in the areas of religion, television studies, popular culture, fan studies, media studies, and philosophy. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. |
| dracula free: Dracula's Halloween Bram Stoker, 2022-05-17 This unique Bram Stoker collection includes:_x000D_ Dracula is the tale of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing._x000D_ The Jewel of Seven Stars tells the tale of Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, pulled into an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy._x000D_ The Man (The Gates of Life) is a gothic tale of Stephen, young girl raised as tomboy, and her childhood friend Harold. As many of their close ones die in tragic accidents, through the deaths, Stephen and Harold grow closer._x000D_ The Lady of the Shroud – Rupert Saint Leger inherits his uncle's estate on condition that he lives for a year in his uncle's castle in the Land of the Blue Mountains. One wet night, he is visited in the castle by a pale woman wearing a wet shroud, seeking warmth. He falls in love with her, despite thinking she is a vampire, and he visits the local church where he finds her in a glass-topped stone coffin in the crypt._x000D_ The Lair of the White Worm (The Garden of Evil) – Adam Salton from Australia is contacted by his great-uncle Richard from England in order to establish a relationship. Adam travels to England and quickly finds himself at the centre of mysterious and inexplicable occurrences._x000D_ Dracula's Guest & Other Weird Stories is a collection of nine macabre and gothic tales in which paintings come to life, rats run amok and many other twisted things occur:_x000D_ Dracula's Guest_x000D_ The Judge's House_x000D_ The Squaw_x000D_ The Secret of the Growing Gold_x000D_ A Gipsy Prophecy_x000D_ The Coming of Abel Behenna_x000D_ The Burial of the Rats_x000D_ A Dream of Red Hands_x000D_ Crooken Sands |
| dracula free: Dracula's Wars James Waterson, 2016-07-04 The real Dracula was far from Bram Stoker's well-mannered aristocrat. Better known as Vlad the Impaler, he was named for his favoured execution method: running a spear through his victim's lower body, then standing them upright so it skewered their vital organs. In a world ruled by petty tyrants and constantly at war, the young Dracula was held hostage by the Turks while his father was assassinated and his brother was buried alive. Finally released, Dracula conducted an almighty purge, surrounding his palace with noblemen impaled on stakes. Then he turned his attention to military campaigns against the Turks and Bulgars to consolidate his power. Yet to Romanians and the Pope he was a hero and liberator, fighting to protect his kingdom and countrymen from invasion in a complex and treacherous time. And, as an initiate in the Order of the Dragon, Dracula also played a vital (if not entirely noble) part in the fight against the Ottoman war machine. In this full account of Vlad Dracula, James Waterson details the good and the bad of this warlord prince, offering a fascinating insight into the violent end of the Middle Ages. |
| dracula free: Dracula's Tale Ron Minyard, |
| dracula free: Dracula's Guest Bram Stoker, 2006 On top of the tomb, seemingly driven through the solid marble - for the structure was composed of a few vast blocks of stone - was a great iron spike or stake. On going to the back I saw, graven in great Russian letters: The Dead Travel Fast' In this rich collection of thirteen macabre tales, Bram Stoker, creator of the Gothic masterpiece, Dracula, and one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, presents us with a weird and chilling variety of unsettling stories. Stoker's dramatic scenarios, from the opening tale of vampires, Dracula's Guest, which was omitted from the final version of Dracula, will thrill and engage the modern reader. In these pages you will encounter the devilishly dangerous haunted room in The Judge's House, the fatalistic tragedy in The Burial of the Rats, the terror of revenge from beyond the grave in The Secret of Growing Gold and the surprising twist in the tail in The Gypsy's Prophecy, amongst other strange and frightening episodes. This unique collection of Stoker's short fiction provides a feast for those who like to be unnerved as well as entertained. |
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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens …
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May 16, 2025 · Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker that was published in 1897. Derived from vampire legends, it became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. It follows the …
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May 30, 2014 · "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a Gothic novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Jonathan Harker, a solicitor’s clerk, who travels to Transylvania to assist Count …
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In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark …
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Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula brought a visually stunning and more faithful adaptation to the screen. Beyond film, Dracula has inspired numerous TV series, plays, …
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Dracula is a horror epistolary novel written by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker published the novel in England in 1897. The character 'Dracula' may have been based in part on Sir …
Bram Stoker: Dracula. Summary and analysis | Lecturia
“Dracula” by Bram Stoker is a Gothic novel that tells the terrifying story of Count Dracula, a vampire who travels from Transylvania to England, unleashing a wave of horror and mystery.
Dracula: Origin, Myths, Legends and his Servants +30 Facts
Oct 9, 2023 · Dracula is a fictional character that appears in the gothic horror novel “Dracula”, written by the Irish author Bram Stoker and first published in 1897. Dracula is a vampire, a …
Dracula - Wikipedia
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens …
Dracula (novel by Bram Stoker) | Summary, Characters, & Analysis ...
May 16, 2025 · Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker that was published in 1897. Derived from vampire legends, it became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. It follows the …
Dracula (1992) - IMDb
Nov 13, 1992 · Dracula: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves. Centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to …
Dracula Study Guide | Literature Guide | LitCharts
The best study guide to Dracula on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.
Dracula by Bram Stoker - Project Gutenberg
May 30, 2014 · "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a Gothic novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Jonathan Harker, a solicitor’s clerk, who travels to Transylvania to assist Count …
Dracula by Bram Stoker | Goodreads
In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark …
Dracula: Study Guide | SparkNotes
Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula brought a visually stunning and more faithful adaptation to the screen. Beyond film, Dracula has inspired numerous TV series, plays, …
Dracula - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dracula is a horror epistolary novel written by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker published the novel in England in 1897. The character 'Dracula' may have been based in part on Sir …
Bram Stoker: Dracula. Summary and analysis | Lecturia
“Dracula” by Bram Stoker is a Gothic novel that tells the terrifying story of Count Dracula, a vampire who travels from Transylvania to England, unleashing a wave of horror and mystery.
Dracula: Origin, Myths, Legends and his Servants +30 Facts
Oct 9, 2023 · Dracula is a fictional character that appears in the gothic horror novel “Dracula”, written by the Irish author Bram Stoker and first published in 1897. Dracula is a vampire, a …
