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the Punctured Throat, The Coffin Lid Slowly Opening, The Unholy Shriek As The Stake Pierces The Heart—these Are Just A Few Of The Chilling Images Bram Stoker Unleashed Upon The World With His 1897 Masterpiece, dracula. Inspired By The Folk Legend Of nosferatu, The Undead, Stoker Created A Timeless Tale Of Gothic Horror And Romance That Has Enthralled And Terrified Readers Ever Since. a True Masterwork Of Storytelling, dracula Has Transcended Generation, Language, And Culture To Become One Of The Most Popular Novels Ever Written. It Is A Quintessential Tale Of Suspense And Horror, Boasting One Of The Most Terrifying Characters Ever Born In Literature: Count Dracula, A Tragic, Night-dwelling Specter Who Feeds Upon The Blood Of The Living, And Whose Diabolical Passions Prey Upon The Innocent, The Helpless, And The Beautiful. But dracula Also Stands As A Bleak Allegorical Saga Of An Eternally Cursed Being Whose Nocturnal Atrocities Reflect The Dark Underside Of The Supremely Moralistic Age In Which It Was Originally Written — And The Corrupt Desires That Continue To Plague The Modern Human Condition. 1897 London Times Review Monday August 23rd dracula Cannot Be Described As A Domestic Novel, Nor Its Annals As Those Of A Quiet Life. The Circumstances Described Are From The First Peculiar. A Young Solicitor Sent For On Business By A Client In Transylvania Goes Through Some Unusual Experiences. He Finds Himself Shut Up In A Half Ruined Castle With A Host Who Is Only Seen At Night And Three Beautiful Females Who Have The Misfortune Of Being Vampires. Their Intentions, Which Can Hardly Be Described As Honourable, Are To Suck His Blood, In Order To Sustain Their Own Vitality. Count Dracula (the Host) Is Also A Vampire But Has Grown Tired Of His Compatriots, However Young And Beautiful, And Has A Great Desire For What May Literally Be Called Fresh Blood. He Has Therefore Sent For The Solicitor That Through His Mea