The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing

Rating:
Summary: Amazing read chaps
Review: Now look here. This book is amazing. Making you believe that all this really exists. Don't be fooled by the man/woman who wrote the horrendus review before me. This is an amazing read that I incourage you all to read.

Rating:
Summary: Don't get your hopes up
Review: This is a fantastic fictional read for a high school student who enjoys Poe. However, if you are a vampire fanatic or academic scholar, don't get your hopes up too high. The language is not as "proper" (as one reviewer wrote) as I expected. Stoker's Dracula was much more authentic and well researched. There are several little technical errors surrounding the premise of the novel that annoy me, but may be unnoticeable to others. I borrowed the book from the local library and read the 204-page novel in about 2 hours. But, for $12 to $14 on Amazon.Com, its an enjoyable escape to the nineteenth century. Do not expect a new classic though.

Rating:
Summary: Amazing read chaps
Review: With the impending release of the movie, Van Helsing, we are given the Journal of Professor Van Helsing as a way to further our understanding of this mysterious character of Bram Stoker. The journal suggests that Van Helsing was a real man and that many of the events in the original Dracula are fact and not fiction.

Van Helsing was a doctor and a scholar from Amsterdam. A trip to the Balkans to visit a colleague was his introduction to the plague of vampirism. Much to Van Helsing's horror, the vampires became very interested in his activities. This journal chronicles his adventures and the terror wrought by vampires.

The Journal of Professor Van Helsing is presented as the supposed scholarly documentation written by Van Helsing himself and preserved by a friend. According to the author, Allen C. Kupfer, the journal fell into his hands by accident. The journal is laced with commentary by Kupfer's grandfather and himself. This commentary gives the journal 20th century references and gives the impression of authenticity.

The writing style of this book was difficult to delve into. The language was very proper with descriptions that left out many of the more titillating aspects of vampires. As I have not seen the movie this book is tied into, I do not know if this work will enhance it. I found parts of the journal to be interesting - but the vast majority was written in a narrative that left me wanting more.

Allen C. Kupfer is credited with two RPG novels; The Luck of Llewellyn the Loquacious, based on the Realms of Magic and Nocturne, based on the Tales of Ravenloft.

Rating:
Summary: Movie Tie-In
Review: With the impending release of the movie, Van Helsing, we are given the Journal of Professor Van Helsing as a way to further our understanding of this mysterious character of Bram Stoker. The journal suggests that Van Helsing was a real man and that many of the events in the original Dracula are fact and not fiction.

Van Helsing was a doctor and a scholar from Amsterdam. A trip to the Balkans to visit a colleague was his introduction to the plague of vampirism. Much to Van Helsing's horror, the vampires became very interested in his activities. This journal chronicles his adventures and the terror wrought by vampires.

The Journal of Professor Van Helsing is presented as the supposed scholarly documentation written by Van Helsing himself and preserved by a friend. According to the author, Allen C. Kupfer, the journal fell into his hands by accident. The journal is laced with commentary by Kupfer's grandfather and himself. This commentary gives the journal 20th century references and gives the impression of authenticity.

The writing style of this book was difficult to delve into. The language was very proper with descriptions that left out many of the more titillating aspects of vampires. As I have not seen the movie this book is tied into, I do not know if this work will enhance it. I found parts of the journal to be interesting - but the vast majority was written in a narrative that left me wanting more.

Allen C. Kupfer is credited with two RPG novels; The Luck of Llewellyn the Loquacious, based on the Realms of Magic and Nocturne, based on the Tales of Ravenloft.