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Summary: the blood is the life
Review: This is the most famous horror story of all. Based on the bloodthirsty Transylvanian ruler Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as the Impaler because of his practice of impaling enemy prisoners-of-war on stakes, "Dracula" is the tale of an evil count who is a vampire. The story has little to do wuth the historical Vlad, but that makes it no less spine-chilling.This unusual novel is told entirely through diaries and letters of the main characters. Count Dracula buys a property in England through Jonathan Harker. The count seems to have a taste for English ladies' blood, and when he goes after Harker's fiancee Mina, she narrowly escapes, though her friend Lucy was not so lucky. Hunted and on the run, Dracula himself escapes back to Transylvania, hotly pursued by Harker, Professor Van Helsing, and others. This chase and its climax culminates in a thrilling show-down! David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"
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Summary: It's Dracula! How Can You Not Give It 5 Stars?
Review: This was the first Bram Stoker work I had read. I read it a few years ago and try to read it every year around Halloween. I had not really been exposed to works written in the form of letters and journals. I liked the style!
Of course the Francis Ford Copolla movie version closely follows the book, but not completely. For those who are too lazy to read the book, you'll like the movie.
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