Dracula - Bram Stoker Reviews

Dracula in a manner similar to the novel Frankenstein, has become more famous than the original book through exposure in films, TV and popular literature. An example of this is the town of Whitby which is known for being the place Dracula landed despite Dracula being a literary creation by Bram Stoker. Dracula and Frankenstein have entered the ...  Read the complete review

One of the most enjoyable elements of my degree was reading this book; I spent every evening up in my room reading reading reading, and I have to say that this is a true classic. Dracula tells the story of Jonathan Harker, a man who travels abroad to meet his client, Count Dracula. His journals tell us of his experiences, which soon ...  Read the complete review

1897, I believe, this book was written and in the 112 years since it has influenced so much in the way of the world of horror and firmly established itself as a literary classic. Stoker's novel planted the idea of vampires into the Victorian public's mind and firmly set the foundation of vampirical myth for now, and probably ...  Read the complete review

If you like watching horror films and reading horror books then I hope you enjoy this review of the most iconic horror character ever created COUNT DRACULA There have been many stories about Dracula but I will be writing about the very first book and the man who created the most chilling and horror masterpiece of all ...  Read the complete review

There are a number of classic characters which are known the world over, are instantly recognisable and become icons in their own right, few of these characters can surpass Dracula. I am sure most people have seen a number of films about Dracula, but how many people have actually read the book which started it all? I was one of the presumably ...  Read the complete review

Frankenstein‘s Monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Tarzan, Robinson Crusoe, Dracula et al have left the confines of the book covers and become icons of our cultural heritage, all of them have also become the protagonists of films, Dracula is No 1 among them with about 400 (!) films that show him in one form or the other. Dracula has ...  Read the complete review

When my school set me the difficult task of reading Dracula, by Bram Stoker, in two weeks, I thought I would jump at the opportunity to give you my opinion of it. Two weeks? That’s not too difficult you may cry! However, since my copy was over 300 pages long with very small writing (and other reviews have spoken about 500-page copies), plus the ...  Read the complete review

I’m a great fan of the horror genre and in particular the works of one Stephen King, and while reading the foreword to his second novel (Salem’s Lot) I discovered that he had got his main inspiration for this book from the classic vampire novel Dracula. Never being one to simply take another’s word about whether a book (or anything) is any good I ...  Read the complete review

Never heard of it? Well you must be about the only person in the world! Even ?Sesame Street? fans are subject to allusions to ?Dracula?---remember the Count? (Here?s a hint: he liked to count.) So, most people know what ?Dracula? is about? an adventure tale in which a young man goes to stay in Count ...  Read the complete review

Horror isn’t a genre usually associated with a classic. Most classics (e.g. Great Expectations, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights) have some sort of love story in it, and are kept quite subtle and tend to be light-hearted. So, for Bram Stokers horror story “Dracula” to be classed as a classic can be thought of as odd. The ...  Read the complete review

The Bram Stoker novel, Dracula is the birth mother to an era of blood lusting vampire novellas. Through its creativity and incentive to create a believable and realistic backdrop for the vampire culture, Bram Stoker’s Dracula remains the most brilliant piece of vampire literature ever to grace the written word. Not only is it the ...  Read the complete review

I remember purchasing Bram Stoker's "Dracula" from WH Smith like it was only yesterday. That was a big lie but I like sentimental reminisces. Anyway back to "Dracula". I did actually buy the book from WH Smith but I don't recall with such with rose-tinted specs. I bought it in 1992 and I was only twelve I ...  Read the complete review

Dracula is one of those books that if you either like vampires or you simply like reading, you have to read once in your lifetime! After vaguely knowing the Dracula story from a few films (not that I really paid much attention though), I suddenly had the urge the other day to read it! Unfortunately, our family copy had been thrown out my mum, ...  Read the complete review

In no other book I have read has an author, in the same way as Stoker, succeeded in creating a growing sense of anxiety and tension that makes your skin crawl. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the opening chapters of this book, which mean once you have read the first chapter you can?t put it down. I?m not sure that the term ...  Read the complete review

In every age there comes a clamour for a certain type of story. This may be romance, it may be horror, it may even transcend any normal boundaries and venture into fantasy. Just occasionally it may be all three. Abraham (Bram) Stoker (1847 ? 1912) was born in Dublin. The son of a civil servant he overcame an incapacitating childhood ...  Read the complete review

Dracula is perhaps one of the best well know vampire tales ever. It is set around Jonathan Harker, who first discovers the Count and his bloodthirsty nature. Jonathan Harker is a clerk and sent to Transylvania to sell a London house to Count Dracula. Jonathan knows nothing about the Count or Transylvania except that the last clerk who went ...  Read the complete review

The figure of the vampire has become a modern cultural icon. We all have at some time seen the different versions that have appeared over the years, whether it’s the classic Universal studios 1930’s ‘Dracula’ played by Bela Lugosi, the 60’s Hammer studios version by Christopher Lee, the 70’s ...  Read the complete review

I'll warn you now - I absolutely love this book so forgive me if this gets a bit gushing!!! Bram Stokers 'Dracula' is without doubt still one of the best horror stories ever written. The fact that it draws on superstition and folklore which many believe have some basis in fact, make it all the more chilling. Written ...  Read the complete review

Mention the word Dracula to most people and images of Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and dodgy looking Hammer House bats on strings will no doubt spring to mind. Great fun though those undoubtably are, it is a shame that more people don't make the time to read the original Stoker novel which spawned them all. It is a shame, not only ...  Read the complete review

The curtain twitches. Quickly you raise your eyes from the page - but there's nothing there. You were sure you saw something out the corner of your eye. A chilling breeze brushes your neck, making you shiver. Perhaps it was just your imagination? Perhaps. Rest your eyes and sleep, it will be dark soon. Outside of your bedroom window, a fog ...  Read the complete review