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The charismatic Count Dracula, a Transylvanian nobleman, wishes to purchase a house in London. Assisted in this enterprise by a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, it becomes evident that there is a sinister side to the Count's plans. A small group of friends unite to prevent the success of the Count's schemes, hazarding danger to themselves for the greater good of humanity. The growing mystery is revealed through journal entries, letters, and telegrams written by the main characters.

Fresh from his brilliant Earphones Award-winning audiobook reading of Frankenstein, BBC actor Clive Hayward now brings his unique skills to the quintessential vampire tale - Dracula. This compelling Gothic horror novel introduced the world to Count Dracula and established many of the vampire conventions that modern fantasy writers still embrace.

The book about Le Fanu’s tortured, powerful female vampire, Carmilla, has been terrifying generations with its themes of lesbian attraction and forbidden, dangerous desires. Carmilla inspired Bram Stoker to create his own vampire classic 26 years later. Now, these two blood-chilling tales are brought together in this brilliant recording followed by a fascinating interview in which Hayward and Larkin talk about their process and reactions to the stories, straight from the London recording studio.

A menacing tale from one of the masters of horror fiction! If you only know Bram Stoker for his novel Dracula then be prepared for some chilling nights shivering in the candlelight. This is truly one of the most frightening haunted house stories you will ever hear. Enjoy!

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the famous character Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of 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.

En Angleterre, le docteur Seward a demandé le concours de son maître le docteur Van Helsing pour soigner la charmante Lucie Westenra atteinte d'une anémie incompréhensible. Une succession d'incidents effroyables amène le savant hollandais à croire l'inimaginable possible.

Après un périple éprouvant en Europe centrale, Jonathan Harker, un jeune homme de loi anglais parvient au château du comte Dracula, une bâtisse isolée dans les montagnes de Transylvanie. Il s'y rend à la demande de l'inquiétant aristocrate qui souhaite l'assistance de son cabinet pour s'installer à Londres. Durant son séjour, des évènements effarants font bientôt comprendre à Jonathan Harker qu'il est probablement perdu pour sa fiancée Mina Murray qui attend son retour à Londres.

Als Graf Dracula eine angesehene Anwaltskanzlei beauftragt, ein passendes Objekt für ihn in London zu kaufen, ahnt niemand, in was für ein Chaos London gestürzt werden soll. Vor allen Jonathan Harker begreift die Auswirkungen seines Aufenthalts in Transsilvanien nicht.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of shorter works on the strange and the macabre, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. The title story "Dracula's Guest" is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker's masterpiece, Dracula. The other nine stories like "The Squaw", "The Judge's House", and "The Burial of the Rats" rank very high among classic tales of horror.

The music and sound effects in this audio version are eerily atmospheric, and the narration by actor Tim Dalgleish brings Bram Stoker's chilling tale vibrantly back to life. This deleted first chapter of the world-famous novel Dracula - not published until two years after Bram Stoker's death - has been unearthed and dusted off and is now as fresh as any corpse could possibly be!

Klasyka gatunku grozy, zaliczana do najwybitniejszych powiesci wszech czasów. Prawdziwa uczta dla milosników dreszczyku emocji i strachu.Prawnik Jonathan Harker wyrusza w podróz do Transylwanii, by pomóc w kupnie posiadlosci tajemniczemu hrabiemu Draculi. Przedtem slyszy na jego temat wiele dziwnych plotek, nie traktuje ich jednak powaznie.

Stoker became famous as a writer of horror and supernatural fiction, including his 1897 best seller Dracula. 'Dracula's Guest' was written as an action-packed chapter in Dracula, but it was never included in the final manuscript. It was published in 1914 as a standalone tale after Stoker's death.

Il capolavoro di Bram Stoker (nella versione di Angelo Nessi, ed. Sonzogno 1922), l'opera capostipitite di tutte le produzioni letterarie e cinematografiche sui vampiri. Qui troverete la descrizione dettagliata del modo di agire dei vampiri, e l'esatto codice di comportamento, casomai vi capitasse di imbattervi in uno di essi.

The classic story of Dracula, made and remade again and again, is indeed quite the adventure story filled with dark themes and motifs. Concepts such as love, death, possession, and motivation are present throughout this intense novel. Made famous by Bram Stoker in 1897, Dracula has been relegated to a variety of genres, as it does not seem to fit into just one. This is made immediately clear when the plot begins to unfold and we meet the characters as well as the plot twists that lurk around every corner.

Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical, film, and television interpretations since its publication. Required listening for any fan of the genre!

Neste audiolivro, você se envolverá com o clima assustador da história de Bram Stoker. Os grandes destaques são a voz do locutor Fernando Macari, que interpretou o Conde Drácula, e a sonoplastia, em que foram usados sons de carruagens, cavalos, gritos, uivos, rangidos, estocadas e ventania, levando o ouvinte para dentro de cada cena.Outros sete atores participaram das gravações, interpretando as vozes de cerca de vinte personagens. Vozes: Fernando Macari (Drácula).

Chills race up and down young solicitor Jonathan Harker's spine as he enters the eerie castle of a Transylvanian count. His host, Count Dracula, is a curious creature who becomes enamored with the photograph of Harker's fiancée, Mina. Dracula decides he must find the enchanting Mina and have her as his own.

Graf Dracula, der Fürst der Dunkelheit, verlegt seinen Wohnsitz nach London, um seine unstillbare Gier nach Blut zu befriedigen. In einer dramatischen Jagd verfolgen der junge Dr. Seward und sein Lehrmeister Prof. van Helsing gemeinsam mit dem Anwalt Jonathan Harker und dessen Frau Mina den "Jäger der Nacht" bis nach Transylvanien, um ihn auszuschalten...

Per gli amanti del brivido e dei classici horror: Dracula...

Jonathan Harker, seine Verlobte Mina und der Irrenarzt Dr. Seward erzählen vom Einfall des Vampirfürsten aus den Karpaten in London. In leisen, intensiv gespielten Szenen, mit schnellen Schnitten und mit der hollywoodreifen Musik von Jan-Peter Pflug spielt sich die Jagd auf Dracula im Kopf des Hörers ab.