''Scary as hell. Gothic as decay'' Josh Malerman
''Reading Dracul is like watching a classic vampire film . . . a terrifying read'' R. L. Stine
Inspired by the notes DRACULA''s creator left behind, Dracul is a riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense . . .
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Dracul reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . . . and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.
It is 1868, and a 21-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey''s tower to confront a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life . . .
Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point -
