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Dracula's Guest Hardcover – September 10, 2010

by Bram Stoker (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,178 ratings
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing (September 10, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1169252524
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1169252523
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.38 x 10 inches
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Bram Stoker

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Abraham (Bram) Stoker was an Irish writer, best known for his Gothic classic Dracula, which continues to influence horror writers and fans more than 100 years after it was first published. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, in science, mathematics, oratory, history, and composition, Stoker' s writing was greatly influenced by his father' s interest in theatre and his mother' s gruesome stories about her childhood during the cholera epidemic in 1832. Although a published author of the novels Dracula, The Lady of the Shroud, and The Lair of the White Worm, and his work as part of the literary staff of The London Daily Telegraph, Stoker made his living as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. Stoker died in 1912, leaving behind one of the most memorable horror characters ever created.

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S. Warfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story of a night of terror
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2011
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In reading over the reviews, I think that we are reviewing two different books. The one that I read is the Vook edition of Dracula's Guest that is a Kindle download and has five parts to it that are The Roads, Walpurgis Nacht, Wild Storm, The Rescue and Dracula. This is also the edition that has videos for the iPad, iPhone and iPod.

The young man who is making a journey by carriage starts out by having his coachman warned that they must be back before dark, because tonight is Walpurgis Nacht. Walpurgis Nacht is April 30, which is the eve of May Day and was a pagan holiday. There is also a storm brewing. As they go along, the horses seem uneasy and sniff the air. They come to a road that looks interesting to the passenger and seems to go through a valley, and he wants to go that way. The coachman does everything in his power not to go that way and keeps looking at his watch.

The coachman tries to talk his passenger out of going to the village that used to be down the road in the valley, but is now uninhabited, but he will not take no for an answer. He tells the coachman to go on home and that he will walk home when he is finished his exploring. Finally Johann turns the coach to go back to Munich.

The man keeps walking and it seems to be getting colder, and all that he sees are old foundations of houses, but not a house that is inhabited. When he goes on a bit farther, he realizes that he is in a cemetery, and has been hearing a wolf howl somewhere nearby. He finally remembers that it is Walpurgis Nacht when "the devil is abroad" and wishes that he had gone back to Munich with Johann. The night isn't finished with him yet.

This is an excellent story that is quite spooky and suspenseful. There are so many things that make this story put butterflies in the stomach. The horses constantly smelling the air and their general unease when they come to the strange road, the coachman always looking at his watch so that he makes it home before dark, storm clouds gathering and that not-so-distant howling of a wolf.

I loved this and now I want to read Dracula all over again. There are a lot of authors of thrillers and horror stories today, but Bram Stoker has passed the test of time. The 100th anniversary of his death will be in 2014 and these books are still in print. I recommend this. It's very enjoyable.
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Young Wordsmith
4.0 out of 5 stars Must-read for Stoker fans
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2008
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Dracula being one of my favorite books, I was thrilled to find this collection of Bram Stoker's short stories. I enjoy horror writers who can provoke old-fashioned fright without relying too heavily on graphic details; while those details have a place, too many of them dampen a story. I was hoping that this collection would be as skillfully crafted as Dracula; I'm happy to say that this anthology mostly lived up to my expectations. While there's plenty of ghoulish tension throughout the book, these stories also provide moral lessons, cautionary tales, some hair-raising plot twists, and even a few happy anecdotes that keep the collection from feeling monolithic.

Disclaimer: I tried to keep the "spoilers" in this review to a minimum - that is, I did not include any details that you would not read within the first half of the stories. Read on if you want more information about each individual tale; otherwise, suffice it to say that fans of gothic horror writing will probably find this collection very enjoyable and worth a read.

"Dracula's Guest": A headstrong stranger faces danger when he does not heed the advice of the locals. I was glad I knew Dracula as well as I do when I started reading this selection because Stoker draws a lot of parallels to the opening scenes of his novel (a carriage ride, mountainous terrain, wolves, baleful weather, the dangers of Walpurgis Nacht), which made the reading experience feel rich and familiar.

"The Judge's House": A young man stays in a house with an unpleasant, angry past, much to the chagrin of the surrounding townsfolk. Again, Stoker points out the foolishness of willfully neglecting superstition/advice; I'll admit that this felt a bit predictable after "Dracula's Guest," but I still found myself enthralled with the narrative.

"The Squaw": A couple's honeymoon does not exactly go as planned. Some truly horrific events transpire in the few pages of this story, which is far and away the most disturbing, graphic tale in the book. I won't spoil it with any more details.

"The Secret of Growing Gold": A callous lover learns that he cannot bury his past. This one felt like the most conventional story for me, perhaps because it does deal with a jilted lover, which is one of the oldest themes in storytelling. Still, even in Stoker's most conventional stories, he has a good knack for maintaining a menacing enough tone that you want to keep reading.

"A Gipsy Prophecy": A young couple must figure out how to deal with a terribly upsetting prophecy they receive from a local gipsy. Kind of self-explanatory, but I liked this one quite a bit.

"The Coming of Abel Behenna": Two men and one woman find themselves embroiled in a fiercely competitive love triangle. I found the tone of this story more mocking and satiric than the other stories in the book, which was refreshing. Stoker condemns the fickleness of affection and the repercussions of jealousy while still weaving a ghastly story in the process.

"The Burial of the Rats": An early 1900s chase-scene set in fantastic, perilous circumstances. This story starts slowly but builds into a breakneck pace - I really enjoyed it by the end, and there are some fairly unsettling ideas brought together as the narrator runs for his life.

"A Dream of Red Hands": Two friends learn about the power of guilt and repentance. I realize that sounds like the plot of a Lifetime movie, but this story's a bit of a far cry from the straight horror genre, which I appreciated in this anthology.

"Crooken Sands": A man discovers that he is truly his own worst enemy. The protagonist's anticipated undoing is bred from his own pride; because of that, he will not stop his terrible fate even as he sees it coming to pass before his own eyes.

"Lair of the White Worm": A 120-page novella about a young man and his granduncle getting wrapped up in the mysteries surrounding the eccentric, inscrutable heir to a local estate and an equally puzzling woman. There's some stirring imagery and bizarre twists that keep the story relatively entertaining, but I had the hardest time getting into this of all the stories in the book; the narrative is very herky-jerky and the tone is uneven. The hallmark of a good horror story is that it seems real; what struck me most the first time I read Dracula was the chilling atmosphere and the characters' genuine terror as their understanding was shattered by the dark, demonic "other" they encountered in the book's nominal character. Sadly, I did not get any such feeling reading this selection, despite its seeming similarities to Stoker's novel; for one, the characters seem recover too quickly from the sickening events that transpire, which makes the story feel cursory and surreal. Not Stoker's best, but still worth a read for the frame of reference.

Despite the shortcomings of the final selection in the book, this collection is definitely worth reading. Highly recommended to fans of Dracula and/or gothic horror stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining fantasy listening 🎶🔰
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
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This novella is free on Amazon. Oh how I love 💘 those free books 📚!

I was surprised to find that this was nine short stories of mystery, romance, family and friends relationships, adventure thrillers. Each story is different with interesting well developed characters lots of action and misdirection leading to each conclusion. I would highly recommend this novella and author to 👍 readers of fantasy horror mystery novels 👍🔰. 2023 👒😀😡💘🏡😮

I was expecting a one quick listening 🎶 and there were nine. Happy reading 📚 and have fun 🌙😀
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Oscar Flo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente edición
Reviewed in Mexico on May 2, 2024
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La obra es excepcional, la traducción es buena. Lo que me encantó fue el análisis literario previo, que incluía una breve descripción de la peste de cólera que vivió la madre de Bram Stoker en el siglo XIX y eso le da mucho sentido al libro.
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Marcos
4.0 out of 5 stars Excelente edição com boa introdução e notas de rodapé
Reviewed in Brazil on April 8, 2023
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Bram Stocker é um autor gótico como fica bem exposto nesta coletânea de contos somada à novela The Lair of White Worm, que é interessante mas um pouco confusa na sua construção. Sexualidade, humanidade e bestialidade, razão e irracionalidade são os elementos de que se utiliza o autor para trabalhar com sua produção literária que envolve o bizarro e o estranhamento. A ediçao é muito boa não só pelas notas de rodapé que contextualizam os textos no período como também e especialmente pela introdução que é primoroza. Aliás foi pela introdução e anexos que fiquei sabendo que o conto “Dracula’s Guest” era para ser o primeiro capítulo de Dracula que foi cortado pela extensão do livro.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice one
Reviewed in India on October 29, 2023
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A good read
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Kira
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good!
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2019
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Apparently this is the redacted first chapter of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", and it's spooky! I really enjoyed it!
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Mr Philip D Smedley
5.0 out of 5 stars A template for modern horror
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2020
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A good read by the pool on holiday. Whilst the actual Dracula’s guest chapter wouldn’t have added a great deal to the story and didn’t make the cut, the other stories were very good.

Readers may have a sense of deja vu / seen it all before but think about when this was written. Clearly provides the template for many more modern classic novels and films.

Free on the kindle, what have you to lose?!
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