Bram Stoker
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The Lair of the White Worm (also known as The Garden of Evil) is a horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, who also wrote Dracula. It is partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm. The book was published in 1911 by Rider and Son in the UK, the year before Stokers death, with color illustrations by Pamela Colman Smith. In 1925, it was republished in a highly abridged and rewritten form. Over a hundred pages were removed, the rewritten book having...
2) Dracula
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Overview: The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart-these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since. A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended...
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Dracula's Guest is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker's masterpiece, Dracula, removed because the publisher felt the chapter was unnecessary due to the length of the manuscript. In the preface to the 1914 short story collection Dracula's Guest And Other Weird Stories, Stoker's widow, Florence Bram Stoker, notes "To his original list of stories in this book, I have added a hitherto unpublished episode from Dracula. It was originally...
4) The Squaw
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Author Abraham "Bram" Stoker, born on November 8, 1847 was an Irish civil servant prolific writer, critic, journalist and theatre producer. He was a sickly child and spent a lot of time in bed. Growing up, his mother told him a lot of horror stories which may have influenced his later writings. He is of course most famous for creating one of the most memorable monsters in literary history. The gothic masterpiece, Dracula, was published by Archibald...
5) Gibbet Hill
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Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, masterfully weaves a blend of beauty and suspense as the narrator is drawn into a haunting atmosphere of mystery and the supernatural. What begins as a peaceful hike quickly transforms into a chilling experience, culminating in a surreal and disturbing confrontation atop Gibbet Hill.
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The horror novel The Lair of the White Worm, also titled The Garden of Evil, was written by Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. Based in part on the Lambton Worm legend, it tells the story of Adam Salton who travels to England at his granduncle's behest in order to establish family ties. But once there Adam finds himself at the heart of strange and unaccountable developments. Ken Russell's made a film adaption in 1988, which quickly
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"-Dispénseme el señor por haberle molestado, pero tenía órdenes muy
estrictas. Además, me dijeron que no perdiese un momento y que no dejara
de llamar hasta que acudiese alguien. ¿Vive aquí el señor Malcolm Ross?
-Yo soy el señor Malcolm Ross.
-En tal caso, señor, la carta y el automóvil son para usted.
Con extraña curiosidad tomé la carta que me entregaban. En mi calidad de
abogado tuve desde luego extraños casos, pero nunca me ocurrió...
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As Jonathan Harker's ordeal within Count Dracula's castle continues, the young solicitor becomes increasingly aware that he is no longer a guest, but a prisoner. Every corridor feels like a trap, every locked door a warning. Terrifying discoveries-glimpses of the Count's unnatural abilities, the disturbing behavior of the castle's inhabitants, and the mounting evidence of dark intentions-begin to erode Jonathan's sanity.
In this chapter, the façade...
10) Under the Sunset
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Under The Sunset is a fairy tale written by the famous Bram Stoker, writer of Dracula. This little tale is about a land described as 'under the sunset' and the story of what happens when hearts grow cold.
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"The Secret of the Growing Gold" is a short story by Bram Stoker. It was first published in the January 23, 1892 issue of the newspaper Black and White: A Weekly Illustrated Record and Review, London. It was reprinted in the October 14, 1892 issue of Bow Bells: A Family Magazine of General Literature, London.
When Margaret Delandre went to live at Brent's Rock the whole neighborhood awoke to the pleasure of an entirely new scandal. Scandals in connection...
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Der Student Malcolm Malcolmson möchte sich in der Abgeschiedenheit einer fremden Stadt in aller Ruhe auf die anstehenden Abschlussprüfungen vorbereiten. In Benchurch findet er ein geeignetes Mietobjekt: ein altes, gewaltiges Gebäude mit mächtigen Giebeln. Der Makler ist nur zu gerne bereit, es ihm zu vermieten vor allem, um zu beweisen, dass das in schlechtem Ruf stehende Haus des Richters tatsächlich bewohnbar ist
15) Drácula
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Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
16) Dracula
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We find Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, traveling to Castle Dracula in the Eastern European country of Transylvania. The reason for his journey is to finalize the details of a real estate transaction with a nobleman named Count Dracula.
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First published in 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker has become the standard against which all other vampire stories are compared and the inspiration for countless film and stage adaptations. Indeed, the name "Dracula" has been synonymous with the undead for at least a century, and the original novel still has the power to chill.
Come then to Castle Dracula, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Carpathian Mountains, where an undying...
Come then to Castle Dracula, hidden in the forbidding peaks of the Carpathian Mountains, where an undying...
18) Greater Love
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Bill and Joe, two best friends, discover they have both fallen in love with Mary, a girl they have grown up with and enjoyed a close friendship with throughout their lives. They both decide that they do not want to tell her about their feelings, but they must do something about it before another man comes along and steals her away. And so they decide that Joe will go to her first and confess his feelings, and let Mary decide if she feels the same...
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An old poet finds himself separated by many miles from his dying wife and is reflecting over their life together in his sadness and misery. Theirs was a story of two people from different stations of life - he, poor and she, rich. He worked hard to make a name for himself and, having done so, he returns to her to find out that she had loved him all these years and was waiting for him, as well. The poet is so distraught that with it having taken so...