Bram Stoker

Michael Fassbender stars in this multi-voice reading of Bram Stoker's legendary tale First published in 1897 Bram StokerTMs Dracula is widely regarded as the best gothic horror novel of all time. The popularity of the world's most notorious vampire Count Dracula has ensured that it has never been out of print and it remains a timeless classic. In this epistolary novel journal entries letters newspaper clippings and a ship's log interweave to form an incredible thrilling story as the various protagonists intimately recount the epic legend of the Transylvanian count. The tale begins with Jonathan Harker's journal as the young newly qualified solicitor travels to the remote Carpathian Mountains to meet a wealthy client.

But as he explores Castle Dracula he discovers more than he dares contemplate and learns the terrible truth about his host. Meanwhile in England his fiancee Mina Murray fears for his safety. An empty foreign schooner arrives in Whitby and Mina's apprehension grows as a mysterious illness affects her dear friend Lucy. When Lucy's health deteriorates rapidly Dr Seward calls in the help of Professor Van Helsing who sets a plan in motion to capture Dracula. With time running out Jonathan Van Helsing Dr Seward and Mina must embark on a perilous journey to Transylvania and come face to face with the Vampire King.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned shipis wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

A collection of short stories, all on supernatural themes or filled with a physical terror reminiscent of Poe, from the enigmatic author of 'Dracula' (4878). 'Dracula's Guest' was originally part of the great novel, but was excised and published separately.

The Lair of the White Worm was published in 1911, shortly before Bram Stoker’s death. Set in rural England, the novel follows Adam Salton, recently returned from Australia, who encounters a mysterious series of events, all of which seem to be connected to the legend of the white worm. In the course of his investigations, Adam comes across a host of unusual characters - including the newly returned heir to the local estate, Edwin Caswell, who practises mesmerism, his brutish African servant, Oolanga, and the penniless and beautiful widow Lady March.