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Stoker's blood relative to bring Dracula back from the undead

CarolCarol
edited October 2008 in - Reading
Did you know that " Dracula: The Un-Dead - the original name of Dracula before an editor changed the title."

A sequel is coming...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/oct/07/classics.sciencefictionfantasyandhorror

Comments

  • josiehenleyjosiehenley
    It is very telling that the original book Dracula has never been out of print since first published in 1897. I wonder if this sequel, jointly penned by a Hollywood scriptwriter, will also stand the test of time. They say they want to give Bram Stoker back his literary dignity after all the trashy reproductions, but my guess is more likely that they want to cash in on the name. Well, good luck to them. Wish I had a literary great-aunt to exploit.
  • StirlingStirling
    I won't be reading it, not interested.
  • TaffetaPunkTaffetaPunk
    Dracula is a classic - I only hope they can do it justice and, more importantly, not f*** it up.
  • elizabethelizabeth
    No i wont be reading it ether not my cup of tea.
  • JennyJenny
    Re the article - if your surname was Stoker, would you call your son Dacre?
  • CarolCarol
    Perhaps it was to be exotic because of the connection with Bram Stoker.
  • josiehenleyjosiehenley
    Jenny, I would if we were actually related to Bram.
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