Bram Stoker's Dracula

The quintessential horror tale of the powerful, centuries-old vampire follows his bloodthirsty trail from the mountains of Central Europe to England, until the savvy Dr. Van Helsing comes up with a way to end his reign of terror.

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. His works include 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 died in 1912, leaving behind one of the most memorable horror characters ever created.

Ben Templesmith?is a?New York Times?best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been?30 Days of Night?(which spawned a major motion picture) and?Fell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial?Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, as well as?Welcome to Hoxford, and?Singularity 7, all of which he also wrote.