Kier, Dracula
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Several years ago, I read the book “Dracula” for the first time, expecting that Bram Stoker’s 19th century fable of blood, lust and the undead would be a quaint echo of Dracula’s many screen incarnations. I was astonished at its powerful sense of ...
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Biography of Skanderbeg: the Albanian Dragon (1405-1468) + Biography of Dracula: Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476)
In the early 15th century, the Balkans and Eastern Europe as a whole suffered under Ottoman raids and conquest. The Ottoman Sultan figured fragmented Albania would be an easy conquest. However, ironically,
Admittedly, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Count Dracula that was as seductive or memorable as Bela Lugosi's, or even as masterfully evil in presence as Christopher Lee's. Both Lee and Lugosi are considered Dracula icons these days, and for good reason.
"The basic image of Stoker is that of a respectable Anglo-Irish gentleman who was very hard working and devoted to his boss," Skal said. "It's a stuffy cardboard cutout. It's not a person. "He was a crazy workaholic. He was almost possessed by his ...
"Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, The Man Who Wrote "Dracula," by David J. Skal; Liveright (652 pages, $35) (Amazon) “Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote “Dracula’” by David J.
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