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Bram Stoker va aconseguir una original recreació del mite del vampir en Dràcula, perquè tot i que va inspirar-se en el folklore i altres obres literàries, va dotar el seu personatge duna atracció irresistible, i combinà així la por de la mort amb lafany de la immortalitat i el desig amorós.

Abraham (Bram) Stoker nació en Clontarf, Irlanda, el 8 de noviembre de 1847. Fue un novelista y escritor de historias cortas, es famoso actualmente por su novela de terror Drácula escrita en 1897.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Bram Stoker’s classic tale Dracula. Johnathan Harker’s life became a horror-filled living nightmare when Count Dracula decided to move from his castle in Transylvania to a large house in London. Harker’s family and friends would be drawn into a maelstrom of madness and death.

Incluye las siguientes historias: "La metamorfosis", "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", "El entierro de las ratas", "Herbert West Reanimador", "El horror de Dunwich", "El morador de las tinieblas", "El fantasma de Caterville", "El hombre de arena".

Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born in 1847 in Dublin as the third of seven children. Stoker was bedridden with an unknown illness until the age of seven, when he made a complete recovery. He even grew up to become a successful athlete. Stoker is best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. The novel Dracula begins when an English lawyer, Jonathan Harker, travels to Eastern Europe to meet Count Dracula, who is a client of his. When he arrives in Transylvania, he immediately notices that locals are shocked to learn where he is heading.

Johan, mi cochero, desde que hemos salido de Munich no hace más que repetir: Walpurgis NachtEstá claro que el pobre está demasiado influenciado por la ignorancia y supersticiones locales. ¿o no.....? El caso es que pasear viendo los rayos del sol cayendo sobre la verde campiña de los alrededores de Munich, no podía hacer preveer que íbamos a entrar en otro mundo completamente distinto, donde la penumbra iba a dominar a la luz y el frío al calor.....y seres venidos como de otra dimensión nos iban a hacer conocer el miedo....

Mark Jones queria un sitio tranquilo donde estudiar, y lo iba a encontrar.... La Casa del Juez - Cuando llegó la época de los exámenes, Mark Jones empezó buscar un lugar tranquilo dónde poder estudiar, tenía que ser un pueblo donde nadie le pudiera molestar y después de andar por las afueras del pueblo durante un par de horas, encontró la casa que colmó sus expectativas. Más que tranquilidad, de la casa parecía emanar un aire de desolación. Con un escalofrío en el cuerpo la Sra Witham salió corriendo de la casa....

Nuestra historia comienza con dos turistas, Amelia y su marido a los que se une un tal Elias Hutcheson en su visita a Nuremberg para ver las cámaras de tortura. Elias ve un gatito jugando con su madre con una piedrecita. Pareciéndole gracioso, toma una piedra para tirársela al gatito para asustarle, pero algo sale mal.

This collection comprises stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From Allen's "The Arctic Death", through to Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", Stoker's "Dracula's Guest", and beyond. Time immemorial; worlds unimaginable.

Dracula is a Gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker, considered to be one of the most enduring and skillful examples of the modern vampire genre. It tells the story of Count Dracula, and of Professor Abraham Van Helsing, who attempts to thwart the vampire in his attempt to move from Transylvania to London, in order to find new blood and spread the undead curse. This Essential Classics edition includes a new introduction by Professor Vivian Heller, PhD in literature and modern studies from Yale University.

Count Dracula, the centuries-old legendary vampire and former soldier-nobleman, wishes to extend his horrific cult of Undead followers to England. Innocent British realtor Jonathan Harker visits the Count with the intention of transacting the purchase of a house in London.

Der Mathematikstudent Malcomson zieht in ein altes, leerstehendes Haus ein. Schnell nimmt er merkwürdige Geräusche wahr. Durch Mäuse und Ratten aufgeschreckt, will er mehr von dem früheren Besitzer des Hauses erfahren und begibt sich somit in größte Gefahr.

The charismatic Count Dracula, a Transylvanian nobleman, wishes to purchase a house in London. Assisted in this enterprise by a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, it becomes evident that there is a sinister side to the Count's plans. A small group of friends unite to prevent the success of the Count's schemes, hazarding danger to themselves for the greater good of humanity. The growing mystery is revealed through journal entries, letters, and telegrams written by the main characters.

The book about Le Fanu’s tortured, powerful female vampire, Carmilla, has been terrifying generations with its themes of lesbian attraction and forbidden, dangerous desires. Carmilla inspired Bram Stoker to create his own vampire classic 26 years later. Now, these two blood-chilling tales are brought together in this brilliant recording followed by a fascinating interview in which Hayward and Larkin talk about their process and reactions to the stories, straight from the London recording studio.

Magistral recopilación de cinco cuentos de misterio y terror, tan verosímiles que podrían ser reales. Historias de misterio y terror de grandes escritores que han fascinado a niños y a adultos a lo largo de todas las épocas. Cuentos cargados de suspenso que mantendrán al oyente cultivo y expectante minuto a minuo. Incluye: "Historia de un muerto contada por él mismo" (Alejandro Dumas), "El diablo y Tom Walker" (Washington Irving), "El miedo" (Guy de Maupassant), "El Guardavía" (Charles Dickens), y "La casa del juez" (Bram Stoker).

This audiobook features "The Tenant of the Cedars" by Mary Elizabeth Penn - a story about the vengeance of the dead. Little is known of the author other than the fact that she was published in magazines in the late Victorian era. On the other hand, Bram Stoker (author of the famed novel "Dracula") is a legend in the horror world. This collection features Stoker's short story, "A Dream of Red Hands". The theme is crime and punishment, seasoned with a hint of redemption.

"Dracula's Guest" is one of the stories published only after Stoker's death, and even though Dracula is in the title, he will not make it into the story. Interestingly enough, Jonathan Harker, the actual guest - also does not appear. This short story is actually an original introduction to Dracula. It is a slightly altered version of a chapter of the novel that was discarded during preparations for print. The final story is "The Room in the Tower", by Edward Frederic Benson. Strange, unsettling atmosphere is present right from the beginning, and it intensifies via recurrent nightmares - right up to the shocking climax of the final scene.

"The Music of Erich Zann" by H. P. Lovecraft: the author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, and it is often deservedly included in various horror-story collections. The second short story was written by Bram Stoker. Indeed, THAT Stoker who wrote the epistolary novel "Dracula" - the very first novel that dealt with a vampire legend. "The Judge's House" (written in 1914) completes the collection, and its strongest point is building the atmosphere of fear, which is underlined by excellent voices and music.

Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery. In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Asmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, 'Powers of Darkness'), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book.

A menacing tale from one of the masters of horror fiction! If you only know Bram Stoker for his novel Dracula then be prepared for some chilling nights shivering in the candlelight. This is truly one of the most frightening haunted house stories you will ever hear. Enjoy!