Dracula

<i>'The door is shut, and the chains rattle; there is a grinding of the key in the lock; I hear the creaking of lock and bolt...I shall not remain alone with them. I may find a way from this dreadful place, away from this cursed spot, from this cursed land, where the devil and his children still walk with earthly feet!'</i><br>Young lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania on business for a mysterious Count. Months later in England, beautiful Lucy Westenra falls ill and dies, inexplicably, as if from a severe loss of blood. Lucy's friends, including Jonathan's fiancée Mina and the intrepid doctor Van Helsing, must begin a desperate battle against a powerful, ancient evil, in Bram Stoker's definitive gothic tale.<p><i><b>Extra material included:</b></i><br><i><b>-- The myths surrounding the creation of Bram Stoker's masterpiece, plus the powers and weaknesses of Dracula</b></i><br><i><b>-- Recommended vampire films and fiction, plus vampires of the small screen, vampires in comics and 'Dracula beyond the page'</b></i><br><i><b>-- Academic courses, clubs and societies for vampire fans</b></i><br><i><b>-- Real life 'vampires', international vampires, famous female vampires</b></i></p>