Decoding Dracula:
Handy Horror Guides Book 1
Dracula, fiction’s most infamous monster.
An icon of evil. A shape-shifting, blood-slaking, creature of the dark, both inhuman and super-human. Well over a century after his story was first published, Dracula’s influence still grows in every corner of popular culture.
From vampire erotica to Halloween outfits, the mysterious count still holds our imagination as tightly as his fangs once gripped his victims’ throats. But if you only know him from films, television, plays and games, you’re in for some surprises. For instance, the count wasn’t afraid of sunlight, and had no need to be. Neither was he killed by a stake through the heart.
Decoding Dracula guides you through the action in this elaborate tale. It also delves into the REAL beliefs, practices, and people that combined to produce the story.
How the vampire myth took hold throughout Eastern Europe and spread globally.
Actual vampire scares in Europe and America.
Possible real-life models for the book’s heroes and villains.
The Irish connection.
Practical advice on how to become a vampire or defend against one [garlic & crucifixes will NOT always do the trick].
Tell-tale signs of a vampire.
Historic links between werewolf and vampire superstitions.
The inspiration for the count’s castle.
Different kinds of vampires and vampire-hunters in folklore.
Plus, we see how differently the book affected those first Victorian readers than it does us. And learn how our modern love-hate relationship with the pale lord of darkness developed from lowly beginnings...
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