English
The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula's true origins but Bram Stoker's--and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.
It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here ...
A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen--a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen--and that the nightmare they've thought long ended is only beginning.
A riveting novel of gothic suspense, Dracul reveals not only Dracula's true origin, but Bram Stoker's---and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.
Español
Bram Stoker es un niño enfermizo que apenas sale de su casa.
Una noche, la fiebre que le asalta casi a diario lo lleva a las puertas de la muerte. Su niñera, Ellen Crone, echa a todo el mundo de la habitación del pequeño y lo salva por medios que nadie conoce. Tras este episodio Bram se recupera, y crece su fascinación por Ellen. Él y su hermana Matilda descubren cosas muy extrañas de la niñera y antes de que puedan hablar con ella, ésta desaparece de sus vidas… Obsesionado con ella, quince años más tarde los hermanos vuelven a reunirse para encontrarla y sus caminos se cruzan con el del Conde
Drácula...
Inspirada por notas y textos escritos por el propio Stoker, la precuela de Drácula revela no sólo el origen de Drácula y el de Bram Stoker, sino la historia de la enigmática mujer que les conecta.