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Der Erfinder von Dracula, dem Fürsten der Vampire, schreibt eine Liebesgeschichte: So unheilbringend wie die stürmische See vor der Steilküste Cornwalls - so gefährlich ist die Rivalität zweier Freunde im Werben um eine Frau. Eigentlich hat das Los die Entscheidung gebracht. Doch der Verlierer wird binnen eines Jahres zum Mörder...

Eigentlich wollte er sich nur die Zeit vertreiben, bis er seine Verlobte wieder sehen darf - aber dann wird aus der selbst gewählten sportlichen Erkundungstour ein lebensbedrohender Horror-Trip...

Obschon ein Jahrhundert gereift, lesen sich die Kurzgeschichten von Bram Stoker wie junger Wein. Sie sind spritzig, süß und berauschen den Genießer. Bram Stoker war seiner Zeit weit voraus...

"Die Dualitisten oder das Todesurteil der Zwillinge" ist eine teuflische Satire, ein Märchen, bei dem die Vorzeichen "gut" und "böse" an mehreren Stellen merkwürdig verkehrt sind. Gleichnishaft, mit sardonischem Humor und gnadenloser Konsequenz erzählt Bram Stoker diese groteske Geschichte, wobei der Stil des "Dracula" hier stark in den Hintergrund rückt.

Immobilienmakler Jonathan Harker, geschäftlich unterwegs in Transsylvanien, folgt der Einladung des Grafen Dracula. Bereits kurz nach der Ankuft auf dem Schloss entdeckt er, wer sein Gastgeber wirklich ist: Dracula, der Fürst der Vampire. Dracula überlistet Jonathan und reist blutdürstend nach London...

Der Mathematikstudent Malcomson zieht in ein altes, leerstehenden 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...

¿crees que existe la maldad por naturaleza? A lo mejor cambias de opinion... puede haber algo más frustrante para un policía que la falta de explicación lógica de una serie de muertes. ¿cómo han muerto estas personas?... ¿qué es la venganza? ¿ podría ser la liberación del ser primitivo que todos llevamos dentro obsesionado con destruir a quíen nos ha hecho daño?... escucha, escucha y lo averiguarásEn las 10 horas y 13 minutos de este volumen puedes escuchar los siguientes relatos.

Poder estudiar de noche en una casa de campo solitaria sin que nadie te moleste, ayuda concentrarte pero... si empiezas a tener visitantes inesperados a lo mejor ya no te puedes concentrar tanto... ¿y si te dieran una segunda oportunidad , aunque para ello tuvieras que pasar por un camino lleno de dolor, lo harías?...

A wonderful collection of spine-tingling, imaginative, terrifying but beautifully written tales to keep you hiding under the bedclothes this Halloween.

Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912) is best known for his masterpiece of horror, "Dracula". But he was also the author of many exceptional horror stories, of which "The Squaw" is a prime example. It tells the story of a brash but kind-hearted American visiting Europe. He and his travelling companions are keen to visit the Torture Tower in the Burg at Nuremburg. But on their way, the American unfortunately drops a pebble over the parapet... setting in motion a terrible series of events.

An intriguing short story by acclaimed writer Bram Stoker focusing on what a patient might experience in the midst of an intense illness. For both the patient and the caregiver the result bears a remarkable look at something that may seem familiar, disturbing, and sometimes humorous. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A modern dramatisation of Dracula performed 'in the dark' with a full cast led by John Challis and Sir Timothy Ackroyd

Un joven inglés, que pasa una temporada en París, se adentra una noche en los barrios más pobres y marginales de la ciudad con el fin de descubrir la vida y los medios de subsistencia de sus habitantes. El panorama que se abre ante sus ojos es desolador: chozas de campo, basura, aguas estancadas, podredumbre, ratas... Pero lo que en principio se presenta como una pequeña aventura pronto se convierte en una lucha por sobrevivir.

This is the grandaddy of them all! Bram Stoker's masterpiece, presented as a series of letters and diary entries, tells the tale of Count Dracula who has lusted for the blood of and control over his victims for centuries.

Snowbound: A company of traveling actors gets snowbound during a storm while venturing to their next locale. In order to pass the time, the actors share stories with each other. The Manager begins with one about the time he spent in an unsavory saloon before his time with the company. Next, the Leading Lady shares a story about a certain play she worked on. The Wardrobe Mistress, a matronly woman not known among the company for speaking much, continues on with the promise of a story about a dead baby but fails to deliver.

Glenn Hascall performs this surprisingly tender story by Bram Stoker.

The Eroes of Thames tells the story of a famous swimmer, Peter Jimpson and his son, also named Peter, trying to maintain their fame in the big city of London. The father designed a skit in which his son would fake drowning in the Thames, and a random passerby (actually Peter himself) would dramatically rescue the boy. His plan is thwarted when a pair of grifters catch onto Peter's scheme and prevent him from following through with it as planned.

Bill and Joe, two best friends, discover they have both fallen in love with Mary, a girl they have grown up with and enjoyed a close friendship with throughout their lives. They both decide that they do not want to tell her about their feelings, but they must do something about it before another man comes along and steals her away. And so they decide that Joe will go to her first and confess his feelings, and let Mary decide if she feels the same or if she might prefer Bill instead. But even after she makes her choice, the other man winds up making the ultimate sacrifice out of his love for Mary.

The Way Of Peace recounts the tale of how a young bachelor learns of the secret to a happy, successful marriage from an old couple just celebrating their 50th anniversary. Told in the charming Irish accent of the old couple, the story takes on the feel of a delightful advice manual.

"The Seer", a short story, is actually the first two chapters of Stoker’s seventh novel, The Mystery of the Sea. The tale is set in Cruden Bay, a locale Stoker used in other works, as well. The narrator encounters a strange woman during his stay at the Kilmarnock Arms, a small hotel that was actually located in the town of Cruden Bay and that Stoker himself frequented. The strange woman educates the narrator about the Second Sight, giving the listener a closer look into the supernatural elements that Stoker was so fond of.