Bram Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, near Dublin, Ireland. Young Stoker suffered from a mysterious illness. Until age seven, he spent much of his time in bed, reading books and dreaming of becoming a famous writer. After graduating from college, Stoker worked as a civil servant in Dublin Castle but continued to write stories on the side. He had also been interested in vampires and spent several years researching these legends. In 1897, Dracula was published. It remains his most famous story, inspiring countless movies, books, TV shows, and Halloween masks. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Count Dracula is a vampire. He drinks people's blood. When he leaves his lonely castle in the mountains of Transylvania to come to England, Professor Helsing is the only one who understands the danger. But can he stop Dracula's deadly intentions? Bram Stoker's Dracula is the world's most famous horror story and has inspired many films.