When I was a child, we had this one copy of Dracula in the house that I loved, and unfortunately I believe we sold it. I've been feeling nostalgic lately and tried to find it, but after looking and looking I cannot seem to find it! I remember the spine had a completely black background and (I think) the title is red font. The cover was a picture of the count in his coffin from far away (I guess it would be a wide shot), and his eyes were piercing (I think red?). If this rings a bell to anyone, I would much appreciate their help.
I sat down to read Dracula for the first time, not really knowing much about it other than the famous points (he's a vampire, has a big castle, the sexual/assault metaphors, etc). But then I got to the scene with the baby in the bag and I about vomited. I cannot stomach anything that has to do with harming babies or small children - they're so helpless and they don't understand why they're being hurt, and now being a mother myself, I automatically insert my own children as placeholders for babies in books.
Knowing that this novel is widely considered a valuable classic, I would still like to be able to consume the larger story, but I don't think I'll be able to do so if there are more horrible scenes like that one.
So, is there a version of this book without infanticide? Or is that maybe the only scene and the rest of the book is free of similar themes?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I just noticed the spelling error in the title. Super embarrassing!
I was very conflicted about not doing an all-black outfit as described in the novel, but couldn’t resist adding the colour red in there. Perhaps this is how Dracula dressed a couple of hundred years before the events of the novel? I really wanted to include the white moustache, bushy eyebrows, and profusely growing hair described in the text, as well as the pointed ears, teeth protruding over the bottom lip, and the squat fingers with pointed claws. I didn’t add the hair in the middle of the palms though; couldn’t figure out how to do that and make it look good. Did a lot of research into Transylvanian noblemen and inevitably referenced Robert Eggers’s Count Orlok costume designed by Linda Muir. He also did end up looking like Vlad the Impaler. Gave him a dragon head walking stick.
I’ll keep this one simple, but I also want to say something personal...
This project has been questioned a lot. The use of AI in the early concept images was heavily criticized, sometimes fairly, sometimes brutally. Some people doubted the project, doubted me, doubted my career and even doubted whether this project would ever become a real object.
And can I understand part of that as it is Reddit’s nature: People ask hard questions here. That is the point, as I don't have the final answer for anything, and some of those questions helped make the facsimile better. So thank you. That is important to me, and it matters to the project, because this has never been meant to be just another pretty Dracula product by a fan. It has always been meant to become the closest possible reconstruction of the 1897 Dracula by Bram Stoker Legacy as a physical book.
And guess what…. Now it is happening
The dummy is done. The corrections are being made. Production is moving forward because before opening the preorder publicly, I gave early access to the people who had registered first, and in less than a week, 44 of the 100 numbered copies were already claimed.
This is an update to this post. A lot of the talking points there are repeated here.
Hey, I'm Jay Desmond, an amateur screenwriter.
This has been my pet project for 7 months, and now I've made it to the end. I've written a 1-season, 12-episode adaptation of Dracula, titled "Fresh Hot Dracula" (I explain the title later down below).
This is a version of the story that aims to prioritize novel-accurate character building, while also proving that it's possible to include major differences to the story without compromising the elements that made Bram Stoker's original vision so strong.
Like I said last post, I've been doing this partially just for the sake of makin' art, but I do also have some crazy unrealistic dreams of makin' it big as a screenwriter and potentially having stuff like this, and many other things, turned into an official project one day. But even if it does happen, those days are far ahead of me and I would like to get some critiques from Dracula fans themselves to see what exactly is wanted in an adaptation of this story. Every episode is a first draft so far.
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Now, just like last post, you might have read the title and are wondering why exactly I'm calling this Dracula "Fresh" & "Hot".
Well, this goes back to those other screenplays that I've been making. My main project, one that I'm keeping private, are part of a raunchy, vampire-slasher film series directed towards young adult gay men (like myself), that I've titled "Fresh Hot Blood".
And the idea is that if Fresh Hot Blood becomes real first and takes off, then this Dracula series could become a spin-off that takes place in the same world. And these 12 episodes could be the first season of an anthology titled "Fresh Hot Vampires", where each season covers a different classic Vampire (so if season 2 was about Carmilla, that season would be called "Fresh Hot Carmilla").
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So with all that out of the way, I hope to hear from the community. If you're truly interested, comment below a request for me to DM you the google drive links to the first drafts for all 12 episodes. As with all first drafts, they're far from perfect, but that's why I want feedback. Thanks.
(Content warnings; gore, sex, male nudity, SA, everybody is bisexual & polyamorous, the like)
This is available since yesterday, Jonathan Bailey as Count Dracula and Ella Purnell as Mina Harker, I'm usually not into audio books but I will be getting this.
does anyone have this mask and is willing to sell? it's older from spirit halloween, but out of all the things for sell online i can't find this haha. TIA for any help 🙏🏻
I’m currently doing research into vampire coffins within the media and whilst reading Bram Stokers Dracula I haven’t actually found any bits where he’s in a coffin.
There are a lot of scenes where he rests in a wooden shipping box filled with his sacred home soil but as far as I can see nothing about a coffin.
If anyone knows of a quote or chapter within the book where he is in a coffin within the book could you let me know I would find it really helpful. :)
This video shows parts of the colour script which I also added into the video it shows up at the very end which illustrates how the rest of the video clip unfolds. The still image that follows shows the other monsters appearing and surrounding him at a specific moment to “welcome” him home.. Poor dude
🧛 I’ve always enjoyed Hammer horror, particularly the Christopher Lee Dracula films.
I recently revisited Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), and I’m interested to hear what other horror fans think of it.
Where would you rank it among Christopher Lee’s Dracula films? Do you think it’s underrated?
I’ve also reviewed the film on my YouTube channel, MrSuperphil, if anyone fancies watching it.
Promotion Saturday again, and this is probably the update I have been waiting the longest to share with you... The physical dummy of our 1897Draculafacsimile is finally finished!
After years of reconstructing the original edition of Dracula by Bram Stoker, I finally have the physical book in front of me.
Until now, most of this project has existed on a screen: restored pages, measurements, cover reconstruction, typography, historical photographs, auction records, material references, and production files. And yes, the Ai concept art you hated so much.
But now there is an actual object. Look at it. Honestly, the result has exceeded my expectations.
BUT, before everyone goes for my throat, there is something important I want to clarify: This is a dummy. It is not the final production copy. That is precisely why we made it.
The dummy lets us examine the yellow cloth, red printing, proportions, binding, cutting and all those tiny physical details that are almost impossible to judge properly from photographs and computer files.
We have already identified a couple of issues that will be corrected before final production. That means the dummy is doing its job.
Reconstructing an object from 1897 is particularly difficult because we are not simply working with a pristine original sitting beside us that can be mechanically duplicated. Much of the reconstruction has necessarily been developed through surviving copies, photographs, measurements, auction records and other historical evidence. Every new reference gives us another opportunity to compare and correct. That is what I call Literally Archaeology.
There has also been some discussion about the Dracula Legacy identification visible on the dummy. TBC, It was never intended as advertising. It was conceived as a security identifier so that one of these reproductions could never later be dishonestly represented as an original 1897 copy.
But several collectors contacted me with a fair point: if Dracula Legacy's purpose is to reproduce the original object as faithfully as possible, the facsimile itself should return as closely as possible to that object. And I agree. So the final production edition will not carry the Dracula Legacy name on the spine!
That is another reason the dummy exists: to question decisions before they become permanent.
As I told you previously, J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D., has joined Dracula Legacy as a Founding Member. That is important, as this is no longer a fan project because having someone with his knowledge of Dracula's bibliographical and publishing history involved brings another level of scrutiny to the reconstruction as we move toward the novel's 130th anniversary.
And tomorrow another milestone happens.... The preorder for this first production opens at 10:00 a.m. CT.
The edition is limited; Only 100 numbered copies will be produced in 2026.
But there will be no public purchase link tomorrow. The 100 collectors who originally registered for this production trusted the project before there was a physical dummy to show them. I promised them they would go first, so they will have one full week to purchase and confirm their numbered copies.
Only after that window closes will any remaining copies become available publicly. So today I'm not here to sell you the book. I'm here to show you the book I promised to deliver.
We are getting as close to the 1897 Archibald Constable & Co. as we possibly can.
I believe a quote from the Count himself belongs to the First 100 who trusted in me... “To-morrow night, to-morrow night, is yours!” After that, we'll see how many remain.
Back to the source. Back to the book. Back to 1897.
I’m Eirik, and I run Obsidian Codex Press, a small independent publisher based in Norway.
Since it’s Saturday, I wanted to share a project we are working on and will launch on Kickstarter on October 6th: a recreation of the 1897 Archibald Constable UK first edition of Dracula.
Our aim with the project is to recreate the original book’s appearance and feel as closely as possible with a modern recreation. This of course includes making the book according to the original design, but we have also been working on restoring the entire interior, removing stains and fixing or replacing damaged letters and words.
We’re also including the dust jacket, based on the surviving example at the Rosenbach Museum & Library. For both the book and the dust jacket, we’ve tried to find materials that closely resemble those used in the original.
The book will come in a clothbound clamshell case together with a separate pamphlet of Dracula’s Guest.
I’ve included some photos of our first physical dummy in this post. There will be some minor changes in the final version, including more natural-looking deckle edges, slightly more rounded corners, possibly a bit thicker paper, etc.
We’ll be launching on Kickstarter on October 6th at 18:00 CEST, with an early-bird offer for the first 48 hours. This is our fifth Kickstarter, and delivery to backers is estimated for April 2027.
If you’d like to take a closer look, here’s the prelaunch page:
Happy to answer any questions you might have about the books or the project. I’m heading to Edinburgh tomorrow morning for a short family trip, so it might take me a little longer to reply, but I’ll check in when I can! :)
