DRACULA'S HALLOWEEN – The Best Horrors & Supernatural Tales of Bram Stoker (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Gothic terror: the undead curse, Egyptian mummies, and macabre mysteriesBy Bram Stoker
Length62h 52m
About this audiobook
DRACULA'S HALLOWEEN – The Best Horrors & Supernatural Tales of Bram Stoker gathers the author's most atmospheric excursions into terror, superstition, and the uncanny. Framed by the Gothic inheritance of the nineteenth century and the emerging psychological anxieties of modernity, these tales combine melodramatic intensity, documentary realism, and folkloric dread. Stoker's prose delights in ominous settings, heightened sensation, and the intrusion of ancient evil into respectable Victorian life. Bram Stoker, the Irish writer best remembered for Dracula, was steeped in theatre, journalism, travel, and the intellectual currents of his age. His years as manager for the actor Henry Irving sharpened his instinct for dramatic pacing and spectacle, while his interest in folklore, science, and social change furnished the imaginative materials for his supernatural fiction. These influences helped him transform inherited legends into narratives of cultural unease. This collection is recommended for readers seeking more than a seasonal anthology of frights. It offers a concentrated view of Stoker's range beyond his famous vampire novel, revealing his command of suspense, atmosphere, and symbolic horror. Students of Gothic literature, lovers of classic supernatural fiction, and Halloween readers alike will find it both chilling and historically illuminating.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length62 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 10, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
73The Jewel of Seven Stars
2Introduction
74Chapter I A Summons in the Night
3Author Biography
75Chapter II Strange Instructions
4Historical Context
76Chapter III The Watchers
5Synopsis (Selection)
77Chapter IV The Second Attempt
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6DRACULA’S HALLOWEEN – The Best Horrors & Supernatural Tales of Bram Stoker
78Chapter V More Strange Instructions
7Chapter I.
79Chapter VI Suspicions
8Chapter II.
80Chapter VII The Traveller's Loss
9Chapter III.
81Chapter VIII The Finding of the Lamps
10Chapter IV.
82Chapter IX The Need of Knowledge
11Chapter V.
83Chapter X The Valley of the Sorcerer
12Chapter VI.
84Chapter XI A Queen's Tomb
13Chapter VII.
85Chapter XII The Magic Coffer
14Chapter VIII.
86Chapter XIII Awaking From the Trance
15Chapter IX.
87Chapter XIV The Birth-Mark
16Chapter X.
88Chapter XV The Purpose of Queen Tera
17Chapter XI.
89Chapter XVI The Cavern
18Chapter XII.
90Chapter XVII Doubts and Fears
19Chapter XIII.
91Chapter XVIII The Lesson of the "Ka"
20Chapter XIV.
92Chapter XIX The Great Experiment
21Chapter XV.
93The Lady of the Shroud
22Chapter XVI.
94From “The Journal of Occultism” Mid-January, 1907.
23Chapter XVII.
95BOOK I: The Will of Roger Melton
24Chapter XVIII.
96BOOK II: Vissarion
25Chapter XIX.
97BOOK III: The Coming of the Lady
26Chapter XX.
98BOOK IV: Under the Flagstaff
27Chapter XXI.
99BOOK V: A Ritual at Midnight
28Chapter XXII.
100BOOK VI: The Pursuit in the Forest
29Chapter XXIII.
101BOOK VII: The Empire of the Air
30Chapter XXIV.
102BOOK VIII: The Flashing of the Handjar
31Chapter XXV.
103BOOK IX: Balka
32Chapter XXVI.
104The Lair of the White Worm - The Garden of Evil
33Chapter XXVII.
105CHAPTER I—Adam Salton Arrives
34The Gates of Life
106CHAPTER II—The Caswalls of Castra Regis
35Fore-Glimpse
107CHAPTER III—Diana’s Grove
36CHAPTER I—Stephen
108CHAPTER IV—The Lady Arabella March
37CHAPTER II—The Heart of a Child
109CHAPTER V—The White Worm
38CHAPTER III—Harold
110CHAPTER VI—Hawk and Pigeon
39CHAPTER IV—Harold at Normanstand
111CHAPTER VII—Oolanga
40CHAPTER V—The Crypt
112CHAPTER VIII—Survivals
41CHAPTER VI—A Visit to Oxford
113CHAPTER IX—Smelling Death
42CHAPTER VII—The Need of Knowing
114CHAPTER X—The Kite
43CHAPTER VIII—The T-Cart
115CHAPTER XI—Mesmer’s Chest
44CHAPTER IX—In the Spring
116CHAPTER XII—The Chest Opened
45CHAPTER X—The Resolve
117CHAPTER XIII—Oolanga’s Hallucinations
46CHAPTER XI—The Meeting
118CHAPTER XIV—Battle Renewed
47CHAPTER XII—On the Road Home
119CHAPTER XV—On the Track
48CHAPTER XIII—Harold’s Resolve
120CHAPTER XVI—A Visit of Sympathy
49CHAPTER XIV—The Beech Grove
121CHAPTER XVII—The Mystery of “The Grove”
50CHAPTER XV—The End of the Meeting
122CHAPTER XVIII—Exit Oolanga
51CHAPTER XVI—A Private Conversation
123CHAPTER XIX—An Enemy in the Dark
52CHAPTER XVII—A Business Transaction
124CHAPTER XX—Metabolism
53CHAPTER XVIII—More Business
125CHAPTER XXI—Green Light
54CHAPTER XIX—A Letter
126CHAPTER XXII—At Close Quarters
55CHAPTER XX—Confidences
127CHAPTER XXIII—In the Enemy’s House
56CHAPTER XXI—The Duty of Courtesy
128CHAPTER XXIV—A Startling Proposition
57CHAPTER XXII—Fixing the Bounds
129CHAPTER XXV—The Last Battle
58CHAPTER XXIII—The Man
130CHAPTER XXVI—Face to Face
59CHAPTER XXIV—From the Deeps
131CHAPTER XXVII—On the Turret Roof
60CHAPTER XXV—A Little Child Shall Lead
132CHAPTER XXVIII—The Breaking of the Storm
61CHAPTER XXVI—A Noble Offer
133Dracula's Guest
62CHAPTER XXVII—Age’s Wisdom
134The Judge's House
63CHAPTER XXVIII—De Lannoy
135The Squaw
64CHAPTER XXIX—The Silver Lady
136The Secret of the Growing Gold
65CHAPTER XXX—The Lesson of the Wilderness
137The Gipsy Prophecy
66CHAPTER XXXI—The Life-Line
138The Coming of Abel Behenna
67CHAPTER XXXII—‘To Be God and Able to Do Things’
139The Burial of the Rats
68CHAPTER XXXIII—The Queen’s Room
140A Dream of Red Hands
69CHAPTER XXXIV—Waiting
141Crooken Sands
70CHAPTER XXXV—A Cry
142Analysis
71CHAPTER XXXVI—Light
143Reflection
72CHAPTER XXXVII—Golden Silence
144Memorable Quotes
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