In the Shadow of Dracula

In the Shadow of Dracula by Tolstoy, Aleksei. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781600109577.

As popular and influential as Bram Stokers classic tale of nocturnal menace is, this 1897 novel did not invent vampire fiction, nor was it alone in feeding the Gothic fantasies of the Victorian period. IDW Publishing presents an expertly selected menu of outstanding vampire stories that either informed or benefited from Bram Stokers hugely popular creation. These eerie tales of the undead — some 22 in all — form the core cannon of classic vampire literature. Chosen and introduced by celebrated literary scholar and author Leslie S. Klinger (The New Annotated Dracula), with illustrations by an array of noted horror artists, In the Shadow of Dracula brings to adventuresome readers stories of nocturnal terror that have lived in Stokers shadow for too long. Authors include M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Bram Stoker himself. Included are whats considered the first true vampire story 1816, as well the classic novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, the first vampire tale with a lesbian theme (its been adapted to comics and film several times), and "The Family of the Vourdalak" by Aleksei Tolstoy (hes the cousin of the famous one), which gave Boris Karloff one of his greatest roles.