“Marvelously anecdotal … As far as Dracula is concerned, he knows where all the bodies are buried.”
—The Boston Globe
“An enthralling chronicle … With a novelist’s flair for vivid scene-setting and characterization, Skal writes the biography of one of the hottest dramatic properties of the century … Outstanding.”
—Booklist
“Ever since my heady discovery at the age of twelve of a dog-eared pocket-book edition of Bram Stoker’s classic, I’ve considered myself something of a Dracula expert. But now I’m humbled—David J. Skal’s fascinating chronicle of the great vampire’s ascent into pop-cultural legend is crammed full of enough revelations, insights and surprises to warm the blood of any chiller fanatic.”
—Joe Dante, director of Gremlins and The Howling
“Fascinating … Steps beyond the bounds of normal research into something approaching archeology.”
—American Cinematographer
“One of the finest efforts in the realm of film history and popular culture to come along in recent years.”
—The Bergen Record
“Awesomely entertaining.”
—The Flint Journal