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The Last Vampire #3
The Vampire's Revenge
Count Alucard is on the run again, and this time to America, where his family history will not be known. Unfortunately, he arrives in Hollywood.
186 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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Willis Hall
92 books10 followersWillis Hall was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class Leeds roots in much of his material.
His most famous creation was probably Billy Liar (1960), co-written with life-long friend and collaborator Keith Waterhouse, and based on the latter's novel. His rise to fame had come from his play about British soldiers in the Malayan jungle The Long and the Short and the Tall.
He wrote more than a dozen children's books, including a series about a family called the Hollins who meet a vegetarian vampire called Count Alucard. He also wrote a book, Henry Hollins and the Dinosaur. His membership in the Magic Circle was a source of inspiration for these books. He also wrote 40 radio and television plays, as well as contributing to many TV series, including The Return of the Antelope and Minder.
He wrote a musical about the scarecrow Worzel Gummidge, and others based on the books Treasure Island and The Wind in the Willows. He also wrote Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure.
His most famous creation was probably Billy Liar (1960), co-written with life-long friend and collaborator Keith Waterhouse, and based on the latter's novel. His rise to fame had come from his play about British soldiers in the Malayan jungle The Long and the Short and the Tall.
He wrote more than a dozen children's books, including a series about a family called the Hollins who meet a vegetarian vampire called Count Alucard. He also wrote a book, Henry Hollins and the Dinosaur. His membership in the Magic Circle was a source of inspiration for these books. He also wrote 40 radio and television plays, as well as contributing to many TV series, including The Return of the Antelope and Minder.
He wrote a musical about the scarecrow Worzel Gummidge, and others based on the books Treasure Island and The Wind in the Willows. He also wrote Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure.
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January 22, 2024
Oh honey! Diese Buchreihe ist so dumm und gleichzeitig herzallerliebst und ich bin bis jetzt unentschlossen, ob ich sie behalten soll oder nicht.
Einerseits ist jedes Buch unterhaltsam und sehr schnell durchgelesen und in vollem Ernst: Graf Alucard ist ein äußerst süßer und bemitleidenswerter Vampir, ich möchte ihn einfach nur umarmen und mit Obst füttern, weil - ihr wisst schon - fruchtfressende Fledermaus = Vegetarier-Vampir, ist doch klar.
Und andererseits sind die meisten anderen Charaktere grauenvoll: oberflächlich, stereotypisch, sexistisch... Ein, zwei Nette gibt es, aber ansonsten existiert Alucard in einer Welt, in der alle Vampire unumstritten a) für wahr halten und b) hassen und töten wollenden - Engländer, Amerikaner, Transsilvanier, völlig egal.
Und die Handlung ist ja meistens nicht ganz das Gelbe vom Ei, aber der Hollywood-Plot war wirklich etwas an den Fangzähnen herbeigezogen. Pun intended.
Insgesamt irgendwas zwischen 3 und 3.5 Sternen.
Einerseits ist jedes Buch unterhaltsam und sehr schnell durchgelesen und in vollem Ernst: Graf Alucard ist ein äußerst süßer und bemitleidenswerter Vampir, ich möchte ihn einfach nur umarmen und mit Obst füttern, weil - ihr wisst schon - fruchtfressende Fledermaus = Vegetarier-Vampir, ist doch klar.
Und andererseits sind die meisten anderen Charaktere grauenvoll: oberflächlich, stereotypisch, sexistisch... Ein, zwei Nette gibt es, aber ansonsten existiert Alucard in einer Welt, in der alle Vampire unumstritten a) für wahr halten und b) hassen und töten wollenden - Engländer, Amerikaner, Transsilvanier, völlig egal.
Und die Handlung ist ja meistens nicht ganz das Gelbe vom Ei, aber der Hollywood-Plot war wirklich etwas an den Fangzähnen herbeigezogen. Pun intended.
Insgesamt irgendwas zwischen 3 und 3.5 Sternen.
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