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Murrmann: A Tale of Van Helsing
In this grizzly -- and at times humorous -- sequel to Bram Stoker's DRACULA, Abraham Van Helsing travels to a small village in Germany to visit a distant relative... only to be stalked by a very familiar dark figure. An original new novelette by the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Grave Markings -- only available here on Amazon!
THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE...BUT MORE IS THE MEAT!
IMPORTANT NOTE: As a sequel, written in homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula, knowledge of the original characters and plot of the classic vampire novel is essential.
This novelette is about the same length as 30 printed paperback pages and can be enjoyed in one sitting.
THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE...BUT MORE IS THE MEAT!
IMPORTANT NOTE: As a sequel, written in homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula, knowledge of the original characters and plot of the classic vampire novel is essential.
This novelette is about the same length as 30 printed paperback pages and can be enjoyed in one sitting.
- GenresHorror
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2016
12 people want to read
About the author
Michael A. Arnzen
81 books280 followersMichael Arnzen has won multiple awards for his fiction and poetry, including four Bram Stoker Awards and the International Horror Guild Award. He teaches horror and suspense writing at Seton Hill University, as faculty in their unique MFA degree program in Writing Popular Fiction.
To catch up with Arnzen or hunt down collectable editions, visit the author's website, GORELETS.COM Or tune in his new podcast: 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen at http://6m66s.com/
To catch up with Arnzen or hunt down collectable editions, visit the author's website, GORELETS.COM Or tune in his new podcast: 6:66 w/Michael Arnzen at http://6m66s.com/
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November 9, 2016
This is a short -- sort of a sequel to Dracula, but not really. Call it 'inspired by'. I don't usually do horror, but the author is a professor at the college (now University) that I graduated from and it was in Kindle Unlimted, so I figured I'd give it a try. Plus it is written more in the style of Stoker than, say, King. If you're a horror fan and don't mind shorts, you'll probably enjoy it.
December 7, 2016
As a kid, my mom thrilled us retelling her experience reading DRACULA. In seventh grade I read it myself for the first time and by my senior year in high school, had read it at least five more times. So this "sequelette" was very welcome, especially as it was written in the epistolary style of the original.
November 3, 2016
Murrmann: A Tale of Van Helsing by Michael A. Arnzen is the delightfully gory and thought-provoking sequel to Stoker’s infamous Dracula that made me take pause between chuckles and gags as I rethought what I knew about the blood-thirsty creature that first got me interested in horror in the first place (and no, I don’t mean Arnzen, ha!). What I especially loved about this piece of Arnzen’s work is how he blends religious horror with humor, history, and classic literature to create a piece that engages vampire fans/scholars everywhere to rethink and reanalyze what we know of the monster, both man and devil himself.
As someone who is fascinated in the religious and the psychological, this story particularly interested me with the claims that it made about the blood and body of Christ and how that related to the evolution of vampires, while all at once still furthering Renfield’s character in a psychic-manner that had me questioning whether he was just mentally ill or actually a beast himself. And to me, that’s what good horror does: it makes us question everything that we thought we knew was an absolute.
This was so much fun to read, and I love how it took us a step further into vampire folklore. Definitely get your hands on this one. You won’t regret it!
As someone who is fascinated in the religious and the psychological, this story particularly interested me with the claims that it made about the blood and body of Christ and how that related to the evolution of vampires, while all at once still furthering Renfield’s character in a psychic-manner that had me questioning whether he was just mentally ill or actually a beast himself. And to me, that’s what good horror does: it makes us question everything that we thought we knew was an absolute.
This was so much fun to read, and I love how it took us a step further into vampire folklore. Definitely get your hands on this one. You won’t regret it!
April 29, 2017
The legendary story of Dracula continues...
A picturesque storybook village, populated with vibrant characters pulled from Dracula and the author’s unique imagination, becomes an ominous phantasmagoria by night. Quirky-yet-lovable Van Helsing, with stalwart companions, comes face-to-face with a familiar “creature of the night,” but the who— or what— is guaranteed to surprise even jaded fans of the genre.
Four-time Stoker Award-winning author/poet Michael Arnzen extends Stoker’s classic in a fiendishly clever, yet logical, way. A must-read for fans of vampire fiction. Horror film- and show-watchers will find this a riveting experience, too. Need for knowledge of Stoker’s novel may be overstated in the Amazon description above; if you know the name “Van Helsing” you’ll likely recognize the elements and themes riffed on from Stoker’s original. Devotees of spin-off and related properties such as Penny Dreadful will find as much to enjoy in this twisted, twisty tale as any Stoker scholar.
A picturesque storybook village, populated with vibrant characters pulled from Dracula and the author’s unique imagination, becomes an ominous phantasmagoria by night. Quirky-yet-lovable Van Helsing, with stalwart companions, comes face-to-face with a familiar “creature of the night,” but the who— or what— is guaranteed to surprise even jaded fans of the genre.
Four-time Stoker Award-winning author/poet Michael Arnzen extends Stoker’s classic in a fiendishly clever, yet logical, way. A must-read for fans of vampire fiction. Horror film- and show-watchers will find this a riveting experience, too. Need for knowledge of Stoker’s novel may be overstated in the Amazon description above; if you know the name “Van Helsing” you’ll likely recognize the elements and themes riffed on from Stoker’s original. Devotees of spin-off and related properties such as Penny Dreadful will find as much to enjoy in this twisted, twisty tale as any Stoker scholar.
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