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Count Dracula
144 pages, Paperback
Published December 9, 1977
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December 4, 2024
Count Dracula 1977 Novelization Paperback Cover.
This novelization of the 1977 BBC adaptation is so rare & obscure that it might as well be lost media. The novel has a short introduction by Gerald Savory (where he pokes a little fun at all the Dracula related movies), and then the novelization itself (which is only 142 pages long).
This is not written in diary form, but as a regular novel. It was surprising to see that the first chapter mentions the year as being 1900. As in Stoker's novel, the earlier parts with Jonathan being trapped in the castle are the best parts. In this book Jonathan seems to be a little more clever, and notices all the weird stuff much quicker. I also liked the bits of extra depth the book gave to both Lucy (she seemed more aware of what was happening to her in Whitby) & Mina (when she was assisting the group with the search for Dracula towards the end).
The action seems to flow much better here, and no part of the novelization drags. Unlike the 1977 movie, the novelization ends with the destruction of Count Dracula.
If you can somehow manage to find a copy of the long out of print paperback, I recommend giving this one a read.
This novelization of the 1977 BBC adaptation is so rare & obscure that it might as well be lost media. The novel has a short introduction by Gerald Savory (where he pokes a little fun at all the Dracula related movies), and then the novelization itself (which is only 142 pages long).
This is not written in diary form, but as a regular novel. It was surprising to see that the first chapter mentions the year as being 1900. As in Stoker's novel, the earlier parts with Jonathan being trapped in the castle are the best parts. In this book Jonathan seems to be a little more clever, and notices all the weird stuff much quicker. I also liked the bits of extra depth the book gave to both Lucy (she seemed more aware of what was happening to her in Whitby) & Mina (when she was assisting the group with the search for Dracula towards the end).
The action seems to flow much better here, and no part of the novelization drags. Unlike the 1977 movie, the novelization ends with the destruction of Count Dracula.
If you can somehow manage to find a copy of the long out of print paperback, I recommend giving this one a read.
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