Dracula - The Return: Book One - The Cult of the White Worm

by Dacre Stoker, Chris McAuley, Shift Publishing

For the first time in literary history, a member of the Stoker family is writing a comic script that officially continues the story of Dracula from the classic novel.

Cult Of The White Worm is the first mini series in the official continuation of the classic novel DRACULA by Bram Stoker, brought to you authentically by co-writers Dacre Stoker and Chris McAuley.

Contained in a 32-page comic book the story kicks off right at the end of the novel, and utilising Bram Stoker's own notes, the iconic count is brought back to life in an authentic and faithful, yet fresh and exciting new way.

The first 21-pages are a full colour chapter of Cult Of The White Worm with stunning art by Chris Geary and Matt Soffe. We also reveal the mysterious 4th Bride and delve into the backstory of Dracula's man servant Renfield in two 5 page back up comic strips, one of which is co written by Buffy The Vampire Slayer writer Denise Ciencin with art by the Eagle award winning David Hitchcock.

Genres: Vampires, Comics

35 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 3, 2023

About the author

Dacre Stoker, a Canadian citizen and resident of the U.S., is the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker. He is also the godson of H.G. Dacre Stoker, the commander of the AE2 submarine, whose tactics were instrumental in Gallipoli in World War I.

Dacre, who now calls Aiken, South Carolina home, was a member of the Canadian Men's Modern Pentathlon Team, Senior World Championships in 1979 and coach of the Canadian Men's Modern Pentathlon Olympic Team, Seoul, South Korea in 1988. Dacre is married to Jenne Stoker and is the father of two children. He is the Executive Director of the Aiken Land Conservancy.

Dracula: The Un-Dead is Dacre's first novel.

Reviews

[Galli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting twist on the Dracula universe, melding it with Lovecraftian elder gods. Keen to see where this story goes. Artwork is lazy in places though and could benefit from a cleaner style.

[Alex Kozokin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like it at all