Justin’s review of Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula > Likes and Comments

Intrigued by your review. For a family who didn't share on the enthusiasm Dracula created world-wide, they surely harassed, and sue the life out, the guy who created Nosferatu, arguing he had stolen from them (as in plagiarizing the novel to make the movie).

When money was involved they cared more. According to this biography, it’s believed Mrs. Stoker never watched Nosferatu but saw the financial opportunity due to its blatant plagiarism. I mean, they put “based on Dracula” right there in the credits. Weird how it wasn’t a slam dunk case of copyright infringement.

Justin wrote: "I mean, they put “based on Dracula” right there in the credits. Weird how it wasn’t a slam dunk case of copyright infringement"
Money makes people pay attention.
And they did win the case (best I know), that's why all the original copies of Nosferatu were destroyed. The copies circulating today, are based on a master that was put together from pieces recovered from many sources.
Interesting review of an interesting story, Justin.

Yep, the Stokers did win. The book made it sound like a fairly arduous and lengthy process though, but that could just be the norm for any legal challenge.

Thanks for this review. This has been on my reading list for a long time, and now I'm glad I never got around to it.

If I wasn't starting a project of my own, I would read this next. Your review cements it as a must read for me.