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Title: a classic tale
Review: Yes, the story has been done to death, but even the best movie pales in comparison to the original. The story is written as the diary of young Jonthan Harker, detailing his trip to East Europe on behalf of Count Dracula, the ship's log journeying from the Black Sea to England, and the encounters Harker has with the vampire upon his return to London.The story works on several levels - as a classic horror novel, as a love story, as a commentary on good and evil and the human condition - even as a travelouge (the places and routes taken by the characters are uncannily accurate). But it is as a horror / thriller that this book is at its best.Leave your expectations behind - the original is very unlike most of the films inspired by it (Coppola's "Brahm Stoker's Dracula" is the closest to the book) - I recommend you read it on its own merits. And with the lights on ... just in case.
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