My name is Cyn and in case you didn't figure it out already- not only do I LOVE books/reading but I also really LOVE horror.
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Today I'm featuring a pretty special book -
The first motion picture to ever feature the character of Dracula was Dracula's Death, a Hungarian silent film made in 1921. It was not based on Bram Stoker's novel, but rather it was an original story about a young woman who encounters the famous vampire during her stay at a mental asylum.
The movie, just like so many others from the silent film era, is considered lost. Luckily, a prose adaptation was published in 1924, which has survived in its entirety. We present an English translation of this novelization, with stunning new illustrations by Jozsef Svab. This publication also features The Devil Flew Away, a comprehensive essay on the history of Dracula's Death.
There is something truly special about this book.
Simply put, it's an English translation of the novelization of the 1921 silent film Dracula's Death. Well at least the first 54 pages are. I was hypnotized by this tale- I could just picture it as a silent B&W movie in my head as I read. A huge added extra are the amazing illustrations.
I'm a HUGE old school horror movie person & this book hit all the right notes for me. I really enjoyed the first half of this book.
The last part of the book is a smartly written and an engaging essay of the history of the movie. I enjoyed this too.
I'm going to go a step further and say that Tamasfi's essay proves beyond a doubt, why we all need
to preserve both print and film for future generations. I utterly was impressed with the thoughtfulness, energy and research that was put into this whole book.
I was provided a print copy from Tamasfi / Strangers from Nowhere in exchange for my honest review.
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