David J. Skal writes an exuberant combination of biography and cultural history in his new book, an exploration of the life of “Dracula” author Bram Stoker.

Author and cultural historian David J. Skal, who grew up Garfield Heights, is determined to change that with his landmark biography "Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, The ...

When Stoker wrote “Dracula,” he was a London theater manager whose work as a writer was completely eclipsed by his boss, the British actor Henry Irving, the man who changed his life.

Both Nosferatu and Dracula are iconic vampires, they offer vastly different interpretations of the myth. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a charming, aristocratic fiend, wielding seduction alongside ...

Vlad the Impaler was a medieval prince whose bloodthirsty acts inspired the world's most famous Vampire, Bram Stoker’s Dracula ...

Several years ago, I read the book “Dracula” for the first time, expecting that Bram Stoker’s 19th century fable of blood, lust and the undead would be a quaint echo of Dracula’s many ...

Amazon “Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote “Dracula’” by David J. Skal; Liveright (652 pages, $35) ...

Several years ago, I read the book “Dracula” for the first time, expecting that Bram Stoker’s 19th-century fable of blood, lust and the undead would be a quaint echo of Dracula’s many ...