A new campbell novel is an opportunity to delight in the craftsmanship of an extraordinary writer. A newspaper article in mina s journal describes the storm in a tone peculiar for a modern newspaper. Dracula s daughter berkley medallion 1977 due, tananarive my soul to keep harpercollins 1997 nonvamp. The dracula series is a set of fantasy books written by american bestselling author fred saberhagen. There were six books in all, each attributed to dreadstone. The story, in particular, is best listened to on headphones. He has won four world fantasy awards, ten british fantasy awards, three bram stoker awards, and the horror writers association s lifetime achievement award, and has been named a grand master of horror. Author ramsey campbell, under the pseudonym carl dreadstone, wrote a novelization of the film also entitled draculas daughter that was. The books were adapted from screenplays under the dreadstone housepenname, many of which were completely written by ramsay campbell.
But one recent book that certainly got to me didnt quite give me nightmares, but was waiting in the dark whenever i awoke was steve kings revival. Trying to ride the popularity train of tod browning s 1931 film dracula, dracula s daughter falls flat on its face. He has won more british fantasy and world fantasy awards than he has fingers, plus three bram stoker awards. Ramsey campbell has won a dozen british fantasy and world fantasy awards and three bram stoker awards. Universal horror library the bride of frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon, draculas daughter, the mummy, the werewolf of london, the wolfman paperback january 1, 1977 by walter harris dreadstone, carl ramsey campbell author. Jonathan maberry, ramsey campbell and 16 other amazing.
The series is a look at vampires from the point of view that they are neither good nor evil by default and, like humans, have the ability to make their own decisions. The best horror novel since dracula and other scary. The bride of frankenstein the mummy the werewolf of london creature from the black lagoon the wolfman dracula s daughter all signed by dreadstone, carl also ramsey campbell, walter harris, curt siodmak, ben chapman 1977. Author ramsey campbell bio and signed books vj books. The bride of frankenstein the mummy the werewolf of london creature from the black lagoon the wolfman dracula s daughter all signed by dreadstone, carl also ramsey campbell, walter harris, curt siodmak, ben chapman. Sixteenyearold kula lockhart has been living in the town of harbor heights. Ramsey campbell born 4 january 1946 in liverpool is an english horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. Dracula vs frankenstein which book do you think is better. Universal horror library the bride of frankenstein. Max brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acidetched firsthand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the united states of america and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls. Ramsey campbell has been hailed as a master of the psychological novel.
Be the first to ask a question about draculas daughter. This was a film directed by lambert hillyer and written by garrett fort. Sanford and howard schroeder, was published in 1985. Once she has a run in with the vampires that sparkle in the sun, they start to have a unhealth. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort, the film stars otto kruger, gloria holden in the title role, marguerite churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, edward van sloan although his characters name was. Not to be mistaken with the carl dreadstone who was actually ramsey campbell and penned novelisations of the bride of frankenstein, dracula s daughter and the wolfman for the universal horror library.
Interior image from the folio book of horror stories edited and introduced by ramsey campbell. See all books authored by ramsey campbell, including poes children. Ive a feeling that this is little more than a stub, but you have to start somewhere some of these books i only know of by reputation and its possible that some may fall outside of the horror genre. Ramsey campbell books list of books by author ramsey campbell. Both are pseudonyms, and the man behind the novel was in fact ramsey. Ramsey campbell has 664 books on goodreads with 320046 ratings. Gloria holden is firstrate as the title character, alias countess marya zaleska, who after stealing her father s body from the authorities with the help of her faithful hunchbacked assistant sandor irving pichel, sets fire to the. It is based on a short story, dracula s guest, written by irish author bram stoker 18471912, who created the dracula character for his 1897 novel dracula. Ramsey campbell and stephen king on why rupert bear and. Aside from it being arguably the first science fiction novel, it was written by a teenage girl. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
The book also has a foreword by bram stokers greatnephew, and includes the neverbeforepublished prologue to stokers theatrical version of dracula. The wise friend by ramsey campbell april 23 continuing 2020s trend of occult horror, ramsey campbell has a brandnew book for us through flame tree press. Dracula s daughter did prove influential to the subgenre in the second half of the century. But when her father sends her and her twin brother to a boarding school for monsters. The series included draculas daughter, bride of frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon. Within these pages youll find myriad approaches to alice, from horror to historical, taking us from the nightmarish reaches of.
In fact, dracula s guest is thought to be the original first chapter for the novel, ultimately deleted for unknown reasons. Both are pseudonyms, and the man behind the novel was in fact ramsey campbell. The oxford companion to english literature describes ramsey campbell as britain s most respected living horror writer. In nazareth hill, campbell focuses on a small, highly. The first volume, the searching dead, received the children of the night award from the dracula society for the best original gothic fiction of the year. Through the struggles, failures, and triumphs of campbell s characters, we see the best and the worst of the human race. I have copies of the mummy, werewolf of london, bride of frankenstein and dracula s daughter, i have preservation and reading copies of each. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Vlad ii dracul, father of vlad iii, was admitted to the order around 1431, after which vlad ii wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol, from which the name dracula is derived since dracul in romanian means the dragon.
The universal horror library book series by ramsey campbell includes books dracula s daughter, the werewolf of london, the bride of frankenstein, and several more. Draculas daughter is a film not much known these days, but as far as it is known, it is for the confrontation between marya and the destitute young girl brought to her by sandor. His 42page essay on the making of this movie begins by charting the history of some of the vampire and vamp movies of the silent era and then tackles the convoluted story of the onagain offagain process of planning and. If that s not enough, it was written at a time that teenage girls werent supposed to be writing anything, let alone a gruesome horror story. Barri flowers, the bestselling author of young adult novels ghost girl in shadow bay and danger in time, comes the first book in an exciting new teen vampire series, count dracula s teenage daughter. Essays on horror and sundry fantasies 2002 written as carl dreadstone the bride of frankenstein 1977 dracula s daughter 1977 the wolfman 1977. Dracula s daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film dracula.
Draculas daughter by carl dreadstone ramsay campbell novel inspired by the film with stills from the film included. Buy dracula s daughter the universal horror library by carl dreadstone online at alibris. One of the nine 9 book series published by berkley books in the universal horror library. Ramsey campbell s most popular book is the hungry moon.
The vampire seeks cure logline would be featured in a number of later films, among them house of dracula 1945, house of dark shadows 1970 and near dark 1987 though these features focused on blood cures rather than the flexing of individual will. A remake of the movie, nadja 1994, was released in 1994. Leyton the mummy the werewolf of london walter harris. The series included dracula s daughter, bride of frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon, and others.
Following dracula s death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human. Voices from the zombie warthe zombie war came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Heir to the underworld throne and only 1,602 years old or just 16,she has a lot in her plate. A house name used for a shortlived 1977 series of six berkley. The first entry in all the universal monster movies were gold with ensuing sequels being of varying quality. See the complete universal horror library series book list in order, box sets. He is an english horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. I think part of the reason its overlooked so often is because of where its strengths lay. The storm was vicious and people from the town gathered on top of the hill to watch the strange ship in the harbour everyone commented on how strangely it was being steered. Campbell is married to the daughter of bertram chandler, jenny chandler. Holden was unknown in films, though she had worked for years in radio. Ramsey campbell is perhaps the world s most decorated author of horror, terror, suspense, dark fantasy, and supernatural fiction. The universal horror library book series by ramsey campbell includes books draculas daughter, the werewolf of london, the bride of frankenstein, and several more. Ramsey campbell is one of the worlds most renowned and honored horror writers.
Apr 24, 2012 introduction by horror writer ramsey campbell 16 mins ramsey campbell reading his m r jamesinspired story the guide 27 mins campbell s stuff is recorded in a horribly echoey acoustic. Universal horror library the bride of frankenstein, creature. Ramsey campbell and stephen king on why rupert bear and bambi are truly terrifying horror novelists reveal the childhood tales that became unlikely inspirations, and why being scared out of our. Theres a passage from the intro to strange things and stranger places about these, which ill dig out and type up later. Ramsey campbell s daring look into the mind of a psychotic killer was published in truncated form in 1979. Ramsey campbell ramsey campbell was born in liverpool in 1946 and still lives on merseyside. Aug 08, 2008 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Draculas daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the daughter of count dracula and herself a vampire. Dracula s daughter is a sequel to dracula 1931 1931. May 5, 1997 2001 by beth gwinn and stanley wiater ramsey campbell 2003 by lynne jamneck ramsey campbell.
The wolfman by carl dreadstone meet your next favorite book. The 20 most anticipated horror books of 2020 litreactor. His draculas daughter novelisation is from an early stage of his career, but it nonetheless shows a flair for the gothic that is true to the spirit of the film while adding a few twists of its. Ramsey campbell said this of the actress in the introduction to his 1977 novelisation of draculas daughter. Dracula s daughter otto kruger gloria holden marguerite churchill 1936 a vampire countess gloria holden in black falls in love with a psychologist otto kruger and kidnaps his fiancee marguerite churchill. Order of dracula books the dracula series is a series of fantasy novels by american novelist fred saberhagen.
Jan 09, 2012 dracula s daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the daughter of count dracula and herself a vampire. Daughter of hellmonster high fanfic lovely adventure fanfiction fantasy 9 months ago adrienne is the daughter of the devil. Draculas daughter the universal horror library by carl. In the 70s, ramsey campbell wrote a series of novelizations for classic universal horror films under the name of carl dreadstone. Buy ramsey campbell ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. They are not all that good but fun to read nonetheless. Author ramsey campbell, under the pseudonym carl dreadstone, wrote a novelization of the film also entitled dracula s daughter that was published in 1977. In many respects it was your original piece on countess marya zaleska that i thought of while watching the 1936 film. Universal horror library the bride of frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon, dracula s daughter, the mummy, the werewolf of london, the wolfman by walter harris dreadstone, carl ramsey campbell jan 1, 1977. K and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Two of his novels have been filmed, both for nonenglishspeaking markets. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me recommended for you.
Draculas daughter was novelized in a 1977 paperback by carl dreadstone pseudonym for john ramsey campbell. He has been actively involved in writing and editing for more than fifty years now and has penned hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. The ultimate vamplist, featuring fiction, nonfiction, movie. Like many of the other titles on this list, the wise friend seems to deal with buried family secrets, bizarre hauntings, and magic sites. Known users of the dreadstone pseudonym are ramsey campbell with three titl. The oxford companion to english literature describes him as britains most respected living horror writer, and he has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the grand master award of the world horror convention, the lifetime. Ramsey campbell is a british writer considered by a number of critics to be one of the great masters of horror fiction. Bride of frankenstein carl dreadstone vault of evil. The life and times of marya zaleska, draculas daughter. The bride of frankenstein ramsey campbell the creature from the black lagoon walter harris reissued under the house pseudonym e. Draculas daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. Other than writing novels, campbell has edited numerous anthologies, including uncanny banquet, new terrors, new tales of cthulhu mythos, new terrors ii, etc. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them widely considered classics in the field and winners of multiple literary awards. She was getting tired of living in a huge castle in the middle on a large creepy mountain, she was tried of the ever lasting night sky.
Draculas daughter wasnt part of the magicimage collection, but now that gap has been filled by gary d. Nah, the classic edition is just the one novelisation in this case. This movie is boring, dull and has nothing going for it. Following draculas death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and live normally. I think the name was a pseudonym for an author named ramsey campbell. Klein has written that campbell reigns supreme in the field today, while s. The paranoid outlook of the book s main character, horridge, is a grim commentary on a bleak.
Draculas daughter by carl dreadstone book cover, description, publication history. Draculas daughter project gutenberg selfpublishing. The series provides a look at vampires from the point of view that they are either neither evil nor good by default and just like humans, they have their ability to make their own decisions. Ramsey campbell author of the wolf man, secret stories in some ways that beckett novel linnomable, in terms of sheer claustrophobic panic. Thats right, dracula s daughter, the wolfman and bride of frankenstein are the only ramsey campbell ones. The best horror novel since dracula and other scary reads for halloween. The authors include such contemporary masters as kim newman, nicholas royle, terry lamsley, joel lane, brian stableford, and ramsey campbell. The mammoth book of dracula by stephen jones librarything. With otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill, edward van sloan.
Ramsey campbell is a respected british writer of horror and supernatural fiction. See the complete universal horror library series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. All the film adaptations of campbells books have been in the spanish language. Draculas daughter by carl dreadstone fantastic fiction. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. Dracula s daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the daughter of count dracula and herself a vampire. Joshi has said that future generations will regard him as the leading horror writer of our generation, every bit the equal of lovecraft or blackwood. Draculas daughter is an extremely underrated film that should be brought up more when talking about classic universal horror. Universal horror library the bride of frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon, dracula s daughter, the mummy, the werewolf of london, the wolfman dreadstone, carl ramsey campbell, walter harris on.
Ramsey campbell was born january 4, 1946 in liverpool, england. The universal horror library book series by ramsey campbell includes books draculas daughter, the werewolf of london, the wolfman, and several more. Draculas daughter 1936 directed by lambert hillyer. However, ive never watched draculas daughter, but i do know you have. Hungarian countess marya zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, hoping to free herself of a mysterious evil influence. British horrormeister ramsey campbell surveys the genre beginning with poe and advancing to shirley jackson. Campbell, john ramsey 1946montgomery comfort, carl dreadstone, jay ramsay, errol undercliffepersonal. The dracula legacy continues in universals followup film dracula s daughter. Ramsey campbell is a renowned english editor, critic, and author of horror, dark fantasy, thriller, and science fiction stories. Draculas daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as. Born john ramsey campbell in liverpool in 1946, he became a full time writer in 1973 after working in the civil service, public libraries.
Draculas daughter 1936 frequently asked questions imdb. The novelisation of draculas daughter was published by berkley books in 1977. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Find great deals on ebay for dracula s daughter and dracula s daughter poster. Simon bestwick recently chatted with the legendary british horror writer, ramsey campbell. Buy a cheap copy of dracula s daughter book by ramsey campbell. Campbell would later establish a reputation as one of the most talented novelists in the field of horror. It may be sacrilege to say so, but dracula s daughter is an immense improvement over the original 1931 dracula, despite the absence of bela lugosi in the cast. Leyton dracula s daughter ramsey campbell reissued under the house pseudonym e. The way of the worm is the final volume of ramsey campbell s brichester mythos trilogy, in which he returns to his original themes and develops them in his mature style. How having kids can change your lifeand your horror.
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