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Dracula is an 1897 epistolary novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. It was first published as a hardcover in 1897 by Archibald Constable and Co.
Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical, film and television interpretations since its publication.
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The Book of Dracula starts on the 30th
Enter the darkness of "Dracula" with The Book of Dracula. Our journey begins April 30th with "Dracula’s Guest." Experience the horror through original ephemeral documents, transcribed by Mina Harker, as the tale terrifyingly unfolds in real time. 🕰️ Subscribe now and follow each step into Bram Stoker's nightmare, document by chilling document. 🔗 Subscribe Here | The Book of #Dracula The shadows lengthen; the tale is about to begin. Are you ready to explore the horror of The Book of Dracula in real-time? DISPONIBLE TAMBIÉN EN ESPAÑOL 🇲🇽🇪🇸 https://www.thebookofdracula.com/soon
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Love or Hate?
Do you love or hate the idea of Mina Harker being a vampire hunter?
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First images of Count Dracula at the Scolomange!
This is the recount of the week!
I worked on my favorite part of The Book of Dracula text, which is from Mina Harker's diary corresponding to September 30, where Professor Van Helsing, meeting with the whole group, tells them about Count Dracula's dark powers and how he acquired them from the demon himself, studying along with 9 other scholars at the school of Scholomancy.
I emphasize that in my research on #dracula transmedia I have not found any depiction of the Count being guided by the evil one, and these may be THE FIRST IMAGES in the 127-year history of Count Dracula where he is depicted in this part previously ignored by the media. Even in the illustrated editions and graphic novel adaptations of the book, the devil associated with the Nosferatu does not appear, so if I am the first, it is an honor for me to give you the visual representations of this important fragment of the text.
From Mina's Harker Journal the night of 30 September:
"...This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men; he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages; he have still the aids of necromancy, which is, as his etymology imply, the divination by the dead, and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command; he is brute, and more than brute; he is devil in callous, and the heart of him is not; he can, within limitations, appear at will when, and where, and in any of the forms that are to him; he can, within his range, direct the elements; the storm, the fog, the thunder; he can command all the meaner things: the rat, and the owl, and the bat—the moth, and the fox, and the wolf; he can grow and become small; and he can at times vanish and come unknown. How then are we to begin our strike to destroy him? How shall we find his where; and having found it, how can we destroy? My friends, this is much; it is a terrible task that we undertake, and there may be consequence to make the brave shudder. For if we fail in this our fight he must surely win; and then where end we? Life is nothings; I heed him not. But to fail here, is not mere life or death. It is that we become as him; that we henceforward become foul things of the night like him—without heart or conscience, preying on the bodies and the souls of those we love bes.
The Draculas were, says Arminius, a great and noble race, though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the Evil One. They learned his secrets in the Scholomance, amongst the mountains over Lake Hermanstadt, where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due." Abraham Van Helsing
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the SCHOLOMANCE, the school of the devil
This is perhaps my FAVORITE part of The Book of Dracula, the SCHOLOMANCE part. Not only because of the satanic reference that explains the origin and powers of Count Dracula, but according to me, it is the most forgotten part of the original text. And it has simply been ignored by the media replacing the origin of the Nosferatu in the old lost love.
The following illustration is the first in this series where I will explore Dracula's relationship with the evil one.
"The Draculas were," says Arminius, "a great and noble race, though from time to time there were offspring to whom their contemporaries attributed having had dealings with the Evil One. They learned their secrets in Scholomancy, among the mountains above Lake Hermanstadt, where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due. In the records appear such words as 'stregoica'-witch-, 'ordog' and 'pokol'-Satan and hell; and in one manuscript this same Dracula is spoken of as 'wampyr,' which we all understand too well. From his entrails have come forth great men and good women, and his tombs make sacred the earth where only this filth can dwell. For it is not the least of its terrors that this evil thing is rooted deep in all that is good; in barren land of holy memories it cannot rest.""
Van Helsing on the night of September 30.
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The dark Powers of Count Dracula
This week has been tremendously satisfying. I have made significant progress on the transmedia adaptation of The Book of Dracula, with a particular focus on its visuals. My focus has been on deciphering and depicting Count Dracula's enigmatic powers, inspired by Van Helsing's descriptions during that unforgettable night on September 30:
"The nosferatu do not die like the bee when he sting once. He is only stronger; and being stronger, have yet more power to work evil. This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men; he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages; he have still the aids of necromancy, which is, as his etymology imply, the divination by the dead, and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command; he is brute, and more than brute; he is devil in callous, and the heart of him is not;"
I hope you like them.
If you're interested in my Dracula transmedial work, follow the daily progress of my #DraculaADay research on my page:
https://www.thebookofdracula.com
This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men;
he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages;
he have still the aids of necromancy, which is, as his etymology imply, the divination by the dead,
and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command;
he is brute, and more than brute; he is devil in callous, and the heart of him is not;
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The tally of the week. This is getting serious.
I am already working on concrete scenes of the text. From fury to the powers of the Nosferatu. Which one is your favorite? I don't know which one!
If you're interested in my #dracula transmedia work, follow the daily progress of my #DraculaADay research on my page:
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Fury of the Count as described in the Book of Dracula
Tally of the week. I worked on the most terrifying side of Count #dracula, that of demonic fury. And being several the moments, the encounter with Harker's mirror and the terrible sack with the baby inside stand out.
If you are interested in my transmedial work on The Book of Dracula, follow the daily progress of my #DraculaADay research on my page:
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My favorites are 6, 2 and 1. What are yours?
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This is my Count Dracula. I hope you like it
After years of delving into the original narrative and transmedia portrayal of Dracula, I can confidently say I've mastered the art of depicting Count from The Book of Dracula. This goes beyond the text; it's my personal rendition of the Nosferatu. This is my Count Dracula, a visual manifestation of my creativity and imagination.
This portrait was created from the most horrible passage of the Book:
"But at that instant, another sensation swept through me as quick as lightning. I was conscious of the presence of the Count, and of his being as if lapped in a storm of fury. As my eyes opened involuntarily I saw his strong hand grasp the slender neck of the fair woman and with giant’s power draw it back, the blue eyes transformed with fury, the white teeth champing with rage, and the fair cheeks blazing red with passion. But the Count! Never did I imagine such wrath and fury, even to the demons of the pit. His eyes were positively blazing. The red light in them was lurid, as if the flames of hell-fire blazed behind them. His face was deathly pale, and the lines of it were hard like drawn wires; the thick eyebrows that met over the nose now seemed like a heaving bar of white-hot metal. With a fierce sweep of his arm, he hurled the woman from him, and then motioned to the others, as though he were beating them back; it was the same imperious gesture that I had seen used to the wolves. In a voice which, though low and almost in a whisper seemed to cut through the air and then ring round the room he said:—
“How dare you touch him, any of you? How dare you cast eyes on him when I had forbidden it? Back, I tell you all! This man belongs to me! Beware how you meddle with him, or you’ll have to deal with me.” The fair girl, with a laugh of ribald coquetry, turned to answer him:—
“You yourself never loved; you never love!” On this the other women joined, and such a mirthless, hard, soulless laughter rang through the room that it almost made me faint to hear; it seemed like the pleasure of fiends. Then the Count turned, after looking at my face attentively, and said in a soft whisper:—
“Yes, I too can love; you yourselves can tell it from the past. Is it not so? Well, now I promise you that when I am done with him you shall kiss him at your will. Now go! go! I must awaken him, for there is work to be done.”
“Are we to have nothing to-night?” said one of them, with a low laugh, as she pointed to the bag which he had thrown upon the floor, and which moved as though there were some living thing within it. For answer he nodded his head. One of the women jumped forward and opened it. If my ears did not deceive me there was a gasp and a low wail, as of a half-smothered child. The women closed round, whilst I was aghast with horror; but as I looked they disappeared, and with them the dreadful bag. There was no door near them, and they could not have passed me without my noticing. They simply seemed to fade into the rays of the moonlight and pass out through the window, for I could see outside the dim, shadowy forms for a moment before they entirely faded away.
Then the horror overcame me, and I sank down unconscious."
The Book of Dracula
I hope you find as much joy in this image as I did in creating it. For those intrigued by my Dracula transmedial work, follow the day-to-day developments of my #DraculaADay research here: https://www.thebookofdracula.com
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"Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will!"
The week's tally of the #DraculaADay challenge.
It is evident that the progress in the faithful representation of Count #dracula is palpable. In 10 days I have managed to achieve an image with which I am very satisfied as it is completely aligned to my imagination and in strict adherence to the original text published in The Book of Dracula.
This stage I concentrated on the representation of Jonathan Harker's first meeting with Count Dracula when the latter receives him in his castle: "Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will!"
It should be noted that all the portraits are in the first person because that is how the original text is written, we do not see Harker because he is the one who puts the narrative point of view, both in text and image.
Which one is your favorite?
Mine are 1 and 3.
If you're interested in my #dracula transmedial work, follow daily previews of my #DraculaADay research on my page:https://www.thebookofdracula.com
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Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will!
The tally for the week.
I am very happy with the results. They fully reflect my vision of reading The Book of Dracula and are the result of the accumulation of details that go hand in hand with the novel.
My undisputed favorites are 2, 3 and 7 Which one do you like the most?
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