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In Dracula Lives, Amazon bestselling author Robert Ryan once again takes us where no one should ever go.
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Kindle Edition, 310 pages
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May 30th 2016
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If you enjoy horror novels you will love this book it will suck you in I like it .. Bye
If you enjoy horror novels you will love this book it will suck you in I like it .. Bye
Monster Rally.
We've all seen them...Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man, House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, and the beloved Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. Classic monsters cross paths leading to only one possible climax at the end.
Mr. Ryan brings us a Monster Rally for the modern age in Dracula Lives, keeping ever faithful to the original Universal classics of the 1930's and 1940's as his tale unfolds.
The main characters would be right at home on those old soundstages, and their person ...more
We've all seen them...Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man, House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, and the beloved Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. Classic monsters cross paths leading to only one possible climax at the end.
Mr. Ryan brings us a Monster Rally for the modern age in Dracula Lives, keeping ever faithful to the original Universal classics of the 1930's and 1940's as his tale unfolds.
The main characters would be right at home on those old soundstages, and their person ...more
Dracula Lives by Robert Ryan
Set in New England, there is a man who worked on the 1931 Dracula movie. Surprisingly he is still living and obsessed with Dracula. So Obsessed he built an exact replica of the original castle, and feels he can bring the Vampire back to life. He invites Adam Quin to his castle, which he agrees to , since he is a huge "old horror movies" fan. But Adam is not quite prepared for what is about to happen.
An original story with references to the original Dracula movies of t ...more
Set in New England, there is a man who worked on the 1931 Dracula movie. Surprisingly he is still living and obsessed with Dracula. So Obsessed he built an exact replica of the original castle, and feels he can bring the Vampire back to life. He invites Adam Quin to his castle, which he agrees to , since he is a huge "old horror movies" fan. But Adam is not quite prepared for what is about to happen.
An original story with references to the original Dracula movies of t ...more
Dracula Lives is set in New England.A Man who worked on the 1931 movie lives there . He is totally obsessed with Dracula he has built an exact copy of the original Castle and he lives in it. He believes he can bring Dracula back to life. He invites Adam Quin who is a huge old Horror Movies Fan to his Castle. But Adam isn't quite prepared for what will happen! If you love old time Horror Movies , like Frankenstein and the Wolf man i highly recommend you read Dracula lives by Robert Ryan
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Monster fans rejoice
This book was certainly entertaining. The whole gang was here. It is a breathless action packed story. Loved it! Read it in one seating. Let your imagination run wild - turn off the lights and live it. From Dracula's greatest fan.
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This book was certainly entertaining. The whole gang was here. It is a breathless action packed story. Loved it! Read it in one seating. Let your imagination run wild - turn off the lights and live it. From Dracula's greatest fan.
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Excellent retelling of a Classic Horror Storry
Excellent book for fans of the Classic Horror Stories. Great story with lots of exiting auction and the old time classic monsters.
Excellent book for fans of the Classic Horror Stories. Great story with lots of exiting auction and the old time classic monsters.
**We received a copy of this book through Juniper Grove Review Library in exchange for an honest review**
3.5 x 5 Stars
There are some horror elements, generally of the classic variety with this novel, but what I liked was the injection of technology and how some of the traditional horror movie monsters could adapt to our modern age.
With an almost Addams Family beginning, the story quickly begins to take shape around the obsession of classic horror movies. The Bela Lugosi Dracula or Lon Chaney's ...more
3.5 x 5 Stars
There are some horror elements, generally of the classic variety with this novel, but what I liked was the injection of technology and how some of the traditional horror movie monsters could adapt to our modern age.
With an almost Addams Family beginning, the story quickly begins to take shape around the obsession of classic horror movies. The Bela Lugosi Dracula or Lon Chaney's ...more
A must for classic horror fans
The author certainly knows his horror movies, especially those from Universal. My only complaint is the pacing. Nothing happens for a long time, then EVERYTHING happens. There's a character who's introduced 2/3 of the way through only to die without contributing much. There's a false ending that sets up a somewhat unsatisfying "real" ending. (I still want to know what happened to the movie audience.) I didn't hate the book, but I kept wishing the pacing was a bit f ...more
The author certainly knows his horror movies, especially those from Universal. My only complaint is the pacing. Nothing happens for a long time, then EVERYTHING happens. There's a character who's introduced 2/3 of the way through only to die without contributing much. There's a false ending that sets up a somewhat unsatisfying "real" ending. (I still want to know what happened to the movie audience.) I didn't hate the book, but I kept wishing the pacing was a bit f ...more
I was drawn to the title and no matter how I felt the story drug on I kept coming back to it.
It takes the great horror movies of the 30's mixes it with technology of today and presents a far off possibility that fans of those old horror movies should love. ...more
It takes the great horror movies of the 30's mixes it with technology of today and presents a far off possibility that fans of those old horror movies should love. ...more
The book dragged in spots, and maybe this is because I work in tech, but it seemed a bit too out there and unfeasible to me. It wasn't a bad book, but I don't know that I will re-read it.
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Is it just me, or does the title of this book make you think that it's going to be kind of silly? Maybe something satirical, or at least slapstick. And the blurb doesn't do much to assuage those suspicions, because, with a plot like that, it could go either way.
To be clear, I'd have been happy if it WERE a comedy, but I was equally happy to discover that it was not. It's a deliciously dark journey through the mind and estate of an old man obsessed with all manner of horror (particularly the old ...more
To be clear, I'd have been happy if it WERE a comedy, but I was equally happy to discover that it was not. It's a deliciously dark journey through the mind and estate of an old man obsessed with all manner of horror (particularly the old ...more
I know I didn't give this a fair chance. Someone else said it took 60% of the book to start to get interesting, and I just couldn't care enough to suffer that long.
My main problem is that I saw the movie Shadow of the Vampire, which was weird and hysterical. I kept flashing on Willem Dafoe and thinking this was derivative and not an improvement. It simply made me want to see the movie again and dispense with this drawn out, improbable story.
I never don't finish books--well, with a couple excep ...more
My main problem is that I saw the movie Shadow of the Vampire, which was weird and hysterical. I kept flashing on Willem Dafoe and thinking this was derivative and not an improvement. It simply made me want to see the movie again and dispense with this drawn out, improbable story.
I never don't finish books--well, with a couple excep ...more
Classic cinematic creatures transcend the immortality of the silver screen and become a haunting reality in Robert Ryan's Dracula Lives.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Adam Quinn is a lifelong fan of horror films, with a fascination for Dracula and Universal Studios in particular. When he received an invitation to the remote abode of a man who worked on the 1931 Dracula film, he jumps at the opportunity to meet this man and see the ...more
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Adam Quinn is a lifelong fan of horror films, with a fascination for Dracula and Universal Studios in particular. When he received an invitation to the remote abode of a man who worked on the 1931 Dracula film, he jumps at the opportunity to meet this man and see the ...more
Slow Going
The story was slow to start and didn't really get interesting enough to read every word until about 60% into it. After that it moved along very well, I like monsters, vampires, in particular.
I don't think I want to read a similar book though. It was fantastical. If you read it, I hope you like it. Happy Reading. ...more
The story was slow to start and didn't really get interesting enough to read every word until about 60% into it. After that it moved along very well, I like monsters, vampires, in particular.
I don't think I want to read a similar book though. It was fantastical. If you read it, I hope you like it. Happy Reading. ...more
True Dracula story
Not a bad read a little drawn out would of liked more of an ending re the two characters of Quinn and Johnny kinda disappointed in sons quick demise as well
Not a bad read a little drawn out would of liked more of an ending re the two characters of Quinn and Johnny kinda disappointed in sons quick demise as well
I loved this book very much...Mr. Robert Ryan...I hope to find more books by you...i thank you for what you do for us readers :) I will be watching for you :)
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