Little Book Of Horror: Dracula

by Steve Niles, Richard Sala (Artist)

Sure, you think you know the real story of Bram Stoker's Dracula. But after countless movies and comic re-tellings, Stoker himself might not recognize his Lord of the Vampires. That's why horror specialist Steve Niles - along with Harvey-nominated gothic illustrator Richard Sala (Evil Eye) - are re-presenting the classic tale in this special illustrated prose style book. Every spread of the book includes an abridged scene from Stoker's original novel accompanied by a special full-page illustration from Sala. Learn the true story of Dracula here

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Vampires

48 pages, Hardcover

First published November 2, 2005

About the author

STEVE NILES is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence, and was recently named by Fangoria magazine as one of it's "13 rising talents who promise to keep us terrified for the next 25 years."

Niles is currently working for the four top American comic publishers - Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse. He got his start in the industry when he formed his own publishing company called Arcane Comix, where he published, edited and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison.

Steve resides in Los Angeles in his bachelor pad with one cat. While there's no crawlspace, there is a questionable closet in one corner and no one is quite sure what is hidden in there...but we have an idea.

--from the author's website

Reviews

[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay.

I always enjoy Richard Sala's artwork, too bad he didn't also do the writing. This is a shortened child friendly version of Dracula that was less than memorable. Niles manages a few attempts at humor but the only saving grace is Sala.

I recommend for people who want to introduce the classic story to children and hardcore Sala fans who want to see everything he has ever done.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dracula as a children's book. It's a fun, adventurous take. Niles' text is entertaining and funny, while Sala's illustrations are gloriously gothic, sexy, and funny themselves.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dracula reimagined as a childrens book. Don't worry, it's not too scary for kids. Richard Sala's illustrations are great.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this small series of pseudo-Golden Books horror stories by Steve Niles with different artists doing each book. "Dracula" has the usually amazing art from Richard Sala, one of my faves. The Dracula tale is compressed nicely within fifteen pages, and the color repros of Sala's artwork is excellent. Check this one out, I just love it.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute art book, an extremely shortened edition of the Bram Stoker story. It's not as authentic as even a graphics classic, but the art is 100 times better. This would be a great gift, but is certainly no substitute for the original book.

Oh, and Sala's art is fantastic, as always.