Dracula

The original is still the best! Vampire fans should not miss this Gothic classic that is filled with horror, mystery, gore, the supernatural, and a subtle, sly humor. Told in a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper clippings, phonograph recordings and telegrams, Dracula is a complex and nuanced story with some surprisingly modern turns of language, and explores themes including the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. At once romantic and melodramatic, this is the book that kindled the world's fascination with the evil Count and the many vampires that have followed in his wake.