Draculas Guest, Bram Stoker
Draculas Guest, Bram Stoker
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Dracula's Guest

Author: Bram Stoker

Series: Timeless Terrors #8

Narrator: Jonathan Dunne

Unabridged: 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Jonathan Dunne

Published: 09/11/2025

Synopsis

Title: Dracula’s GuestAuthor: Bram StokerNarrator: Jonathan DunneOriginal Publication: 1914Public Domain: YesSeries Placement: Number 8 in the Timeless Terrors seriesDescription:Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker is a haunting Gothic tale that serves as a chilling prelude to the legendary novel Dracula. First published posthumously in 1914, this short story follows an unnamed Englishman—implied to be Jonathan Harker—who strays from his coach during a journey through the Bavarian countryside on Walpurgis Night.What begins as a simple detour soon descends into an atmosphere of mounting dread, as he encounters desolate graveyards, supernatural portents, and an unseen force that foreshadows the terror awaiting him in Transylvania.Stoker weaves an unsettling blend of folklore, suspense, and atmospheric horror, capturing the eerie allure of the Gothic tradition. This recording, narrated by Amazon bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, immerses listeners in the tale’s dark landscapes and spectral menace. While the text itself is in the public domain, this performance is an original work and copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne.Prepare to step into a shadowed world of ancient superstition and nocturnal terror—a fitting overture to one of literature’s most enduring vampire myths.

About Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a civil servant, and his mother was a charity worker and writer. Stoker studied math at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1867, after which he became a civil servant. At this time, he also worked as a freelance journalist, a drama critic, and editor of the Evening Mail. In 1876, he met Sir Henry Irving, a famous actor. Stoker accepted a job as personal secretary to Irving and went to England in 1878. Before he left Ireland, he published his first book, The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland. While working for Irving he met an aspiring actress named Florence Balcombe. They married in 1878 and had one son, Noel, who was born in 1879. In England, Stoker also began writing a series of short stories and novels, the first of which was The Snake's Pass. Although best known for Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on September 22, 2025

Dracula, the prequel! During Walpurgis Night, an adventurous young man traveling to Transylvania arrives at Munich and decides to take a stroll through a forgotten disused road that leads to an abandoned village, ignoring all dire warnings from his coachman, who claims the site to be an unholy cur......more

Goodreads review by Justin on June 16, 2021

"Dracula's Guest" is a deleted chapter from Dracula (1897) that was published by Bram Stoker's wife after his death. She described it as a "hitherto unpublished episode" from Dracula, but it reads much less like an episode and much more like a scrapped opening chapter. For those familiar with the ico......more

Goodreads review by Terrie on November 03, 2023

Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker is a Classic Horror Short Story! Dracula's Guest is an excerpt from Bram Stoker's original manuscript of Dracula that was edited out in order to shorten the novel before it was published in 1897. This short read, thought to be the original first chapter, was later publi......more

Goodreads review by Warren on October 08, 2022

Velcome to my house! I am Count Dracula, and I am pleased to have you as my Guest. Von't you sit down? Perhaps have a glass of rainwater Madeira? They say it is good for the blood. Ah, I see you admire my library. It has been a labor of love for me. I have collected these books over many hundreds, I......more

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