Dracula's Guest (1914)

This is a collection of various tales, being Dracula's guest only one of them.

As for the tales themselves, my absolute favourite would definitely be the Judge's House, followed by the Dracula's Guest (which is a snippet that had been removed from Dracula).

Other noteworthy tales would also include The Squaw (extremely predictable, but with creepy imagery), The Burial of Rats (the reason for the title is pretty creepy, but lots of plus points for being the most action packed, since it features a chase scene), and The Secret of Growing Gold (reads much like a ghost story). Honourable mention for A Dream of Red Hands, which I found to be more original among the other tales, even if not exactly the most engaging. The rating would go something like this:

4* The Judge's House
4* Dracula's Guest
4* The Burial of Rats

3* The Squaw
3* The Secret of Growing Gold
3* A Dream of Red Hands

2* The Coming of Abel Behenna
2* The Gipsy Prophecy
2* Crooken Sands

As I said, the stories follow much the same plotline for the most part, which makes them extremely predictable when reading them all in a row. To be honest, the more stories I read, the more bored I became, because I could foresee overall what was coming. By the end, I just wanted to finish the book already, since the only story able to get me out of my 'stupor' in the second half was The Burial of Rats.

I'd still highly recommend The Judge's House and Dracula's Guest to anyone who liked Dracula however, I found those have the same wonderful eery and creepy atmosphere I loved in that book. Just those two tales alone make this book worth reading.
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Short stories dealing with destiny, prophecies and retribution. Some of them are pretty spooky. ( )

An excellent anthology by the Master himself. From the title story through The Squaw to Crooken Sands - all are the classic, chilling tales from yesteryear which still fascinate me today. What imaginations these early gothic authors had. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. For its time it had some very interesting ideas and was easy to read ( )

A collection of some Stoker's short horror stories.

Dracula's Guest : Dracula's Guest - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Judge's House - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Squaw - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Secret of the Growing Gold - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Gipsy Prophecy - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Coming of Abel Behenna - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : The Burial of the Rats - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : A Dream of Red Hands - Bram Stoker
Dracula's Guest : Crooken Sands - Bram Stoker

Dracula's guest employs some of the creepy local folk tales and legends. The significance of a blue flame from the ground, the howling of wolves, that sort of thing.

Here, a coachman in a coach drawn by midnight black horses, picks up a traveller. He is growing increasingly freaked out all the time.

4 out of 5

Don't stay with anyone who fancies large rats and nooses.

3.5 out of 5

Iron maiden torture time.

3.5 out of 5

Wastrel, ghost, widow.

3 out of 5

Foretold wife killer.

3.5 out of 5

Seamen conflict.

2.5 out of 5

Rats eat fast.

3 out of 5

Heaven blah.

2 out of 5

Scots change.

3 out of 5

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10150

http://freesf.blogspot.com/2007/07/draculas-guest-and-other-stories-bram.html ( )