“Doctor Who” and “Dracula” have ties to Aiken.
Dacre Stoker, the great grandnephew of “Dracula” author Bram Stoker, has resurrected some of his famous relative’s short stories and given them a new life through the world of graphic novels. He also has created some new stories based on the Dracula legend.
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According to Dacre Stoker, his famous great-granduncle wrote an abundance of pages that were edited from the final manuscript of “Dracula.” He also kept volumes of notes for his research.
Dacre Stoker along with Chris McAuley have created a “StokerVerse” where some new short stories, based on the original writings of Bram Stoker, have come to life, he said.
The audiobook “Voices of Dracula” features 10 stories narrated by a cast “Doctor Who” fans could get giddy over. Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor, narrates the role of the vampire-hunting Dr. Van Helsing, while Terry Molloy, who played Davros in “Doctor Who,” narrates Renfield. Another “Doctor Who” alum is Jessica Martin, voicing Mina Harker in the audiobook series. Simon Templeman, who has had roles in “Charmed,” “Legacy of Kain” and “Dragon Age,” is Dracula, and Claudia Christian of “Babylon 5” is the mysterious thief.
In addition to the audiobook, “The Virgin’s Embrace,” a graphic novel based on a story of Bram Stoker was released May 5.
“It’s an adaptation of ‘The Squaw,’” said Dacre Stoker. “It’s a modernized title. It’s a very cool short story.”
“The Virgin’s Embrace” is the first of several planned graphic novels. “The Cholera Horror” is also in production. It’s based on a true story of Bram Stoker’s mother, who lived through a cholera epidemic in 1832.
It was “one of the stories that inspired Bram to write Dracula,” Dacre Stoker said.
When Charlotte Stoker was 14, the epidemic raged through her home in Sligo, Ireland, killing more than half its residents. The dead were dragged outside the city and dumped in mass graves. Sometimes, bodies were taken outside the city prematurely. Charlotte Stoker had seen someone, who was presumed to be dead, climb out of one of the graves.
Both “Voices of Dracula” and “The Virgin’s Embrace” are available at Amazon.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the Features Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com.
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