People like to be scared. They love reading horror stories and watching horror movies. Some of the most famous horror stories were written by British writers. The first was published by Mary Shelly in 1818 - Frankenstein. Many films have featured Frankenstein over 
the years.
the years.One of them put two great horror characters together when Frankenstein met Count Dracula. Dracula contra Frankenstein was made by the Spanish director Jesús Franco in 1970. Count Dracula was a vampire created in 1897 by the Irish writer Bram Stoker.
Since then Dracula has always been in print.
Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Stoker wondered what would happen if the light woke up the dead body in the tomb. Count Dracula the vampire was created.
Dracula is so popular that visitors to London can go on a guided Dracula tour.
The tours usually take place just when it's getting dark ...
The bedroom window was wide open and moonlight was shining into the room. Mina was on the balcony and a dark shape was leaning over her. It was Count Dracula!
Dracula was holding Mina's face to a long cut on his chest. He was making her drink his blood!
The vampire turned his head. His eyes burned with a terrible red light. Blood was dripping form his red lips and long white teeth.
We do like to be frightened, don't we ?
Since then Dracula has always been in print.
Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London. Sunlight fell on a crack in the lid of a tomb. Stoker wondered what would happen if the light woke up the dead body in the tomb. Count Dracula the vampire was created.
Dracula is so popular that visitors to London can go on a guided Dracula tour.
The tours usually take place just when it's getting dark ...
The bedroom window was wide open and moonlight was shining into the room. Mina was on the balcony and a dark shape was leaning over her. It was Count Dracula!
Dracula was holding Mina's face to a long cut on his chest. He was making her drink his blood!
The vampire turned his head. His eyes burned with a terrible red light. Blood was dripping form his red lips and long white teeth.
We do like to be frightened, don't we ?
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