A rollercoaster ride of a novel successfully marrying Bram Stokers original manuscript with historical figures, such as Jack The Ripper and the infamous Countess Bathory. (for those un-enlightened souls, Countess Bathory was the basis of the 1971 film "Countess Dracula" starring Ingrid Pitt) Dacre and Holt manage to pull off, what could be considered, the impossible - crafting a plausible and enlightened sequel to one of the most popular of all horror stories of all time. ..read more