Hollywood Gothic

By David J. Skal,

Book cover of Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen

Book description

The primal image of the black-caped vampire Dracula has become an indelible fixture of the modern imagination. It's recognition factor rivals, in its own perverse way, the familiarity of Santa Claus. Most of us can recite without prompting the salient characteristics of the vampire: sleeping by day in its coffin,…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Hollywood Gothic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is key to understanding the “transmediation” of Dracula: the metamorphosis of Stoker’s story by adapting it for new media, such as theatrical and movie versions. As Bram Stoker died in 1911, his widow Florence played a key role in negotiating the rights for such modifications, and fighting the pirated screen version of Nosferatu created in Germany by Prana Film. As David Skal put it, Dracula is very much a story about control, and the subsequent developments show how Bram and then Florence tried to keep the lid on the unauthorized dissemination and adaptation of the Dracula…

From Hans' list on dive deeper into Dracula.

Want books like Hollywood Gothic?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 89 books like Hollywood Gothic.

Browse books like Hollywood Gothic

Book cover of The New Annotated Dracula
Book cover of Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula
Book cover of Dracula: Sense and Nonsense

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,449

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Count Dracula, vampires, and Florence?

Count Dracula 18 books
Vampires 305 books
Florence 52 books