Bram Stoker’s widow, Florence Stoker, published “Dracula’s Guest” in 1914, two years after the author’s death. According to her introduction to the original volume, this short piece had been intended as an episode in the infamous novel, but was cut from the final version due to the length of the book. Here it is presented as a stand-alone tale—no less terrifying, and all the more mysterious.
Bram Stoker was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, and theater manager. He is best known for his horror novel Dracula, published in 1897. His works use folklore and the supernatural as well as an intense suspense, helping to shape many aspects of contemporary vampire fiction. Stoker explored themes of fear, science, religion, and most importantly, the conflict between tradition and contemporary.
Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied at Trinity College before becoming the business manager of actor Sir Henry Irving. He then worked at London’s Lyceum Theatre for almost three decades, writing a variety of novels and short stories, including Dracula.
