The king of the ghouls fights one of history’s most malevolent madmen in this stirring new novel.
File this under “The Greatest Concepts in Horror History”.
Well, at least this reader/writer finds it irresistible. And frankly, I’d rather only associate with those who feel the same.
It seems that Hollywood screenwriter Patrick Sheane Duncan, the man behind the real-time Johnny Depp thriller NICK OF TIME and the syrupy Richard Dreyfuss vehicle MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS has turned author. And his first book is a re-write of Stoker’s DRACULA, wherein the Prince of the Undead himself squares off against the freaking Fuhrer!
That’s right, there now exists a novel called DRACULA VS HITLER. And it looks utterly fan (fang?) tastic.
Bite into this synopsis:
At the beginning of World War II, Professor Van Helsing and his fierce daughter Lucy have united with guerrilla forces in Transylvania to defeat Adolf Hitler and his army. But the valiant team is no match against Nazi brutality. Only someone sadistic and relentless can match the depredations of the Gestapo. And luckily, Van Helsing happens to know just the guy.
Prince Vlad Dracula, the onetime ruler of Transylvania, might be an insatiable vampire, but hes a patriot above all else. When Van Helsing revives the legendary Count Dracula from his tomb, the professor unleashes a killing machine upon their mutual enemies. Dracula is more than willing to drive out his countrys invaders, especially if the task includes all the German blood he desires. But when Hitler, who yearns to be immortal, hears that Dracula lives, he heads to Transylvania for the ultimate battle. Can historys deadliest villain be defeated by the worlds most monstrous legend?
DRACULA VS HITLER will be out later this year. Expect a full advance review soon…
