"Dracula’s Guest and Other Supernatural Tales"is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published as: "Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories". "Dracula’s Guest" is Believed to be the omitted first chapter from the original "Dracula" manuscript, it follows an Englishman who visits Munich before setting off for Transylvania on Walpurgis Night. Ignoring the hotelier’s warnings, he leaves his carriage and heads towards an abandoned village. Just as the frightened and superstitious driver departs, a mysterious, lank stranger appears atop the zenith of a nearby hill. This collection of short, shiver-inducing stories is perfect for lovers of the macabre and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Bram Stoker’s bone-chilling horror fiction. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (1847 – 1912) was an Irish author most famous for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula", a seminal book that continues to influence the vampire genre in print and film to this day. Other notable works by this author include: “Miss Betty” (1898), “The Mystery of the Sea” (1902), and “The Jewel of Seven Stars” (1903). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

ブラム・ストーカーの短編集『ドラキュラの客』は、ゴシックホラーの精髄であり、文明の境界が崩れる瞬間の戦慄を凝縮した傑作です。本来『吸血鬼ドラキュラ』の第一章とされる表題作は、不穏な予兆に満ちた筆致で読者を怪異の深淵へと誘います。合理主義が通じぬ「異界」の風景は、人間の根源的な畏怖を浮き彫りにする比類なき文学的魅力を放っています。 映像化作品では、この空気感が視覚的な美学へと昇華されていますが、原作は読者の想像力の中で「見えない恐怖」を無限に増幅させます。映画の動的な緊張感と、活字ならではの重厚な心理的圧迫感。この両者を往復することで、ドラキュラ神話の源流にある真の深淵をより深く、鮮烈に享受できるはずです。