Dracula [Audible Edition]

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley

Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award, Distinguished Achievement in Production, 2013

Audie Award, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013

Audie Award Nominee, Classic, 2013

Because of the widespread awareness of the story of the evil Transylvanian count and the success of numerous film adaptations that have been created over the years, the modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.

This production of Dracula is presented by what is possibly the best assemblage of narrating talent ever for one audiobook: Emmy Award nominees Alan Cumming and Tim Curry plus an all-star cast of Audie award-winners Simon Vance (The Millenium Trilogy), Katherine Kellgren (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Susan Duerden (The Tiger’s Wife), John Lee (Supergods) and customer favorites Graeme Malcolm (Skippy Dies), Steven Crossley (The Oxford Time Travel series), Simon Prebble (The Baroque Cycle), James Adams (Letters to a Young Contrarian), Nicola Barber (The Rose Garden), Victor Villar-Hauser (Fun Inc.), and Marc Vietor (1Q84). These stellar narrators have been cast as follows:

Alan Cumming as Dr. Seward
Simon Vance as Jonathan Harker
Katy Kellgren as Mina Murray/Harker
Susan Duerden as Lucy Westenra
Tim Curry as Van Helsing
Graeme Malcolm as Dailygraph correspondent
Steven Crossley as Zookeeper’s account and reporter
Simon Prebble as Varna
James Adams as Patrick Hennessey
Nicola Barber as Sister Agatha
Victor Villar-Hauser as Arthur Holmwood
Marc Vietor as Quincey Morris
John Lee as Introductory paragraph, various letters

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Listening to this full-cast performance turns out to be remarkably suspenseful and chilling…The superlative cast lends this powerful production the diversity that is required by the structure of the novel…Each actor employs various accents, infusing into the characters vibrant emphasis, urgency, and dread." ( AudioFile)

still an amazing story

the story is always good but this cast really brought it to life. I love the dialog between everyone.

A cornerstone of classics and horror

A wonderful cast presenting a classic book. A must-read for horror and classic lovers. Some dated language and slang for modern readers, definitely to be read with knowledge of the era and its associated vocabulary. Tim Curry as Van Helsing was a treat.

Very well done

This was a very well narrated. Thoroughly enjoyed and couldn’t put it down. Thank you.

Almost everyone know this story!

Take the misogyny with the period in which it was written, and you have a wonderful performance of a horror masterpiece.

Phenomenal

The narration brings the story to life.
The performance of the cast was superb. They made the story so exciting and thrilling.

Loved it!

This being an epistolary novel wasn't sure to what extent I'd truly enjoy it, but was not disappointed in the least.

Better than I remembered

It has been a couple decades since I read this book originally. When I saw Tim Curry is part of the cast I had to listen. I enjoyed this immensely, even if I still imagined the characters as they are portrayed in the movie (Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Wynona Rider, etc). And because I'm a weirdo, random scenes from Dracula Dead and Loving It popped into my head and gave me a good giggle here and there.

Finally!

I’ve loved the story of Dracula but never have read or listened to the full story. It was a delight and very well done! I would recommend if you want to listen to a classic.

My New Favorite Book

Maybe it was the spectacular performance of the narrators, but this was absolutely amazing. Truly leaves you with a sense of dread and uncertainty. Chilling and at some points disturbing, there are no bounds to Dracula's evil deeds.

Great performance

Dracula is one of my all-time favorite novels, and I loved this dramatic and varied audio version. Simon Vance’s narration was probably my favorite overall, but it was also a treat to hear Tim Curry as Van Helsing. Great casting.