Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Vampire. Transylvania. Romania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad III Dracula

(1428/31 - 1476/77)

Voivode of Wallachia

National Hero of Romania

Inspiration for Dracula by Bram Stoker

by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. Romania. Transylvania

For more info, please visit:

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Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Romania. Bran Castle. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

 

Bram Stoker. Author Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker

(1847 - 1912)

Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager

Author of Dracula (1897)

Freemason

Member of 

Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150

United Grand Lodge of England

Rumored Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:

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Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker

(1847 - 1912)

Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager

Author of Dracula (1897)

Freemason

Member of 

Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150

United Grand Lodge of England

Rumored Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:

bramstoker.org

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Vampire. Transylvania. Romania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad III Dracula

(1428/31 - 1476/77)

Voivode of Wallachia

National Hero of Romania

Inspiration for Dracula by Bram Stoker

by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. Romania. Transylvania

For more info, please visit:

britannica.com/Vlad-the-Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Romania. Bran Castle. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

 

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Vampire. Transylvania. Romania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad III Dracula

(1428/31 - 1476/77)

Voivode of Wallachia

National Hero of Romania

Inspiration for Dracula by Bram Stoker

by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. Romania. Transylvania

For more info, please visit:

britannica.com/Vlad-the-Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Romania. Bran Castle. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

 

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Vampire. Transylvania. Romania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad III Dracula

(1428/31 - 1476/77)

Voivode of Wallachia

National Hero of Romania

Inspiration for Dracula by Bram Stoker

by Travis Simpkins

Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Transylvania. Romania. Transylvania

For more info, please visit:

britannica.com/Vlad-the-Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Dracula. Voivode of Wallachia. Romania. Bran Castle. Transylvania. by Travis Simpkins

 

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemasons. Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker

(1847 - 1912)

Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager

Author of Dracula (1897)

Freemason

Member of 

Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150

United Grand Lodge of England

Rumored Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:

bramstoker.org

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker

(1847 - 1912)

Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager

Author of Dracula (1897)

Freemason

Member of 

Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150

United Grand Lodge of England

Rumored Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:

bramstoker.org

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

"The Jewel of Seven Stars" by Bram Stoker

The Jewel of Seven Stars

by Bram Stoker

first published by Heinemann, 1903

Notes by Travis Simpkins

     Egyptomania was in full swing during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Archaeological discoveries in Egyptian tombs sparked the interest of scholars and travelers around the world. With the inherent mysteries that accompanied the finds were fanciful rumors of the so-called "Mummy's Curse" which fascinated the public and created a new genre of horror storytelling, first in novels and later in cinematic form. Bram Stoker, the renowned author of Dracula, capitalized on the craze by publishing The Jewel of Seven Stars in 1903.

     A masterwork by all standards, the novel is both compelling and entertaining. The plot centers on a love-stricken young man, who is drawn into an archaeologist's plan to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy, by means of a ceremony utilizing carefully orchestrated mystical arts pre-ordained by the Queen herself. Beneath the gripping narrative are veiled themes of feminism, societal progress and the rise of the New Woman which were slightly ahead of their time.

     The Jewel of Seven Stars is a true Classic and is amongst Bram Stoker's best work.

     "We learn of great things by little experiences. The history of ages is but an indefinite repetition of the history of hours. The record of a soul is but a multiple of the story of a moment. The Recording Angel writes in the Great Book in no rainbow tints; his pen is dipped in no colours but light and darkness. For the eye of infinite wisdom there is no need of shading. All things, all thoughts, all emotions, all experiences, all doubts and hopes and fears, all intentions, all wishes seen down to the lower strata of their concrete and multitudinous elements, are finally resolved into direct opposites." (Chapter XVIII)

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse: Cats

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse: Scarabs

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse: Lamps

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse: The Plough

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse: Cornwall

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

The Jewel of Seven Stars. Bram Stoker: Egyptian Queen. Mummy Curse

"Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Dracula

by Bram Stoker (1847-1912)

First Published, 1897

Brief Review by Travis Simpkins

     By no means do I intend to critique a classic work, merely to encourage a full reading of this wondrous book that has come to define the Vampire genre. Like many others in my age group, I saw many film versions of the Dracula tale prior to reading the original novel by Bram Stoker. Similarities are sparingly few and very far between.

     Published in 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker is still an approachable work for modern audiences. Not told in a traditional linear narrative, the epistolary story is pieced together by way of letters, diary entries and ship's log entries… combining the viewpoints of several key characters. The novel tells the tale of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may spread the undead curse amongst new blood. A battle and epic chase ensues between Dracula and several characters (both strong males and females) under the direction of Professor Abraham Van Helsing. 

     Read it, and then read it again.

     Supposedly, the character of Count Dracula was inspired by the 15th Century Wallachian Prince Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler and Vlad Dracula.

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Vlad the Impaler

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Bram Castle, Romania

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Vlad the Impaler

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Bran Castle, Romania

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Bran Castle, Romania

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Bran Castle, Romania

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker: Bran Castle, Romania

Dracula. Bram Stoker

Dracula. Bram Stoker