You know that book with that story about that vampire guy? His name is Dracula and supposedly he’s some big deal… Alright, I’m talking about the vampire grandaddy himself, Bram Stoker’s legendary novel DRACULA. Apparently we’ve got a sequel heading our way!
I’m not kidding you. We got a press release today from AEI announcing the purchase of DRACULA: THE-UNDEAD. Why is this a big deal? Well this novel comes from award winning Dracula documentarian Ian Holt and Dacre Stoker, who just so happens to be the great-grandnephew of one Bram Stoker.
I’m sorry, but I found that a bit mindblowing. We’re talking about a book that’s over a century old! You know how long a century is? A pretty long time! Laura Shin, who’s the senior editor of one of the buyees, had the following to say:
“I was thrilled by this page-turning story and loved spending time with those great characters-Stoker and Holt did a fantastic job melding the old with the new, and I found the work to be a virtually seamless continuation of the original. The story has all the hallmarks of a historical novel, but with a modern sensibility that gives it wide-spread appeal.”
Dutton U.S., Harper U.K., and Shin’s Penguin-Canada are the groups that were part of the deal. The author’s even used Bram Stoker’s hand-written notes for THE-UNDEAD. That’s pretty intriguing right? The book is set to hit shelves October 2009. Stoker had the following to say: “Our story includes characters and plot threads that had been excised by the publisher from the original printing over a century ago.”
So is that it? Hell no! With something this big you know we’re not done yet! There will also be a DRACULA: THE-UNDEAD film in the works, of course! Holt penned the script alongside Alexander Grant. AEI’s Ken Atchity, Chi-Li Wong, Michael T. Kuciak and Blue Tulip’s Jan de Bont are all producing. They’re hoping to get cameras rolling around June 2009.
Obviously this is some pretty huge news so we’ll be keeping a close eye on this one and fill you in on any updates along the way.
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