Dracula

Since its publication in 1897, Bram Stoker's Dracula has been one of the mostinfluential works of horror fiction in the Western canon, sharing a spot on thepedestal with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818). Dracula's broad appeal stemsin part from its ability to fit within several different literary subgenres. In additionto horror, it works well as Gothic romance, melodrama, invasion literature and,of course, vampire fiction. Stoker did not originate the themes that individuallyqualify Dracula for these categories, but he did combine them in a unique way,creating a work that continues to resonate more than one hundred years later.