Another October has come around for us to discuss one of the foundational icons of horror with a month-long celebration of all things Dracula! And to start this Drac-tober, we're going back to the very beginning to discuss the work of bear icon Bram Stoker with the 1897 novel Dracula. We're covering this one in two parts and this first sojourn takes us to Transylvania and through Chapter 12 of the novel.

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Episode art created using Lucy Westenra/Innocent Traveler Magic the Gathering card art, created by Igor Kieryluk.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared

00:13:36 Introduction

00:21:57 Themes

00:37:41 Is it Horror?

00:41:45 Is it Queer?

00:48:37 Beat-by-Beat Discussion

01:55:29 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation