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1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

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Natalie Haynes introduces a series of tales of the undead. The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.

Vampires are the ultimate killing machines.

Natalie Haynes examines why this iconic figure in horror-fiction continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations.

And she introduces the first of four dark stories.

In Bram Stoker’s tale, Count Dracula looks out for a curious Englishman.

Read by Dan Stevens.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2011.

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