Introduction by Dacre Stoker. Gripped by the demon of inspiration, he entered into the mind of the infamous Count Dracula... The year: 1895. The place: a remote Scottish fishing village. Bram Stoker is feverishly penning his cadaverous tale of vampire horror as his family look on aghast. Everything was conspiring to produce those words of gore... everything. What were the supernatural influences he found in the village? Who was...