STOKER: Evolution of a Vampire

Name: STOKER: Evolution of a Vampire
SKU: 9432
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by Calvin CherryHistria Fiction

$19.99

is available for preorder. It will ship on or before its release date of September 29, 2026. Discover the dark inspiration behind Dracula in this thrilling Gothic prequel. No one can deny that Abraham Stoker penned a Gothic tour de force in 1897.

ISBN: 978-1-59211-596-9

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About This Book

STOKER: Evolution of a Vampire by Calvin Cherry is available for preorder. It will ship on or before its release date of September 29, 2026.

Discover the dark inspiration behind Dracula in this thrilling Gothic prequel.

No one can deny that Abraham Stoker penned a Gothic tour de force in 1897. All readers and moviegoers are familiar with the name Dracula, as a parade of literary colleagues and Hollywood directors have probed the monster's conscience for generations. Even so, few artists have explored Stoker's motivations for creating such a loathsome, seductive protagonist. Welcome to Bram's Frightmare: a wild, historical tale that fuses the life and times of a struggling author, a ruthless prince, and vampire mythology.

Set in London in 1887, aspiring writer and stage manager Bram Stoker attends a séance that changes his life forever. What starts as an innocent ritual spirals into a series of unforeseen yet connected plot twists and encounters with the bloodthirsty beast mistakenly freed from the underworld on that fateful night. As Bram's young son Noel intervenes to pull his father from the madness that ensues, wife Florence’s health begins to decline, and his employer, actor Henry Irving, is being questioned about a violent murder that takes place outside his Lyceum Theater.

To save careers, families, and souls, father and son seek answers to the darkest secrets hidden within the Carpathian Mountains, an ancient monastery, a ruined castle, and a forbidden cavern.

This Dracula prequel is meant to pay homage to a brilliant man, writer, and Romantic masterpiece, mixing fantasy, fact, and Gothic elements to show how literary art is born.

About the Author

Calvin Cherry — Calvin H. Cherry is a published author and fantasy and horror scholar. He maintains an author Facebook page and YouTube channel where he posts weekly blogs (written or video), sharing information about the research effort, writing progression, and publication process that went into his debut novel STOKER: Evolution of a Vampire ©2018, along with lectures about Bram Stoker, Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, and all things vampires. He has spoken at numerous colleges and bookstores around the southeast and has been interviewed by several radio and news stations about his novel and his passion for literature and writing. He has also participated in many podcasts and writing blogs where he was asked questions about his travels to the actual locations used in Bram Stoker and J.K. Rowling's works. He served a combination of twenty-two years in the US Navy (active and reservist) and has spent thirty years in the insurance industry. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and has his Project Management Professional and Six Sigma Greenbelt certifications. He is a Georgian native, currently living in Macon—the musically influenced "Heart of Georgia"—with his husband, Kevin, and their feline child Francis.