James V. Hart

"Civilization marches hand in hand with syphilis."

"All the Dracula films I've seen are literally bland compared to what Bram Stoker wrote in C.E.1897."

"Stoker is the boring and inflexible director of the Lyceum Theatre. He writes an exceptionally erotic, oral and feverish tale that is avoided like the plague. So I would tell people to read it. Nobody reads the book in this town."

"The real historical Dracula was a knight who swore to protect the cross and church in C.E.1400. A charismatic hero for his people. He later turned into a bloodthirsty monster."

"Despite the character's darkness, Gary invested... Dracula was not simply to be feared, but also to be loved."

"Fred Saberhagen and James V. Hart, Bram Stoker's Dracula, translated by Bruno Amato, Sperling & Kupfer Editori S.p.A., C.E.1993."