Booknote: The Mammoth Book of Dracula

Stephen Jones, ed., The Mammoth Book of Dracula: Vampire Tales for the New Millennium. New York: Carroll and Graf, 1997. ISBN: 0786704284.

Genre: fiction
Subgenre: horror, short story collections, Dracula
Format: paperback
Source: Berea  branch  of the Madison  County (KY) Public Library

Overall this is a nice anthology with  a bit of everything. If you like the character of Dracula or vampires in general (and I mean real vampires, not the ones that sparkle), you will likely enjoy this collection.

The book contains 33 stories that look at Dracula in various ways from his beginnings to life in our modern times. This anthology was published in time to coincide with the turn of the millennium, a look at Dracula over time, and I'd say the Old One has held his own rather well and keeps on going today and into the future.

As with most anthologies, the story quality does vary. Some tales are better than others. A highlight for me is often finding various pop culture and cultural references throughout the stories. In the end, I liked it.

3 out of 5 stars.