Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Unit 5: Horror stories.

People like to be scared. They love reading and watching horror stories. Some of the most famous horror stories were written by British writers. The first was published by Mary Shelley in 1818, Frankenstein. Count Dracula was a vampire created in 1897 by the Irish writer Bran Stoker. Since then Dracula has always been in print.

Bram Stoker got the idea for Dracula while he was sitting in Highgate Cemetery in North London. Dracula is so popular that visitors to London can go on a guided Dracula tour. The tours usually take place just when it's getting dark...

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