In this lavish version of Bram Stoker’s Gothic tale, contemporary language and illustrations, similar to those found in graphic novels, transport readers back to Transylvania’s Carpathian Mountains, where young Jonathan Harker first meets the Count, then on to Victorian London where Dracula unleashes his reign of terror on Harker’s fiancée, Mina. Brooding images and dramatic 3-D scenes rise from the pages as the evil Count Dracula works his sinister spells on a new generation. Reluctant readers, horror fans, and pop-up collectors will marvel as Dracula, the world’s most popular and feared vampire, literally jumps off the page in search of victims. With multiple interactive elements on every page, readers will undoubtedly shriek as they watch a cemetery’s mist inch toward them, and, just when they’ve caught their breath, try to keep in the sunlight as a stake is finally plunged into the heart of the villain. A superb example of paper engineering, this classic pop-up tale offers an interactive, blood-curdling experience while remaining true to the author’s original version.
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"You’ve seen Bram Stoker’s vampire in a kajillion incarnations before, but now Universe turns it into a pop-up book in DRACULA: CLASSIC POP-UP TALES." ~Bookgasm.com
About the Author
Bram Stoker (1847–1912) was an Irish writer best known for his 1897 masterpiece Dracula. David Hawcock is the paper engineer of Universe’s Pompeii Pop-Up, New York Pop-Up, and Architecture Pop-Up. Claire Bampton and Anthony Williams have, respectively, written and illustrated numerous books for children.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It's Okay.,
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This review is from: Dracula: A Classic Pop-Up Tale (Graphic Pops) (Hardcover)
This is a nice book that remains true to its comic book/graphic novel format, using appropriately murky colors. The pop-ups are fairly nice; of special note is the fierce dog in the third spread which would give small children the heebie-jeebies. The story line fairly accurately follows the original Dracula. The book gets four stars because some of the pop-ups do not open all the way, giving the characters depicted a somewhat humorous appearance, an example being the Dracula figure in the sixth spread. The little pop-up of the dog coming through the window in the small page on the left of the third spread hangs up and will not close without assistance. The book is a keeper for my pop-up collection because of its unique appearance and subject matter.
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A "Dracula" pop-up with lots of details - interesting and fun!,
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When I saw this title pop-up in my recommended list,I knew I had to get it because it combines two of my interests - pop-ups and "Dracula" (one of my all-time favorite Gothic horror novels). The pop-ups are wonderfully done, a combination of well-crafted paper engineering and 3-D scenes. The story itself remains faithful to the original classic by Bram Stoker, though the story itself has been condensed to cover only the main details (since this is a graphic novel combined with a pop-up). All the spreads cover two pages - the first has a pop-up of Dracula's castle in Transylvania, and there are folded in panels on both sides that open to reveal more of the story (conveyed in a series of illustrated panels in color); the second spread reveals a pop-up of Jonathan Harker uncovering Dracula's lair; the third spread (also one of the creepiest) is a pop-up of Dracula in the guise of a wolf aboard the Demeter; the fourth pop-up is a building, and one of the windows reveals Lucy crying at her mother's bedside (Lucy's mother dies of fright when she sees the wolf at her daughter's bedside) and there is a giant bat hovering over the building; the fifth pop-up is a graveyard scene with Lucy carrying an infant victim; the sixth pop-up is one of Mina being visited by Dracula, and the final pop-up is the scene where Dracula is staked through the heart.
Though I love this pop-up book, it could have been better. Firstly, like another reviewer mentions, some of the pop-up figures do not open fully and do end up looking less scary than intended. Secondly, the side story panels (to the left and right) of the pop-up on each two-page spread are laid out in a somewhat confusing manner. It was only after some re-reading that I figured out that the side panels are to be read from the back to the front and not vice versa. Just a minor glitch but it still impacted the flow of my reading, hence only 4*. On the whole, I'd still recommend this to collectors of pop-up books, particularly those who are also fans of the horror classic. I have a couple of different editions of "Dracula", including some illustrated versions (like the one by Gorey) and this adds to my collection. I hope they come up with pop-ups of other horror classics like those based on Poe's works and also Shelley's Frankenstein. Note: Due to some of the disturbing images, this may not be appropriate for young children.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great pop-up, but not for kids.,
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This review is from: Dracula: A Classic Pop-Up Tale (Graphic Pops) (Hardcover)
We went on a pop-up book buying spree recently. I LOVED this one the most, but my 9 and 5 year old didn't make it through the entire book. They were too freaked out. I think this book hits a weird market ... people young enough to want a pop-up book, but old enough not to poop themselves with the images in the book. Overall though, the pop-ups were great, the pages were well designed, and the entire Dracula story was told. I think we'll just save it until October and try it again on the kids. Either that, or my wife and I will just read ourselves!
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