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Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned.
Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876), from Dublin, and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who came from Ballyshannon, County Donegal. Stoker was the third of seven children. Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there.
Stoker was bed-ridden until he started school at the age of seven, when he made a complete recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years." He was educated in a private school run by the Rev. William Woods.
The documentary details the life of legendary writer Bram Stoker. It also tells about people that may have influenced him to write, espesially the masterpiece "Dracula". Researches explain why Bram Stoker's own life may be directly linked through his work, and horror legend Christopher Lee tells his audience that the only way that he will playing the role again is if the filmstudios follows the novel by the letter. John Hurt reads a few highlights from Bram stoker's book.
Keywords: author, character-name-in-title, interview, writer, writing
Actors: Bram Stoker (writer), Heath McKnight (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Salvati (editor), Stephen Salvati (actor), Stephen Salvati (producer), Stephen Salvati (writer), Stephen Salvati (director), Jeremy Soule (composer), Lesa Thurman (actress), Lara Doree (actress), Audrey McCoy (actress), Sharon McCoy (actress), Sergey Gusev (actor), Ali Chabanov (miscellaneous crew), Ali Chabanov (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Horror,Actors: H.P. Lovecraft (writer), Óscar Jaenada (actor), Francisco Maestre (actor), Paul Naschy (actor), Eusebio Poncela (actor), Frank Gutiérrez (editor), Silvia Abascal (actress), Bina Daigeler (costume designer), Laia Marull (actress), Daniele Liotti (actor), Arnau Bataller (composer), Santi Prego (actor), Ana Risueño (actress), Miguel Ángel González (producer), José Luis Torrijo (actor),
Plot: Luisa Llorente, an expert on taxation of old buildings, had recently gone to the Victorian mansion Valdemar to conduct an inventory of property ownership. After she mysteriously disappeared, Maximilian, president of her company, engaged the services of a private detective to help find her. But soon they will discover that it is not the first disappearance at Valdemar mansion!
Keywords: cat, demon, demonic-possession, detective, first-part, ghost-in-photograph, ghoul, heritage, inventory, journalistActors: John Angel (editor), Bjarni Gautur (producer), John Angel (director), John Angel (composer), John Johnson (actor), John Angel (writer), John Angel (producer), Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Brandon Dicamillo (actor), John Angel (actor), John Angel (actor), Bjarni Gautur (actor), Bjarni Gautur (actor), Bjarni Gautur (miscellaneous crew), John R. Price II (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Musical,Actors: Bram Stoker (writer), Stephen Salvati (actor), Stephen Salvati (actor), Stephen Salvati (director), Stephen Salvati (editor), Stephen Salvati (producer), Stephen Salvati (writer), Stephen Salvati (miscellaneous crew), Lesa Thurman (actress), Jeremy Soule (composer), Lara Doree (actress), Audrey McCoy (actress), Sharon McCoy (actress), Frank O'Keeffe (actor), Sergey Gusev (actor),
Plot: No ordinary documentary, this feature-length film investigates the history and background of Dracula's Dublin-born creator and the influencing places, people and tragedies that ultimately inspired the birth of the vampire as we know it. A tale of a being rising from the dead bringing the mystery and excitement of the vampire legend to life. Experience the awesome, moving and haunting journey into a world of mystery, adventure and horror. This beautiful tale harmoniously blends fiction and fact as the audience spirals through the land of the living, the tombs of the dead and most importantly, the world of the 'undead'
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, blood, bram-stoker, character-name-in-title, darkness, dracula, horror-filmmaking, punctuation-in-title, thriller-filmmaking, vampireActors: Bram Stoker (writer), Stephen Salvati (actor), Stephen Salvati (actor), Stephen Salvati (director), Stephen Salvati (editor), Stephen Salvati (producer), Stephen Salvati (writer), Stephen Salvati (miscellaneous crew), Lesa Thurman (actress), Jeremy Soule (composer), Lara Doree (actress), Audrey McCoy (actress), Sharon McCoy (actress), Frank O'Keeffe (actor), Sergey Gusev (actor),
Plot: No ordinary documentary, this feature-length film investigates the history and background of Dracula's Dublin-born creator and the influencing places, people and tragedies that ultimately inspired the birth of the vampire as we know it. A tale of a being rising from the dead bringing the mystery and excitement of the vampire legend to life. Experience the awesome, moving and haunting journey into a world of mystery, adventure and horror. This beautiful tale harmoniously blends fiction and fact as the audience spirals through the land of the living, the tombs of the dead and most importantly, the world of the 'undead'
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, blood, bram-stoker, character-name-in-title, darkness, dracula, horror-filmmaking, punctuation-in-title, thriller-filmmaking, vampireActors: Michael Feifer (writer), Michael Feifer (producer), Bram Stoker (writer), Michael Feifer (director), Amy Lyndon (actress), Mark Irvingsen (actor), Barry Barnholtz (producer), Michael Feifer (actor), Caia Coley (actress), Diane Healey (producer), Andrew Bryniarski (actor), Daniel Bonjour (actor), Thomas Garner (actor), Liana Bryer (actress), Andres Boulton (composer),
Plot: Based upon Bram Stoker's short stories, Dracula's Guest follows the story of two young lovers, Bram and Elizabeth, who are forced by her father, the Admiral Murray, to take a one year probation from their relationship in order to determine whether their love is true. Meanwhile, the Count Dracula is in London searching for a new home and coincidentally, or not, comes across young Elizabeth at the train station after she's run away from home and her father's overbearing ways. Dracula, though, proceeds to kidnap her and take Elizabeth to his castle where he waits for her father's arrival to settle an ancient dispute. Meanwhile, Bram' friend Malcolm sets out to inform Bram of Elizabeth' kidnapping but he soon falls to Dracula's evil ways. And, upon finding his best friend dead Bram sets out across Europe to rescue his true love.
Keywords: b-movie, based-on-novel, castle, dracula, europe, father-daughter-relationship, gothic, immorality, kidnapping, ratActors: Julian Rhind-Tutt (actor), John Standing (actor), Rebecca Eaton (producer), Matt Curtis (miscellaneous crew), Jared Harris (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), John Lunn (composer), Nitin Ganatra (actor), Billie Piper (actress), David Harewood (actor), Paul Copley (actor), James Keast (costume designer), Matt Smith (actor), JJ Feild (actor), Owen Roe (actor),
Plot: Sally Lockheart now runs her own financial consulting business, while her friends Fred and Jim have opened a detective agency. But when one of her clients looses money over a vanishing steamship, Sally and the young detectives join forces again. The mystery leads them to threatened stage magician and a medium with a dark vision. Sally must also face an old enemy.
Keywords: 19th-century, amateur-sleuth, based-on-novel, sequelActors: Corey Burton (actor), Deborah Rombaut (actress), Kari Wishingrad (actress), David M. Frank (producer), Christa Bella (actress), Justin Rodgers Hall (actor), Jeffery Davis (actor), Margaret Kim (producer), Danielle Bárcena (actress), Josh Rosen (writer), Jeff De Lucio-Brock (actor), Diana Zaslaw (director), Diana Zaslaw (producer), Dan Higgins (actor), Lisa Vandenberghe (costume designer),
Genres: Drama, History, Horror,Actors: Christopher Lee (actor), John Hurt (actor), AnneMarie Naughton (producer), Noel Pearson (producer), Richie Buckley (composer), Sinead O'Brien (writer), Sinead O'Brien (director), Caitríona Ní Mhurchú (actress), Owen Killian (actor), Patrick Sutton (actor),
Plot: The documentary details the life of legendary writer Bram Stoker. It also tells about people that may have influenced him to write, espesially the masterpiece "Dracula". Researches explain why Bram Stoker's own life may be directly linked through his work, and horror legend Christopher Lee tells his audience that the only way that he will playing the role again is if the filmstudios follows the novel by the letter. John Hurt reads a few highlights from Bram stoker's book.
Keywords: author, character-name-in-title, interview, writer, writingActors: Dan Golden (director), Eduard Artemev (composer), Bram Stoker (writer), Linnea Quigley (actress), Maria Ford (actress), Mike Elliott (producer), Adrienne Barbeau (actress), Yuriy Kutsenko (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Nikki Fritz (actress), Dan Golden (actor), Aleksandr Pyatkov (actor), Roger Corman (producer), John Gilbert (editor), Olga Kabo (actress),
Plot: In 19th Century France, a young Bram Stoker is captured by a man-hating, all-female cult of thong bikini wearers. Aided by flesh-eating rats, the warrior women raid the lairs of evil men and punish them. Our hero must decide between his wish to escape the dangerous cult and his love for one of its members.
Keywords: amazon-tribe, cult-film, female-nudity, female-warrior, male-nudity, male-rear-nudity, matriarchal-society, nudity, person-on-fire, rat