Lovers of vampire stories need look no further than this comprehensive three-volume anthology for a compilation of the very best in the genre. The inescapable and terrifying Count Dracula leads the way, followed by some of the somber narrations that inspired Bram Stocker himself when writing his groundbreaking novel. Lord Byron, Charles Baudelaire, Guy de Maupassant, and Lovecraft are some of the masters of horror and the uncanny that contribute indispensable pieces to this collection. A short biographical note accompanies each story, along with a brief comment on its contents and importance.