quote:Originally posted by King Krypton: Two books have been getting much of my attention lately.
One is Speeding Bullet, the George Reeves bio by Jan Alan Henderson. If you want to know just how royally screwed up the investigation of his death was, that book's a real eye-opener.
The other is In Search of Dracula by Raymond McNally and Radu Florescu. It's about how the exploits of Vlad the Impaler and Elizabeth Bathory inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. And let me tell you something; after reading about the shit Vlad the Impaler pulled, I'm not the least bit surprised that Stoker wrote a story where Vlad got reincarnated as a vampire wreaking havoc on England. That guy was one sick bastard.
Another great Reeves book that I've mentioned before is Hollywood Kryptonite. The author's name escapes me, but it's an excellent book centering around his life and activities leading up to his death.
In Search of Dracula is an excellent book as well. Pick up Stoker's biography if you get a chance. Lots of cool stuff in there. His original intentions in writing Dracula were actually to have it performed as a play by his boss, Henry Irving (Stoker's main job was helping run a theater), whom Stoker wanted to play the part of Dracula. The role was intended as something that would combine the best of the villainous parts Irving specialized in. Irving walked in on a reading of Dracula, and declared it would never be performed in HIS theater. Poor Stoker.
