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This special audio drama presentation explores Bram Stoker’s classic vampire narrative through an immersive full-cast production adapted by Robyn Ahern. Set against the moody backdrop of Whitby and expanding across Europe, the story follows Mina Murray as she visits her dear friend Lucy Westonra while anxiously awaiting news from her fiancé Jonathan Harker, who has gone missing in Transylvania. As a violent storm brings a mysterious ghost ship ashore loaded with boxes of earth, Lucy begins sleepwalking, exhibiting strange bite marks on her neck, and falling under a dark, hypnotic influence. Dr. Seward dismisses these symptoms as simple anemia and nervous exhaustion, but Mina and the characters face mounting terrors culminating in Jonathan's hospitalization in Budapest and Lucy's chilling physical decline.
The episode opens with an Audible advertisement and a brief introduction to the Dracula audiobook.
Mina writes to Lucy, expressing fear and describing unsettling sensations after Jonathan’s departure.
Lucy experiences disturbing sleepwalking episodes, prompting Mina to worry about her safety.
Mina and Lucy arrive at Whitby Station, encountering a mysterious man and setting the stage for the unfolding mystery.
Mina decides to leave for Budapest to aid Jonathan, leaving Lucy under Dr. Seward’s care.
A violent storm brings a Russian ship ashore, revealing eerie details and heightening tension.
Dr. Seward examines Lucy, debating whether her symptoms are medical or supernatural.
Mina receives a letter from Jonathan, revealing his illness and prompting her to consider leaving for Budapest.
Arriving in Whitbystory
Mina arrives in Whitby to stay with Lucy, enjoying the scenic views and the romantic legends of Whitby Abbey.
First Sleepwalking Episodeinsight
During a restless night, Lucy sleepwalks and mutters while Mina witnesses a strange man standing behind her in the dark room.
A Russian ship runs ashore during a massive storm with no living crew on board except a dead captain tied to the wheel.
Clashing Diagnosesdebate
Mina clashes with Dr. Seward, presenting her typed journal entries to prove Lucy's condition is far more severe than simple exhaustion.
Mina finally receives a letter from Sister Agatha in Budapest revealing that Jonathan has suffered a violent brain fever.
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you, in God, whose word I, Mina, praise.”
“Lucy, would you think me mad if I told you that in an empty room I feel a presence?”
“No crew were found on board, with the exception of the captain, who was found dead and fastened by his hands to the spoke of the wheel.”
“I remember after all. Last night, I mean.”
For centuries, Dracula has evaded capture. Enter Mina Harker. Audible presents Dracula, a brand-new, full-cast adaptation of Bram Stoker's masterpiece starring Ella Purnell, Jonathan Bailey, Aimee Lou Wood, Louis Partridge, David Jonsson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. When her fiancé vanishes in Transylvania, Mina pieces together letters, diary entries and chilling testimony to hunt the predator stalking those she loves: only to discover he's already hunting her. Dracula lurks in shadow, slips into dreams, and casts no reflection. To nearly all, he defies detection: beyond what the eye can see, and what the mind can comprehend. When her closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat. But it is Mina, her intellect, her resolve, her gift for drawing the unseen lines between clues, who holds the key to stopping this ancient killer. If he hasn't already found his way inside her mind… Starring Ella Purnell (Fallout) as Mina, Jonathan Bailey (Wicked) as Dracula, Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) as Jonathan, David Jonsson (Industry) as Dr Seward, Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus) as Lucy, Johnny Flynn (Emma) as Renfield, Lesley Manville (The Phantom Thread) as Mrs. Westenra, and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) as Professor Van Helsing, this is Bram Stoker's groundbreaking epistolary novel, given a new lease of life. Directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary) featuring an original score by Ilan Eshkeri (Audible's 1984, House of Guinness) and with full sound design, Audible's Dracula invites you to feel the terror of being hunted. And the thrill of the hunt. Audible subscribers can start listening right now. Join Audible in the Audible App. Listen now: HERE https://www.audible.com/pd/Bram-Stokers-Dracula-Audiobook/B0H956N76W?source_code=MRQP30DTRIAL7140930260889 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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