I have a "thing" for horror books and movies. The good ones keep me on the edge of my seat and the even better ones etch their characters in my mind forever. This book, Dracula, is a serious gem to me right now. If you've ever seen the 1992 movie with Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and Keanu Reeves, you would know how complex they made this story about vampires.
Sometimes I struggle with whether or not to write horror stories myself. I like the setup of a thriller and how an author can build mounting suspense. It takes quite a bit of skill to master that, to hold all of the good tension until the right, exact moment. It makes me think about life in general. As we all go through our journeys, it seems that we are holding on to a fantastic part of our potential, that is released at an exact, right moment. And it can happen spontaneously or we can control it. Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you had the talent or information with which to surprise someone? Your boss is having computer problems at a crucial time in the day and you realize you know how to fix it, but they don't know that you know...? I guess it's like that. Suspense building.
I'm on page 211, and even though I know how this book will end, I love savoring every word, sentence and page. Hopefully, I'll get the courage to try my hand at writing horror/suspense and in the meantime, simply work on it in real life :-)
