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Ten Dracula covers, rated

The original first edition cover. Reminds me of Aubrey Beardsley's controversial Yellow Book, which I'm guessing wasn't a deliberate choice. There would have been a paper cover as well, which I can't find an image of. I enjoy the lack of information this cover is giving me. It's Dracula by Bram Stoker, what more do you need to know? 5/10.

IN HIS LIZARD FASHION. Points to the illustrator of the 1919 edition for choosing this iconic scene. Minus points for the gravity-defying cape and an oddly stout, comfortable-looking Norman castle. 9/10.

It's Whitby Abbey! When you think about it's a bit odd that Dracula is so strongly associated with Whitby when not all that much of the action actually takes place there, isn't it? I think I will deduct points for Dracula standing on top of the Abbey like Jack Harkness in Torchwood. 6/10.

The first of the Lucy covers, from 1927. I have so many questions about this. Why are her boobs so pointy? Why is her arm... like that? Why does Dracula have a Hitler haircut? 4/10 but thank you for trying.

More Lucy from Arrow Books, 1974. The most important thing to know about Dracula is that Lucy has shapely legs, apparently. The low quality isn't helping, but I have further questions about this one. Is that supposed to be a stone circle in the background? What is the lump on Lucy's right-hand side? Definitely in the wrong place for a boob, but I can't see what else it could be. Further minus points for the fact that Lucy appears to have a perm. 3/10.

Dracula the dandy! From the Modern Library, 1932, though the illustration is originally from a 1928 edition. I am deeply disappointed that they didn't include the straw hat. 2/10.

The 1933 Irish language edition. The yellow eyes! The cowboy hat! The cute bat ears! The fact he seems to be standing at an 80-degree angle! The adorable wolves! The tufts of hair implying a decidedly wacky haircut! It takes the Modern Library idea and makes it BATSHIT. 12/10.

It's never a good sign when you can't tell who a book cover is supposed to represent. I mean, I'm guessing it's Dracula given the bat-cape, but I'm not sure why he's gazing out from the top of some kind of deeply troubled tree like Caspar David Friedrich meets 80s romance novels. And what, exactly, has happened to his feet? 1/10.

Dracula as St Peter? 3/10, mostly because of its fascinating theological implications.

(yes I know they intended to imply Satanism but this is more fun)

YES YES YES. I don't know where this cover comes from but it's the most book-accurate by far and I love it. The hairy hands, the fingernails, the moustache - why settle for less?! The knowledge that this Dracula is about to be walloped in the face by a shovel-wielding solicitor at this precise moment seals the deal. 100/10.

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