Bram Stoker (1847–1912) is a classic author whose works are in the public domain.
Told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings, Dracula builds dread through fragmented perspectives as an ancient vampire infiltrates Victorian London with patient, methodical hunger. Stoker's innovation—letting the reader piece together the horror from conflicting accounts—makes you complicit in the terror, unable to dismiss what you're reading as mere rumor.
