Bram Stoker (1847–1912) is a classic author whose works are in the public domain.
Stoker constructs terror through letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings rather than omniscient narration, making the reader piece together Dracula's invasion like a detective racing against darkness. The epistolary form creates an unsettling intimacy—we're trapped in fragmentary perspectives unable to see the full horror until it's too late.
