Happy Holidays! Just a reminder that there’s just one week left to submit your Van Helsing story or cover. Visit www.dbspress.com/submissions for more info.

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Safe Holiday!

Submissions are now open for Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 8: Van Helsing. The one you’ve all been waiting for.
Doctor. Professor. Lawyer…Monster hunter.
Abraham Van Helsing has become a legend—but how did he get there? Submissions open 11/1 – 12/31/2025. Full guidelines at DBSPress.com.

Being a Dracula aficionado, I only regret I haven't discovered DBS before. My favorite texts include the grim epistolary piece by @markoxbrow.bsky.social, the gothic story of regaining your true self by @llgarland.bsky.social, and the heart-rending masterwork set in contemporary LA by Amelia Mangan.

Van Helsing is coming! www.dbspress.com/submissions

The proofs look amazing. A few last minute fixes and we’re ready to release in November! Preorder your copy at dbspress.com

Always happy to have a story from @dorisvsutherland.com

In Tyler Kitchenman’s “The Flowerless Tomb,” Mina discovers a forgotten crypt on the edge of Castle Dracula. What secret lies within? Find out in Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 7—now available for preorder at DBSPress.com! www.dbspress.com/shop-1/p/iss...

My short story, Alliance of Convenience, appears in @dbs-press.bsky.social no. 7 with other fine #horror authors. www.dbspress.com/shop-1/p/iss...

The contract is signed and returned, so now it can be told: I sold Mina Harker story "Whoever Fights Monsters" (reprint) to Stoker Beyond Dracula @dbs-press.bsky.social (If you've read my Miss Lucy Harker novels, yes, an adventure featuring Lucy's mom.)

Trash Tales, an anthology containing my horny-killer-robots short story LICKETY'S GOT THE TOUCH, is now available to preorder! dorisvsutherland.com/2025/07/17/c...

Join us next weekend at Blobfest in Phoenixville, PA! We’ll be part of the Street Festival on Saturday July 12. There’ll be over 70 vendors, live bands, DJ’s, a Costume Contest, a Family Fun Zone, and more. It’s fun for the whole family! Learn more at thecolonialtheatre.com/blobfest/

I’ll be wandering around StokerCon next Saturday hoping to meet past, present, and future DBS authors. Whom might I see?

Guess who has a short story in issue 6 of @dbs-press.bsky.social ? Go on, guess! #Dracula #horror

Came home from a Friday night out to find proofs waiting for me! Just a few short weeks till I can get these in your hands.

Kindle preorders are now live for DBS Issue 6 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5NZN5CM

Delighted to have the sixth of my #Dracula occult detective short story retellings appear in @dbs-press.bsky.social issue 6. www.dbspress.com/shop-1/p/iss... #horror

This Thursday (March 27) is Dracula Day at Neshaminy Creek Brewing! Join us for a screening of Nosferatu with live piano accompaniment, a Twilight trivia contest, a costume contest, themed cocktail, and good times. Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company 909 Ray Ave. Croydon, PA 19021

Had a really fun chat about all things Dracula with Lorne Dixon on Visited by Voices last night. You can listen here. m.youtube.com/watch?v=759D...

DBS has been nominated for a Rondo award! You can learn how to vote and fill out your ballot at rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c... We’re in category 12.

Join us tonight at the Darkside After Dark Night Market at Broken Goblet(2500 State Rd, Bensalem, PA) from 4 PM to 11 PM for a special unveiling! A brand-new, unannounced book will be available exclusively at the event. Don’t miss your chance to grab a copy before anyone else knows it exists!

I read so many Dracula stories that I sometimes forget what is canon and what isn’t. (Also what is published and what isn’t). But I just finished my first full reread in about 2 years in prep for an upcoming project and damn is that a good book.

Today is the last day to submit your work for the Jonathan Harker issue of Dracula Beyond Stoker! As long as it’s in before the ball drops, it’ll be considered. Full Guidelines at DBSPress.com

Just returned home from Nosferatu, and it was everything I wanted it to be. It performs a magic trick of being simultaneously faithful to the original and somehow its own thing. Absolutely love the character design for Orlok. Reminds me a bit of Alex McVey’s Dracula. Can’t wait to see it again.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday. Hope you all get a chance to see Nosferatu today.

If you walked in to a curated indie bookstore called “Genre” which genres would you be expecting to find?

When I’m casting Dracula in my mind every character changes from read to read depending on mood or what I’ve watched recently, but the zookeeper and his wife are always Michael Palin and Terry Jones.

Who is your favorite onscreen Dracula?

At Dracula Beyond Stoker, we reimagine the classic tale in ways you’ve never seen before. Our writers have taken fans on incredible journeys, from the heroic struggles of Dracula’s foes to his own shadowy secrets. What do YOU love most about exploring the Dracula universe in new ways? Let us know

Very proud and excited that 3 DBS stories have made Ellen Datlow’s 2023 Best Horror of the Year Recommendations list: Grace Athanasiou, “Beautiful Monster” JG Faherty, “A Muse, Shrouded” Mark Oxbrow, “Frightful Things” Thank you Ms. Datlow Read the full list here- ellendatlow.com/category/news/

Dracula Beyond Stoker is all about exploring the untold corners of Dracula’s world. Each issue delivers new perspectives and bold takes on the classic tale, diving deep into the lives of Dracula’s companions, rivals, and victims. Who is your favorite character in Dracula?

don't order books (or anything) from Amazon today! Instead, order from a small press, Bookshop, a local bookstore, or request a book from your local library. Yes, Amazon is "easy," but it's continuing to kill local businesses and concentrate wealth.

Every year Barnes and Noble repackages the classics, and every year I can’t pass up the repackaged Dracula.

Join Us at Boozy Bookfest This Saturday! 
If you’re in the Philly area, stop by Five Saints Distilling (129 E. Main Street, Norristown) this Saturday from 2 PM to 5 PM for the Boozy Bookfest! 
Enjoy craft spirits and meet dozens of local authors, including the Dracula Beyond Stoker team.

Issue 5 of Dracula Beyond Stoker, which features (among other things!) three short stories by myself, is now available from @dbs-press.bsky.social... dorisvsutherland.com/2024/11/23/o...

Submissions are open for Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 6: Jonathan Harker. Visit www.dbspress.com/submissions for guidelines and details.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one… “Three Time Travelers Walk Into…” is a fun anthology of unlikely groupings of historical figures. Our good friend Henry Herz teams up Vlad Tepes, Mother Teresa, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. And that’s not the weirdest group!

Another day, another new social.