Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' being turned into an audiobook; here's all you need to know about it

Audible has announced its forthcoming adaptation of Dracula ndash an Audible Original that reimagines Bram Stokers chilling psychological thriller as an immersive fullcast audio experienceReleasing across the globe Dracula will be adapted for English Castilian Spanish French German Italian LATAM Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese with each version featuring allstar local castsThe Englishlanguage production stars Jonathan Bailey Wicked as Dracula Ella Purnell Fallout as Mina Aimee Lou Wood The White Lotus as Lucy Louis Partridge Enola Holmes as Jonathan David Jonsson Industry as Dr Seward Lesley Manville Phantom Thread as Mrs Westenra Johnny Flynn Ripley as Renfield Francis Lovehall A Thousand Blows as Arthur and Maggie Gyllenhaal The Dark Knight as Professor Van HelsingLeading the international language casts as Dracula and Mina respectively are Omar Sy and Deva Cassel French Riccardo Scamarcio and Benedetta Porcaroli Italian Matthias Schweighoumlfer and Jeanne Goursaud German Asier Etxeandiacutea and Claudia Salas Castilian Spanish and Joseacute Mariacutea de Tavira and Esmeralda Pimentel LATAM Spanish Each production features a full ensemble castWhen her fianceacute vanishes in Transylvania Mina Murray pieces together fragments of letters diary entries and chilling testimony to hunt the predator stalking those she loves only to discover hes already hunting her When Minas closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat But it is Mina with her intellect her resolve her gift for drawing unseen lines between clues who may hold the key to stopping this ancient predatormdashif he hasnt already found his way inside her mindAurelie de Troyer head of Audible Content International said ldquoThis is what Audible does bestcrafting immersive audio experiences that transport listeners into the heart of the story When Dracula whispers in your ear when you hear his footsteps in the dark but see no reflection thats when you understand why were the home for this story Our production elevates the psychological thriller at Dracularsquos core with the battle between Mina and Dracula as the heart of it allrdquoShe continued ldquoWeve assembled worldclass casts across seven languages from Jonathan Bailey and Ella Purnell to Omar Sy Riccardo Scamarcio and Matthias Schweighoumlfer exceptional international talent delivering a truly global Dracula With director Mary Lambert at the helm and a haunting score by Ilan Eshkeri were bringing this ambitious production to life just in time for HalloweenrdquoAwardwinning director Mary Lambert known for the cult horror classic Pet Sematary makes her audiobook directing debut with this production Adapted by upandcoming writer Robyn Ahern recipient of the Bisha K Ali Screenwriters Fellowship for her first lead credit and underpinned by an original score by Ilan Eshkeri Audibles 1984 House of Guinness alongside a fully immersive soundscape Audibles Dracula invites you to welcome literatures most shadowy figure into your home Feel the terror of being hunted And experience the thrill of the huntAudibles Dracula launches on October 1 in English French Italian Castilian Spanish LATAM Spanish and February 9 in 2027 in German along with Brazilian Portuguese for which date and cast will be announced in 2027Dracula joins a host of critically acclaimed Audible Original adaptations including Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice and George Orwells 1984