- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment; paperback / softback edition (4 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000718185X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007181858
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 782,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new full-length novel based on the screenplay for Universal Pictures’ blockbuster for May 2004: Van Helsing – The One Name They All Fear!
It is a time of darkness. With Europe on the threshold of industrial greatness, terrible and ancient powers are at work which threaten to bring down civilisation as we know it. An unholy alliance has been forged, and one man is charged with the responsibility of bringing down these awesome monstrosities. The future rests in the hands of the legendary Van Helsing…
In a movie that will pitch cinema’s three most iconic horror properties – Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolfman – against the world’s greatest vampire hunter, Van Helsing, Universal Pictures’ biggest film of 2004 is already a guaranteed success. Written and directed by Stephen Sommers, the man who turned The Mummy from a sleeping franchise into one of the most successful film events of the last five years, Van Helsing uses the latest in digital special effects to bring to the screen an epic clash between good and evil. Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, Van Helsing is a stunning event movie which will reimagine gothic horror for a new 21st-century audience. A television spin-off series entitled Transylvania has already been announced for autumn 2004.
About the Author
Kevin Ryan is a popular genre author whose previous tie-ins include titles in the Star Trek and Roswell series.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This novel does do an adequate job of explaining, to a slight extent, the characters thoughts and opinions, and the role they play in the film.
However, I was quite disappointed. The book is not very long, and I felt that most of the time all it was doing was to relay the dialogue to the reader in a rushed fashion. It did not go into the characters' heads and explore their personalities nearly as much as it had the potential to, and at first I thought I was reading the junior novelisation.
The only good thing that it does is to include some of the scenes not in the film, such as Victor Frankenstiens first encounter with Dracula.
But still, I would not recommend you waste your money on this book.
Format:Paperback
Van Helsing is a gripping book that is hard to put down. During the story you go along with Van Helsing and his two friends, Amy and Carl, as they try to destroy the devilishly evil Count Dracula. This book is a brilliant rollercoaster adventure, and combines many well known monsters - Frankenstein, Dracula, Mr Hyde, and werewolves - as well as many new monsters into one adrenalin-pumping novel.
As the book progresses you really feel as if you know Van Helsing well and you get a sensation that you are actually witnessing all the events in either Van Helsing's shoes or by his side.
I suggest you read Van Helsing because I really enjoyed it as it has everything a book needs: drama, gore, horror, adventure, fantasy and a hero.
I recommend this book for anybody that is aged 11 or over.
SR :)
As the book progresses you really feel as if you know Van Helsing well and you get a sensation that you are actually witnessing all the events in either Van Helsing's shoes or by his side.
I suggest you read Van Helsing because I really enjoyed it as it has everything a book needs: drama, gore, horror, adventure, fantasy and a hero.
I recommend this book for anybody that is aged 11 or over.
SR :)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A book of the film, that is in some respects better than the film. The reason being that it supplies some sorely needed exposition as to why the characters in the film act the way they do. For example it explains why Frankenstein worked for Dracula, It does not answer all the questions which leads me to suppose (hope) that another book may be in the offing. If it appears I would buy it.
The book is well written and draws the reader into a nicely crafted and above all believable world where the unbelievable is the norm.
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