Stoker's Dragula: Devices Throughout the prolific past of classic English literature, there were writers that were prone to create a perfect, high-class setting in which the characters were of upper standards. Then there were the writers who wanted to create fear and absolute terror for the reader. But the fear and terror that was established in this novel, and during this time period, seem to contrast today's idea of fear and terror. If Dracula was published in 1996, I do not think it would be as frightful because the legend of Dracula has been remade in a myriad of ways and it just isn't scary anymore. There are many devices and technique