The Dualitists Bram Stoker – In this chilling short tale from Dracula author Bram Stoker, adolescent troublemakers Harry Merford and Tommy Stanton take the ancient rite of male bonding to a macabre level. After receiving a set of matching knives for Christmas, the boys’ campaign of terror against their neighborhood moves from the realm of mere annoyance to horrific cruelty.
About the author
Born in Ireland in 1847, Bram Stoker studied mathematics at Dublin’s Trinity College and embarked on his longtime role as an assistant to actor Sir Henry Irving in the 1870s. He also began carving out a second career as a writer, publishing his first novel, The Primrose Path, in 1875. Stoker published his most famous work, Dracula, in 1897, though he died before the fictional vampire would achieve widespread popularity though numerous film and literary adaptations in the 20th century.