The Brides

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publish date: 19 March 2026
Pages: 400
Language: English

Subjects: Fiction, Horror

'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'

1903. John Seward, survivor of Count Dracula's murderous campaign ten years before, admits a new patient to his Oxford asylum. But the case resurrects horrors he's spent a decade trying to bury.

1884. Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving Aunt Reka, but Reka is haunted by something darker than sorrow. The chilling truth pushes Mafalda to seek comfort in her secret love, Lucy, who hurries from London with chaperone Eliza and lady's maid Alice.

But Alice, blessed and cursed with the Sight, is tormented by terrifying visions. When her mistress Eliza falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the healing waters of Transylvania seem to offer hope. At a local nobleman's invitation, the women set out for Castle Dracula.

In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart.

And not all of them will survive.