The real monster in Dracula (1897) is the reader, for reading these people’s private correspondences without their permission

Dracula was the creator, the monster was a collection of train tables.

The book is the prototype for this:

My headcanon is that the book was compiled by Jonathan Harker after he got drunk and spilled the beans at a party and now everyone mocks or pities him.

They published their thoughts for the world to read

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When I realized that Dr Seward was recording his on a phonograph, I had to go back and reread his passages to see if he was one of the ones doing the various dialects.

The name of the reader? That's right, Peeping Tom

I laughed out loud.

Cf. porn viewers.

"Whats worse is that the reader knows of Dracula's ill intentions, but they chose not to warn any of the other characters. Now, I don't know about you, but if I was in the reader's position, I would have immediately put a stop to Dracula's plans without hesitation."