History Literature / PowersOfDarkness

In 1901, writer Valdimar Ásmundsson set out to translate [[Creator/BramStoker Bram Stoker's]] ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' for an [[UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}} Icelandic]] audience. Whilst the foreword was re-translated in 1986, and the story itself republished in its [[UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}} home country]] as recently as 2011, it took until 2014 for anybody to realise Valdimar had reworked the entire story, adding in [[Main/CanonForeigner new characters]] and events whilst [[Main/AdaptedOut removing]] and [[Main/DemotedToExtra shortening]] others. It was, quite possibly, the world's first ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' fanfiction.

An English translation was published in 2017, by Dutch ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' scholar Hans de Roos and a team of translators and localisers.

* EpistolaryNovel: The (unabridged) Swedish text retains the ScrapbookStory format of [[Literature/{{Dracula}} the original novel.]]

''Powers of Darkness'' is the title given to a pair of Nordic ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' translations, both wildly different to [[Creator/BramStoker Stoker's]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} text]] and each other.

* AdaptationExpansion: Harker's experiences at the castle are heavily expanded on; he learns of the Count's family history and the legends associated with them via a candlelit tour of the portrait gallery, and frequently encounters a mysterious woman lurking about the castle, whom he feels an intoxicating attraction to. He also discovers a [[Main/CreepyBasement chamber in the bowels of the castle]], where Count Draculitz and a [[Main/{{Cult}} cult]] of ape-people, theorised to be his inbred ancestors, engage in HumanSacrifice.

* AdaptationExpansion: Harker's experiences at the castle are heavily expanded on; he learns of the Count's family history and the legends associated with them via a candlelit tour of the portrait gallery, and frequently encounters a mysterious woman lurking about the castle, whom he feels an intoxicating attraction to. He also discovers a chamber in the bowels of the castle, where Count Draculitz and a [[Main/{{Cult}} cult]] of ape-people, theorised to be his inbred ancestors, engage in HumanSacrifice.

* SecretPath: Harker discovers one leading down to the castle's CreepyBasement, as well as to a potential escape route. It's also how the Count's deaf-mute servant gets around without being seen.

* SecretPath: Harker discovers one leading down to the castle's CreepyBasement. It's also how the Count's deaf-mute servant gets around without being seen.

* CompositeCharacter: Dracula's "Brides or "Sisters" are compressed into one singular character.

* SecretPath: Harker discovers one leading down to Castle Dracula's CreepyBasement. It's also how the Count's deaf-mute servant gets around without being seen.

* HotterAndSexier: Whilst the Brides were described as "voluptuous" in the original novel, and Harker, though somewhat entranced, is generally afraid of them, here [[Main/CompositeCharacter their equivalent]] is [[Main/AdaptationalSkimpiness explicitly bare-breasted]] in one scene, and Harker expresses several times a desire to see her again.

* CreepyBasement: Aside from the crypt where Harker finds the Count's resting place, Valdimar Ásmundsson [[Main/AdaptationExpansion adds]] a sacrificial chamber in the bowels of the castle, where the Count conducts [[Main/HumanSacrifice frightening rituals]].

* Cult: Dracula has one comprised of strange ape-people.

* AdaptationExpansion: Harker's experiences at Castle Dracula are greatly expanded, learning of the Count's family via a portrait gallery and repeatedly meeting a mysterious and beautiful woman, whilst also discovering a chamber in the bowels of the castle where Dracula and a cult of ape-people engage in human sacrifice.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Quincey Morris]] no longer dies fighting Dracula; instead, he is arrested for the Count's murder, but after an investigation behind closed doors, is acquitted.

* AdaptedOut: [[Main/TheRenfield Renfield]] is nowhere to be seen, and Mina is never forced to drink Dracula's blood. Likewise, the chase back to Transylvania is omitted, and Dracula is killed by the heroes whilst still in London.