Dracula Daily finished today, for those who did it – what did you think?

I read Dracula for the first time last Halloween and heard about Dracula Daily afterwards. I thought it was an interesting concept and signed up for it this year. I switched back and forth between the daily emails and the podcast, Re: Dracula.

I tried to maintain a group chat with friends about it, but unfortunately too many of them lost interest in the months long commitment. I have noticed online that this seems to be a trend. I went on vacation with minimal cell service at the end of September and it was rough trying to catch back up with all the 1-2 hour podcast episodes from that specific week.

I thought this was a very compelling way to tell the story. It really added to the suspense of it all, as every morning I’d wake up and check to see if my dear friend, Jonathon, had reached out to me. I’d often spend my commute to work thinking about where everyone was and what they were doing, especially because I’d usually use my commute time to listen to the podcast.

I typically preferred the podcast because I liked hearing their inflections and tone. When I first read Dracula, I thought Jonathon was dumb. Like, obviously something is up with Dracula. But hearing the voice actor’s inflections made me realize, oh, he’s writing this down because it is weird and he’s trying to calm himself down.

I think it was a cool experience and I’m glad I did it, though I’m not sure I’ll ever do it again. It definitely dragged on towards the end and I was ready to be released from this obligation. I also had that complaint about Dracula, though, so it’s not really the daily format but the actual story.

So, those who did it – what did you think? Did you think this was a cool idea? Did you make any paprika chicken for yourself? Did you make lizard fashion? I’m curious to hear your thoughts!