“Listen to them—the children of the night. What music they make!”
Bram Stoker
Why this quote resonates
We chose this quote because it is one of the best known spooky lines in all of literature. It resonates because it makes something frightening, howling wolves, sound almost like music. We love how it shows the charm and danger of Count Dracula in just two short sentences. Perfect for Halloween.
Meaning of the quote
This comes from Chapter 2 of Dracula, where the Count describes howling wolves to Jonathan Harker. Dracula calls the wolves children of the night, and he sounds proud of their song. The nuance is the contrast. A normal visitor would be afraid, but Dracula finds the noise lovely, and that gap shows how strange and cold he is.
When people share this quote
People often share this on Halloween night, especially when a dog barks or wolves howl in a film. It works well as a caption for a vampire costume or as a line to say in a spooky voice at a party. Fans of classic horror books will love it.
