Lost on a camping holiday abroad, Henry Hollins and family find themselves camping near a crumbling castle called ALUCARD. Noting the reverse spelling of the name, Henry explores the castle where he meets Count, who sometimes changes into a fruit bat, is vegetarian and quite appalled by his ancestor's antics.

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Middle Fiction .

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Babette Cole is filled with a zest for life, travelling around the world, but also visiting schools and meeting children. She is a great animal lover and keeps chickens, sheep, horses, dogs and cats which all find their way into her stories.