Question: Who wrote the 1996 version of the story which was also the basis for Zinda Laash?

full_context: Document 1: Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse: Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse (also known simply as Dracula's Curse) is a 2006 horror film by The Asylum, written and directed by Leigh Scott. Despite featuring Bram Stoker's name in the title, the film is not directly based on any of his writings or a mockbuster to the 1992 film "Bram Stoker's Dracula", but shares similarities to films such as "", "Dracula 2000", "" and "Van Helsing". The film also shares some similarities with the 1971 Hammer horror film "Countess Dracula", which also features a Dracula-esque femme fatale in the lead role.
Document 2: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires is a 1974 horror film/martial arts film produced by Hammer Film Productions and Shaw Brothers Studio. It is the ninth and final film in the Hammer "Dracula" series. It was released in the U.S. by Dynamite Entertainment in 1979 in a heavily edited version as The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula, and was alternately known on the U.S. trailer as The 7 Brothers and their One Sister Meet Dracula.In the  Far East, it was titled Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires. The film is notable for having an actor other than Christopher Lee portray Count Dracula in the Hammer "Dracula" series; before this film was made, Lee had left the role of the Count. The role of Dracula is played by John Forbes-Robertson (though the actor's voice is dubbed by David de Keyser).
Document 3: Spectre (2015 film): In India, it was reported that the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) censored kissing scenes featuring Monica Bellucci, Daniel Craig, and Léa Seydoux. They also muted all profanity. This prompted criticism of the board online, especially on Twitter.
Document 4: Dracula: Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Document 5: Brides of Dracula: The Brides of Dracula are characters in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula". They are three seductive female vampire "sisters" who reside with Count Dracula in his castle in Transylvania, where they entrance men with their beauty and charm, and then proceed to feed upon them. Dracula provides them with victims to devour, mainly infants and children.
Document 6: Daughters of Darkness: Daughters of Darkness (in France, Les Lèvres Rouges, in Belgium, Le Rouge aux Lèvres (the former literally translated as "The Red Lips" and the latter as "The Red on the Lips") and in the Netherlands, Dorst Naar Bloed (meaning "Blood Thirst") is a 1971 Belgian horror film (with dialogue in English), directed by Harry Kümel. It is an erotic vampire film.
Document 7: Dracula: Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the character of Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Document 8: Bram Stoker's Dracula (handheld video game): Bram Stoker's Dracula for the Game Boy is a 1993 video game that bears a closer resemblance to platform games such as "Super Mario Land" than horror films. It was voted to be the 21st worst video game of all time according to "FLUX" magazine though it was also voted best-underrated gem game by 6y magazine.
Document 9: Jonathan Harker: Jonathan Harker is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel "Dracula". His journey to Transylvania and encounter with the vampire Count Dracula and his Brides at Castle Dracula constitutes the dramatic opening scenes in the novel and most of the film adaptations. Stoker appropriated the surname from his friend Joseph Cunningham Harker (1855-1920), a set designer at the Lyceum Theatre and father of actor William Gordon Harker (1885-1967) as well as great-grandfather of actress Polly Adams, whose actress-daughters Susannah Harker and Caroline Harker adopted the Harker surname for their stage names.
Document 10: The Diabolical Dr. Z: "The Diabolical Dr. Z" was released in Spain in August 1966 under the title "Miss Muerte" with a running time of 86 minutes. The film had 360,990 admissions in Spain and grossed a 2019 equivalent of 30,787.00€ domestically. It was released in France on November 22, 1967 under the title of "Dans les griffes du maniaque" () with a running time of 90 minutes.
Document 11: Patient X (film): Patient X is a 2009 Filipino horror film directed by Filipino director Yam Laranas and stars Richard Gutierrez and Cristine Reyes. It is co-produced by GMA Films, Viva Films, and RGUTZ Productions. This is the first movie of Richard Gutierrez under Viva Films Productions.
Document 12: Pusong Mamon: The film was rated PG-13 due to sexual elements, Eric Quizon who was one of the cast members confirmed in an interview that there will be a sequel of Pusong Mamon 2 to be seen in theaters in Mid-2012 produced by VIVA Films after 16 years.
Document 13: Zinda Laash: "Zinda Laash" is also known as Dracula in Pakistan (USA title) and The Living Corpse (International title). It is the first movie in Pakistan to be X-rated.
Document 14: Dracula (1996 play): Dracula is an adaptation, first published in 1996, by American playwright Steven Dietz of Bram Stoker's novel by the same name. Though it has never run on Broadway, the author lists it among his most financially successful works, and it is frequently performed near Halloween in regional and community theaters. Closely following the plot of the novel, the play chronicles Count Dracula's journey to England, his stalking of two young women, and his pursuit and eventual defeat by the heroines' suitors and their associates.
Document 15: Cruel Passion: The DVD is now available uncut in the United Kingdom as "Cruel Passion" and in the United States as "Marquis de Sade's Justine"
ground_truth: Steven Dietz
sub_queries: Which is the basis of Zinda Laash? Answer: Dracula
Dracula >> author Answer: Steven Dietz