An extract from a Halloween special for the series 'Echo Island' aimed at young people. In this clip presenter Dara Ó Briain in a Halloween costume talks to Denis McIntyre of the Bram Stoker Project about the book 'Dracula' the most popular book in the world after the Bible.

Bram Stoker was born in Dublin and his inspiration for Dracula may have come from Ireland. The presenter speaks in both Irish and English. An actress reads aloud from 'Dracula' in a voiceover.

The RTÉ series for young people 'Echo Island' was broadcast from 1994 to 1999.

Halloween (a shortening of All Hallows’ Evening) is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day incorporates traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead, particularly the Celtic Samhain.

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