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How hearing loss led to the discovery of a lost Bram Stoker story

Pharmacist, writer and historian Brian Cleary on coping with his sudden hearing loss and how it led to the discovery of a long-lost story by the author of Dracula.

Highlights • 29 Oct 24

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

Did you know the author of the most famous horror novel of them all came from Dublin?

Bram Stoker • 22 Oct 24

Dracula - listen to the classic RTÉ Players production

We creep into Dead Man's Month with a chilling classic from the archives: Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted for radio by the late, great P.J. O'Connor...

Bram Stoker Festival • 31 Oct 23

Actors Margaret McAuliffe and Donncha O'Dea feature in Stoker on Stoker (Pic: Olga Kuzmenko)

Stoker on Stoker - celebrating the 125th anniversary of Dracula

Bram Stoker Festival • 26 Oct 22

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

Presented in association with the annual Bram Stoker Festival...

Bram Stoker • 21 Oct 22

Nosferatu100 - Matthew Nolan on rescoring a vampire classic

Bram Stoker • 20 Oct 22

How Dracula Daily reanimates the classic vampire novel

Tech • 29 Jun 22

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

In association with the Bram Stoker Festival, we present a site with bite!

Bram Stoker • 30 Oct 20

Listen: Bram Stoker's Dracula, read by Aidan Grennell

Listen to a special RTÉ Radio 1 Book on One recording of Dracula by Bram Stoker, read by the late Aiden Grennell, in a celebrated 1999 production by Séamus Hosey...

Bram Stoker • 29 Oct 20

Listen: Three Castles Burning on Bram Stoker's Dublin

In a special edition of his popular Three Castles Burning podcast for Bram Stoker Festival, historian Donal Fallon explores Stoker's Dublin...

Bram Stoker • 29 Oct 20

Bram Stoker, Bookworm - the view from Marsh's Library

Jason McElligott, Director of Marsh's Library, writes about the young Bram Stoker's visits to Dublin's oldest public library, opened in 1707, and what they reveal about the early years of the author of Dracula...

Bram Stoker • 29 Oct 20

Listen: Vampirella by Angela Carter

Vintage vampires and super creeps... Enjoy a season of Hallowe'en highlights from the RTÉ Drama on One team...

Bram Stoker • 29 Oct 20

Bram Stoker Festival: Fangs for the memories!

Sink your teeth into Fangs, the essential pop culture podcast about Dracula hosted by Liam Geraghty for Bram Stoker Festival...

Bram Stoker • 29 Oct 20

From the Shadows by Cara Gordon, part of the Bram Stoker exhibition at the Hamilton Gallery

Bram Stoker exhibition on display in author's part-ancestral town

A Bram Stoker exhibition is currently on display in the Hamilton Gallery, further highlighting the Sligo-link to the Dracula author.

Arts and Culture • 22 Oct 20

The many faces of Dracula - 5 fang-tastic portrayals

Bren Murphy takes a look at five of the horror icon's portrayals in cinema and television.

Dracula • 27 Oct 20

A Talented Woman - RTÉ Arena speaks to Henrietta McKervey

Henrietta McKervey's fourth novel, A Talented Man, published by Hachette, revolves around a fictional sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula. She talked to RTÉ Arena on RTÉ Radio 1 about the book...

RTÉ Arena • 15 May 20

Dracul, the prequel to Dracula - read an extract

As a special Halloween treat, we're delighted to present an extract Dracul, the new prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula by J.D. Barker and Bram's great-grand nephew Dacre Stoker, published by Penguin.

Books • 31 Oct 18

Bela Lugosi played Bram Stoker's Dracula in the 1931 classic

Dracula bites back: Dacre Stoker talks to Tubridy

'Tis the season to be spooky and there's no better time of year to talk about Dracul, the prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula, written by Brams's great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker and author JD Barker.

Books • 23 Oct 18

Elaine Davidson, the 'world's most pierced woman', appearing in Bleedin’ Deadly at this year's Bram Stoker Festival

The Bram Stoker Festival - it's a total scream

Now in its fifth year, the Bram Stoker Festival has evolved from its inaugural incarnation as a literary celebration to a full-brown arts weekender, incorporating theatre, film, music and live performance.

Culture • 26 Oct 16

Bela Lugosi - still the definitive screen Dracula eight decades on.

Decomposing Dracula for the Bram Stoker Festival

Drac is back! A unique event premieres this Saturday (October 29th) in the National Concert Hall, Dublin: a screening of the classic 1931 movie Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, will be presented with the World Premiere of a new contemporary score.

Culture • 25 Oct 16

Dracula

How hearing loss led to the discovery of a lost Bram Stoker story

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

Dracula - listen to the classic RTÉ Players production

Stoker on Stoker - celebrating the 125th anniversary of Dracula

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

Nosferatu100 - Matthew Nolan on rescoring a vampire classic

How Dracula Daily reanimates the classic vampire novel

Enter our Bram Stoker hub - the author of Dracula celebrated

Listen: Bram Stoker's Dracula, read by Aidan Grennell

Listen: Three Castles Burning on Bram Stoker's Dublin

Bram Stoker, Bookworm - the view from Marsh's Library

Listen: Vampirella by Angela Carter

Bram Stoker Festival: Fangs for the memories!

Bram Stoker exhibition on display in author's part-ancestral town

The many faces of Dracula - 5 fang-tastic portrayals

A Talented Woman - RTÉ Arena speaks to Henrietta McKervey

Dracul, the prequel to Dracula - read an extract

Dracula bites back: Dacre Stoker talks to Tubridy

The Bram Stoker Festival - it's a total scream

Decomposing Dracula for the Bram Stoker Festival

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