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'Fang-tastic': Dracula fans set new world record

Irish author Bram Stoker only had one bloodthirsty creature of the undead in mind when a visit to the English seaside town of Whitby inspired Dracula.
News Lens • 27 May 22

Connection between Sligo and Dracula strengthened

The Sligo connection with Dracula has been further strengthened with the arrival in town of the author's great grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, who believes a dreadful cholera epidemic in the town inspired the book.
Connacht • 24 Oct 19

Academics find Dracula was partly inspired by Sligo

A cholera epidemic in Sligo was a source of inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, academics told a conference in the town today.
Connacht • 10 Nov 18

Hollywood to film Dracula in Northern Ireland

A Hollywood movie based on the Dracula story is to be filmed in Northern Ireland.
News • 20 May 13

'Dracula' desk to be auctioned in California

The desk where Bram Stoker wrote his famed 1897 book "Dracula" is going up for auction next month after having been restored and turned into a work of art.
News • 31 Oct 12

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