His full name was Abraham Stoker.

He was born the 8th of November 1847, and died the 20th of April 1912.

While at university, Bram Stoker worked in Dublin Castle.

It took Bram Stoker seven years to write Dracula.

Bram Stoker was a manager for a famous actor, Sir Henry Irving.

Due to illness, he couldn't stand or walk until he was seven years old.

Transylvania is a region in central Romania.

It's known for medieval towns, mountainous borders and castles.

Victorian society was organized hierarchically. While race, religion, region, and occupation were all meaningful aspects of identity and status.

It's a genre that places strong emphasis on intense emotion, pairing terror with pleasure, death with romance.

Romance, villain, emotional distress, nightmares...

Vampires hate garlic, holy water and silver bullets.