Bram Stoker (1847-1912) is best known as the author of Dracula (1897), one of the most famous horror novels of all time. Abraham Stoker was born in Clontarf, Ireland in 1847. He was a sickly child, bedridden for much of his boyhood. As a student at...

Without Dracula (1897), Bram Stoker would be forgotten. As it is, he is one of the least-known authors of one of the best-known books. Dracula was his masterpiece, and a writer only needs one of those to achieve immortality; but Stoker was obscured by...

Like a creature from his own imagination, Abraham (Bram) Stoker is frequently described by biographers as a red-haired giant, a man of prodigious strength and energy. During his lifetime Stokers name was most often linked to that of his famous partner,...

Bram Stoker - (1847 - 1912) (Full name Abraham Stoker) Irish novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Stoker is best known as the author of Dracula (1897), one of the most famous horror stories of all time, and a work frequently cited as a...

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. In his honour, the Horror Writers Association recognizes "superior achievement" in horror writing with...

Romania's government on Thursday defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, denying allegations that the decision was illegal.The castle, famous for its links to a 15th-century medieval ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula," was confiscated in 1948 by...

Romania's government on Thursday defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, denying allegations that the decision was illegal.The castle, famous for its links to a 15th-century medieval ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula," was confiscated in 1948 by...

Lawmakers began debating Wednesday whether the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula's Castle was legally returned to an heir of Romania's royal family and whether he is allowed to sell it.Bran Castle, which has been featured in many movies, was returned to Archduke Dominic Habsburg,...

The Habsburg family said Wednesday that it wanted to sell a Transylvanian castle famous for its connections to the 15th century medieval ruler who inspired "Dracula" for 60 million euros, or $78 million, to the local authorities, an attorney said.The local council says it is...

In the following excerpt, Farson contends that Stoker's frequent travels provided settings and inspirations for his short fiction.

In the following excerpt, which is constructed of introductions to Stoker's stories in Midnight Tales, Haining determines the possible sources of and inspiration for the stories in the collection.

In the following excerpt, Senf discusses the defining characteristics of Stoker's short fiction.