Dracula Dracula is a novel published in 1897 by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of the world’s most famous vampire character. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel’s influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for scores of theatrical and movie interpretations throughout the 20th century.
Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to survive through drinking human and/or animal blood, often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform. Some cultures have myths of non-human vampires, such as demons or animals like bats, dogs, and spiders. Vampires are often described as having a variety of additional powers and character traits, extremely variable in different traditions.
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