Bram Stoker

Born in Dublin on November 8, 1847, Bram Stoker grew up in Ireland and later built a varied career as a writer, critic, and theatre manager. Before and alongside his fiction, he worked in the literary and theatrical world, experiences that helped sharpen the dramatic style readers often notice in his novels.

He is most famous for Dracula, published in 1897, a novel that became one of the defining works of horror literature. Its mix of letters, diaries, and newspaper clippings gave the story a vivid, almost documentary feel, and Count Dracula went on to become one of the most famous figures in popular culture.

Stoker wrote other novels and stories as well, but Dracula remains the center of his legacy. He died in London on April 20, 1912, and his influence has only grown since then, with his fiction continuing to inspire films, stage works, and generations of horror writers.