We give you 10 fascinating facts Dracula and the man who created him? Count Dracula, one of the most iconic characters in literature.

Created by Bram Stoker, Dracula has achieved mythical status and has featured in hundreds of movies old, new and contemporary. Find out more about who created him; inspirations; characteristics; and his impact on culture through these 10 interesting facts.

We all have a favourite Dracula or Vampire film… what’s yours, a Christopher Lee original, or Robert Pattinson from Twilight?

10 Fascinating Facts Dracula

Dracula Fact 1

Dracula is the antagonist of the Victorian gothic horror classic, “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, 1897. Stoker’s notes for the novel show that his original name for Dracula was Count Wampyr.

Dracula Fact 2

Bram Stoker had a lifelong huge interest in art, he was one of the founders of Dublin Sketching Club 1874.

Dracula Fact 3

In Romanian, Dracula is translated to ‘dragon’ and ‘devil’.

Dracula Fact 4

According to Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula had a heavy moustache, can only change himself at sunset, and only sleeps in sacred earth.

Dracula Fact 5

Dracula’s castle stands on the edge of an enormous cliff, dropping a thousand feet. With a breath-taking view of Carpathians. The rooms at the castle, though tasteful and luxuriously decorated, are absent of mirrors.

Dracula Fact 6

What killed Bram Stoker on 20 April 1912? Bring on the conspiracy theories… In Daniel Farson’s (his nephew) biography of Stoker’s he proposed the death certificate read ‘Locomotor Ataxy 6 months’ as the cause of death. A softened approach to saying the sexually transmitted disease, syphilis. His remains are located at Golders Green Crematorium in London.

Dracula Fact 7

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft (with Bill Gates), paid an undisclosed ‘large’ amount for Stoker’s manuscript of the book. Eight days before the novel’s publication, Stoker released the stage play, which he had also written, at the Lyceum Theatre.

Dracula Fact 8

Dracula appeared just short of 300 films, making him the most-often portrayed character in film, just ahead of iconic detective Sherlock Holmes.

Dracula Fact 9

Dracula wasn’t the best seller you imagine today when first released. It sold well in 1897, however it didn’t quite fly off the shelves. It was outsold by Richard Marsh’s The Beetle.

Dracula Fact 10

Actor Christopher Lee has been cast in 11 Dracula roles.