Dacre Stoker: Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story

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As Halloween 2025 approaches, we welcome Dacre Stoker — great‑grandnephew of Bram Stoker — to the Spooky Isles Podcast.Dacre explains why Dracula is the perfect Halloween tale: Irish folklore roots, Whitby inspirations, the “Count Wampyr” what‑if, the missing manuscript pages (including a volcanic ending), and why Bran Castle and Cruden Bay still matter.He also shares details of his upcoming Romania trip culminating in a Vampire Ball inside Bran Castle.Book your Dracula Halloween adventureMore about Dacre: dacrestoker.com · Bram Stoker Estate: bramstokerestate.comMore spooky stories: SpookyIsles.com

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