The Dracula Society

Founded in Britain October 23, 1973, by Bernard Davies and Bruce Wightman to promote the study and appreciation of the life and works of Bram Stoker; vampire, werewolf, and monster themes in fiction; stage and movie adaptations of Dracula, Frankenstein, and their derivatives; the sources of Stoker and similar writers; and possible links between fictional and historical persons and places concerned with Gothic literature. Honorary life members of the society include Christopher Lee and the late Vincent Price, famous for their roles in horror movies.

The society holds meetings, lectures, and film showings and has organized tours to Transylvania by arrangement with the Romanian Tourist Ministry. These tours have traced the route of Jonathan Harker in Stoker's novel Dracula and visited localities associated with the book. During the latter part of 1976, the society's newsletter, Voices from the Vaults, was amplified by publication of the magazine The Dracula Journals (now discontinued). Address: The Hon. Secretary, The Dracula Society, 36 Elliston House, 100 Wellington St., London, SE18 GQF, England.

Sources:

Davies, Bernard. Whitby Dracula Trail. Scarborough, York-shire, UK: Department of Tourism and Amenities, Scarborough Borough Council, n.d.

Guiley, Rosemary. Vampires Among Us. New York, Pocket Books. 1991.