The Creator Who Started the Vampire TrendBram Stoker was the author of the world-famous novel Dracula (1897). He was born on November 8, 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. His full name was Abraham, but he was called Bram for short. Unlike today's families, he grew up with seven siblings. When he was young, he was a weak child, bedridden for his first 8 years. Her father, Abraham Stoker (1799-1876), was a civil servant – someone who works for the government – ​​and her mother was Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818-1901). He married actress Florence Baleombe (1858-1937) in 1878. Stoker and Florence had a son named Irving Noel Thornley Stoker (1879-1961). (Merriman, 1) Although Stoker was a jaundiced child, he eventually recovered and was able to attend Trinity College to study various subjects. He studied mathematics, participated in sports, and was appointed to the school board as president of the Philosophical Society. He graduated with honors in 1870. (Merriman, 1)Due to his father's profession, Bram Stoker became a civil servant himself while revising dramatic theater. Stoker left his civil service to pursue his career as a writer thanks to the meeting of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), actor in the plays of William Shakespeare and director of the Lyceum Theater in London. As one of Stoker's trusted friends, Sir Henry Irving offered him the position of co-director of the Lyceum Theater in London, where he continued to delve into the world of writing. (Weinfeld, 365) From there, he wrote many books, among which he created the masterpiece Dracula (1897).DraculaThe first copy of Stoker's Dracula (1897) was published in 1887, starting the trend of vampires. He suffered a number...... middle of paper ...... continues to live to this day. He based Count Dracula on two historical figures – Vlad Tepes and Elisabeth Bathory. Using primarily these two characters, Stoker created a book that he would be the founder of vampire books. Without the existence of Bram Stoker, vampires might not have been as popular as they are today. For example, in today's world, books about vampires such as Twilight, Vampire Diaries and Vampire Academy have become world famous thanks to vampirism. Movies have even been based on Dracula (1897), just as close to the original, using special effects on how to kill a vampire. Without the publication of Dracula (1897), there would have been no dark, bloody, or evil stories to spark advances using a new essence of writing. Thanks to Stoker's great mind and ability to create Dracula (1897), it changed the thinking of many writers around the world..