The character of Dracula embodies Victorian fears about the consequences of unbridled sexuality and the idea of the foreigner as a corrupting influence. The novel also highlights the idea of science versus the supernatural, as Van Helsing and his allies use their scientific knowledge to combat Dracula's supernatural powers.

Stoker, Bram. "Chapter 18, Doctor Seward's Diary". Dracula (PDF). p.343. Thus, whereas he can do as he will within his limit, when he have his earth-home, his coffin-home, his hell-home, the place unhallowed, as we saw when he went to the grave of the suicide at Whitby, still at other time he can only change when the time come. Escher, Kat (19 May 2017). "The Icelandic Translation of 'Dracula' Is Actually a Different Book". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Stoker, Bram. "Ch 18, Dr. Seward's Diary". Dracula (PDF). p.341. on the blood of the living. Even more, we have seen amongst us that he can even grow younger, that his vital faculties grow strenuous, and seem as though they refresh themselves when his special pabulum is plenty.Fitts, Alexandra (1998). "Alejandra Pizarnik's "La condesa Sangrienta" and the Lure of the Absolute". Letras Femeninas. 24 (1/2): 23–35. ISSN 0277-4356. JSTOR 23021659. Stoker came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history, and chose this to replace the name ( Count Wampyr) that he had originally intended to use for his villain. Some Dracula scholars, led by Elizabeth Miller, have questioned the depth of this connection as early as 1998. They argue that Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III, Vlad the Impaler, and that he used only the name "Dracula" and some miscellaneous scraps of Romanian history. [54] Also, there are no comments about Vlad III in the author's working notes. [55] Dracula was widely considered to be frightening. A review appearing in The Manchester Guardian in 1897 praised its capacity to entertain, but concluded that Stoker erred in including so much horror. [120] Likewise, Vanity Fair opined that the novel was "praiseworthy" and absorbing, but could not recommend it to those who were not "strong". [119] Stoker's prose was commended as effective in sustaining the novel's horror by many publications. [121] A reviewer for the San Francisco Wave called the novel a "literary failure"; they elaborated that coupling vampires with frightening imagery, such as insane asylums and "unnatural appetites", made the horror too overt, and that other works in the genre, such as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, had more restraint. [122] Ingelbien, Raphaël (2003). "Gothic Genealogies: Dracula, Bowen's Court, And Anglo-Irish Psychology". ELH. 70 (4): 1089–1105. doi: 10.1353/elh.2004.0005. ISSN 1080-6547. S2CID 162335122. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire in 14

Further, if Dracula or any vampire has had their fill in blood upon feeding, they will be caused to rest in this dead state even longer than usual. [46] Other abilities [ edit ] Miller, Elizabeth (August 1996). "Filing for Divorce: Vlad Tepes vs. Count Dracula". The Borgo Post: 2.

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Corneel de Roos, Hans (2012). "The Dracula Maps". The Ultimate Dracula. Munich, Germany: Moonlake Editions. ISBN 978-3943559002. Dracula is one of the most famous pieces of English literature. Many of the book's characters have entered popular culture as archetypal versions of their characters; for example, Count Dracula as the quintessential vampire, and Abraham Van Helsing as an iconic vampire hunter. The novel, which is in the public domain, has been adapted for film over 30 times, and its characters have made numerous appearances in virtually all media. Arata, Stephen D. (1990). "The Occidental Tourist: "Dracula" and the Anxiety of Reverse Colonization". Victorian Studies. 33 (4): 621–645. ISSN 0042-5222. JSTOR 3827794. Bierman, Joseph S. (1 January 1977). "The Genesis and Dating of 'Dracula' from Bram Stoker's Working Notes". Notes and Queries. CCXXII (jan): 39–41. doi: 10.1093/notesj/CCXXII.jan.39. ISSN 0029-3970.

Following its publication, Dracula was positively received by reviewers who pointed to its effective use of horror. In contrast, reviewers who wrote negatively of the novel regarded it as excessively frightening. Comparisons to other works of Gothic fiction were common, including its structural similarity to Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White (1859). In the past century, Dracula has been situated as a piece of Gothic fiction. Modern scholars explore the novel within its historical context—the Victorian era—and discuss its depiction of gender roles, sexuality, and race. Sideshow presents the Dracula Premium Format™ Figure, inspired by the frightful and famous Dracula (1958) by Hammer Horror. Hopkins, Lisa (2007). Bram Stoker: A Literary Life. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-4647-8. OCLC 70335483.

In 2003, Count Dracula, as portrayed by Lugosi in the 1931 film, was named as the 33rd greatest movie villain by the AFI. [50] In 2013, Empire magazine ranked Lee's portrayal as Dracula the 7th Greatest Horror Movie Character of All Time. [51] The natural environment of the mountains is part of 'the wildest and least known portions of Europe' , with uncontrolled 'bewildering masses of fruit blossom' and 'green sloping land' ( Dracula, chapter one) . The image of this wild natural landscape both appeals to and intimidates the reader, while the sights Harker sees must be glorious and beautiful, they also appear out of control, Foreshadowing the danger which awaits him.