The Evolution of Dracula

Dracula -- The Novel by Bram Stoker (1897)
The Bite: Irish author Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula was part of a broad trend in British letters at the time -- invasion literature, which captured the British zeitgeist and its anxieties about Eastern European influences.
Scream Factor: Stoker researched Eastern European folklore for 15 year before writing Dracula. The meticulous research paid off. His epistolary novel remains the blueprint for vampire fiction and movies today.