Abraham '''"Bram" Stoker''' was an author born in [[Dublin]] on November 8, 1847. Although in his lifetime he wrote many novels and was a contributer to ''The Dublin Mail'', an [[Irish]] newspaper, he is best remembered for his horror classic ''[[Dracula]]''. Prior to starting work on ''Dracula'', Stoker spent eight years researching [[European]] folklore and [[vampire]] myths and legends. Although he wrote other tales of the supernatural, none achieved the lasting fame of ''Dracula''.
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Abraham '''"Bram" Stoker''' is the author of the horror classic ''Dracula''. He was born in [[Dublin]] on November 8, 1847. He wrote many novels, and was a contributer to the [[Irish]] newspaper ''The Dublin Mail'', but is best remembered for ''Dracula''. Prior to starting work on ''Dracula'', Stoker spent eight years researching [[European]] folklore and [[vampire]] myths and legends. Although he wrote other tales of the supernatural, none achieved the lasting fame of ''Dracula''.
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He died on April 20, 1912, and was cremated. His ashes are displayed at Golder's Green crematorium in [[London]]. In [[Whitby]], where much of Dracula is set, there is a commemorative seat overlooking the harbour named in his memory.
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Bram Stoker was very interested in the occult, and was rumoured to be a member of a "magical order", the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Much of ''Dracula'' reflects Stoker's obsession with the supernatural, and his belief that God is powerless over supernatural occurences.
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Stoker died on April 20, 1912, and was cremated. His ashes are displayed at Golder's Green crematorium in [[London]]. In [[Whitby]], where much of Dracula is set, there is a commemorative seat overlooking the harbour named in his memory.