100 years on, the un-dead are in better shape than ever

It is, of course, entirely appropriate that the estate of Bram Stoker should choose to mark the 100th anniversary of the author’s death this year with a series of events, such as the publication of Bram Stoker’s Lost Journal, and a special edition of Dracula. 
 
With other writers you might decide to commemorate their birth, or the date of their greatest work. But death — and in particular the way it needn’t stand in the way of a man’s career — was the underpinning theme of Bram Stoker’s most famous novel. And with the popularity of vampires at an all time high in the early years of 21st century, Stoker’s immortality seems just as assured as that of his most famous creation.
  
Written in 1897, Dracula has insinuated its way into the psyche of gothic horror readers and has spread through countless other books, movies and TV series.