Bram Stoker

Mentioned in 7 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

Irish author best known for writing *Dracula*, one of literature's most influential gothic novels. He was involved in occult circles including the Golden Dawn during the late 19th century and extensively researched Transylvania and the historical figure Vlad the Impaler to inform his writing. Podcasts discuss him primarily for his literary legacy and the enduring cultural impact of *Dracula*, including how the work continues to generate derivative works by his descendants.

Appears On

Just the Zoo of Us Boring History for Sleep Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO and Lore Interviews The Best of Coast to Coast AM The Truth Ologies with Alie Ward Pet Candy Radio

Episode Appearances

Just the Zoo of Us · Apr 2, 2026

330: Cryptids w/ the Cryptonaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson!

“Discussed as example of author's cultural anxieties reflected in monster creation (Dracula)”

Cryptids and cryptozoology as metaphor and imaginationNature writing and science communicationPoetry and literary fiction blending science with whimsy

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Boring History for Sleep · Mar 6, 2026

The Real Dracula: The Brutal Reign of Vlad the Impaler 🩸 | Boring History for Sleep

“Wrote Dracula novel in 1897 borrowing Vlad's name to create archetypal vampire character that overshadowed historical memory”

Ottoman-European geopolitical conflict in 15th century BalkansWallachian vassal state politics and tributary systemsMedieval governance through terror and psychological warfare

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Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO and Lore Interviews · Feb 28, 2026

Master of Darkness: Alister Crowley

“Author of Dracula; Golden Dawn member; part of elite occult circles in late 19th century”

Aleister Crowley biography and occult philosophyGolden Dawn magical order and Western esotericismSex magic rituals and manifestation practices

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The Best of Coast to Coast AM · Feb 10, 2026

Dracula - Best of Coast to Coast AM - 2/9/26

“Author of Dracula; conducted research on Transylvania and Vlad the Impaler for novel inspiration”

Annotated Literature EditionsBram Stoker's DraculaSherlock Holmes Canon

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The Truth · Feb 5, 2026

BONUS: Inside "Forward, Darkspeed!"

“Original author of Dracula; his great-grandnephew has written Dracula books, exemplifying inherited IP succession pattern”

Inherited intellectual property and succession planningArtistic integrity versus commercial demands in franchisesEditorial decision-making and behind-the-scenes creative politics

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Ologies with Alie Ward · Oct 22, 2025

Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

“Author of 'Dracula'; novel used as case study for how societies identify something as evil and justify obliteration”

Ponerology and the study of evil as a linguistic and cultural constructPurity and contamination frameworks in religious and secular contextsSubject-object relationships and dehumanization in ethics and violence

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Pet Candy Radio · Oct 19, 2022

How to find a Vampire

“Author of 'Dracula' (1897), the other foundational novel that solidified modern vampire depiction”

Vampire mythology across cultures (European, Asian, African, American)18th-century vampire hysteria and mass graves desecrationNatural decomposition processes and misidentification as vampirism

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