Look no further for the UKs top Halloween weekend. The Bram Stoker International brings a myriad of world class entertainment music, dance, drama and lectures.. Plus over 35 movies to Whitby. Now in our 8th year the festival is recognised as one of the best genre festivals in the World.

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http://www.bramstokerfilmfestival.com

The Bram Stoker International Film Festival is now in its 8th year and has quickly expanded into one of the biggest and most unique genre festivals in the country. 

Originally devised as a means to show off Bram Stokers undeniable influence on horror cinema and literature the festival has grown into a celebration of all things dark and macabre. 

With Whitby, the literary birthplace of Dracula as its setting, the Bram Stoker International Film Festival is soaked in atmosphere and surrounded by history. 

Bram Stoker visited Whitby in 1890, and it was in the local library that he first came across the name Dracula (previously the book had been titled The Un-Dead and the Count simply Count Wampyr). 

Whitby's influence on the novel simply cannot be ignored, several iconic scenes in the book take place in the town and you are able to recreate and follow the paths characters take, in particular Mina’s flight towards the Abbey which you can follow on a modern map as you read. 

The Bram Stoker International Film Festival is dedicated to continuing Whitbys and Bram Stokers gothic tradition through art, music, literature and of course films.