Fall is the perfect season to grab your favorite mystery and claim a rocking chair on our breezy front porch, especially the gripping, seasonal classic Dracula. Bram Stoker fans are always delightfully surprised to learn that his great grandnephew, Dacre Stoker, is not only a resident of Aiken, South Carolina, but an author in his own right.
Dacre penned the international bestselling Dracula the Un-Dead, the official Stoker family-endorsed sequel to Dracula and is also the co-editor of The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years. The film rights to his latest novel, Dracul, a prequel to Dracula, have been purchased by Paramount Studios.
With a mission to preserve Bram’s legacy, Dacre lectures, makes presentations, and leads tours across the nation and overseas. His compelling and informative multimedia presentation, Stoker on Stoker, the Mysteries behind the Writing of Dracula, weaves together the details of Dracula’s history with Bram Stoker’s life in Dublin and London, and Stoker family lore, separating fact from popular fiction and revealing the truth about all things Stoker and Dracula.
Lucky for local fans of the caped Count, Dacre will present Stoker on Stoker just in time for Halloween at The Willcox. Illustrated with Dacre’s own collection of never-before published, and seldom-seen historic images, Stoker on Stoker fascinates Gothic scholars, vampire fans, and history buffs, exploring the issues behind the mysteries that have baffled Dracula scholars and fans since the book’s publication in 1897.
Please join us for this special presentation and book signing at The Willcox, including wine and light hors d’oeuvres. The Willcox will have books on hand for purchase.
Stoker on Stoker, the Mysteries behind the Writing of Dracula
Sunday, October 16
5:30 p.m.
$35 per person
Advanced reservations recommended, 803-648-1898
