http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/dracula-in-whitby-news.html Up-to-date news and information about the Yorkshire town of Whitby, its connection to Count Dracula and global news stories about the infamous vampire. Read about events, activities, festivals and things-to-do in the area. Essential reading for planning a visit to Whitby. en-us Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:11:21 +0100 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:11:21 +0100 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200804.html#e87 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200804.html#e87 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:11:21 +0100 I'm moving the Dracula News page to a new Wordpress blogging system which will be quicker and more convenient to update and allow you guys to make comments about the various topics.This will therefore be the last post on this page.Head over to the Blog page... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200802.html#e86 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200802.html#e86 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:21:10 +0100 There are some great new products available for Hammer Films fans...New Quad Size Posters:The quad posters are litho printed in the UK on 170gsm paper. Each title in the series has been scanned from an original British quad poster at a very high resolution.... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200802.html#e85 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200802.html#e85 Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:05:31 +0100 This year is set to be very exciting with the new Hammer Film Beyond the Rave due April 2008.It looks like it could be a good one! Nice to see Hammer back in action after so many years and so many resurrections! Click on the link to visit the official website... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200801.html#e84 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200801.html#e84 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:52:04 +0100 This might be of interest to US visitors...Happy New Year to all of you. We're very excited about seeing you all next month at the 40th Dracula's Ball event, "Dracula's Ball XL" featuring And One and Ego Likeness as well as our new Bellydance Lounge. This... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200712.html#e83 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200712.html#e83 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:10:06 +0100 Thought you all might enjoy this quote..."I was just thinking about the life of a pumpkin. Grow up in the sun, happily entwined with others, and then someone comes along, cuts you open, and rips your guts out.- Buffy, Fear Itself, Series 4 - Buffy the Vampire... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e80 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e80 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:31:30 +0100 A new book on the the Dracula legend was recently launched at The Royal Hotel in Whitby (one of Bram Stoker's favourite haunts when he stayed in Whitby).Birth of a Legend: Count Dracula, Bram Stoker and Whitby, by Paul M Chapman, explores Stoker's time in Whitby... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e79 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e79 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:46:58 +0100 Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco, an adopted descendant of Count Dracula, has died in Germany aged 67 after spending a colorful life organizing blood donor parties and medieval festivals at his estate in eastern Germany.Here's the link to the... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e78 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e78 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:27:20 +0100 Remember, HammerShop is at Memorabilia this weekend - the huge collectables fair taking place at the NEC in Birmingham.Producer of Beyond the Rave, Ben Grass, will be with the shop on Saturday, and legendary scream queen Ingrid Pitt will be joining the shop... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e77 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e77 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:30:55 +0100 Here's an interesting article I discovered recently - great reading if you're wanting a new tattoo AND into the slightly darker side of life!It is after midnight and your craving a sexy vampire woman tattoo. You want to put a hot blood sucker on your body?... http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e76 http://www.dracula-in-whitby.com/200711.html#e76 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:42:42 +0100 Here's an interesting story about Whitby and why you should visit if you haven't done so already!On an autumn afternoon in Whitby, it is easy to understand why Bram Stoker chose the grey, forbidding ruins of the abbey as Dracula's first resting place before...