Dracula is one of literature's most iconic horror novels – and still one of the most filmed literary works with over 500 film adaptations. From Bram Stoker's original novel from 1897 to modern interpretations such as Claes Bang's version in the Netflix series and Robert Eggers' recent Nosferatu, the vampire continues to captivate us.
In this special event at Copenhagen Main Library, we delve into the stories that inspired Dracula – such as John Polidori's The Vampyre from 1819, where the vampire became a seductive aristocrat, and Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla from 1872, which explores female desire and intimacy. We explore how these works shaped Stoker's classic and why the vampire myth still has such a powerful impact on culture and art today.
Meet three experts: Jakob Levinsen, who has newly translated Dracula, Anders Jørgen Mogensen from Escho Publishing, who publishes gothic and horror literature, and Christian Monggaard, film and TV editor at Information, who follows Dracula narratives' modern expression.
