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\"\"<\/a>Yup, today is Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday. While he’s best known for his novel, Dracula, (of which both Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire Scotland and Whitby in Yorkshire, England take credit for inspiring because of their rugged North Sea cliffs) he has also penned Dracula’s Guest, Lair of the White Worm, The Man, The Jewel of Seven Stars, and The Lady of the Shroud.<\/p>\n

So, happy birthday to you, Bram Stoker!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yup, today is Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday. 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