 Already in his first essay on "Makt myrkranna", De Roos noted a number of parallels between the Icelandic plot and Stoker's preparatory notes for "Dracula".Some of these early ideas, such as an evening party with the Count entering as the last guest, the use of a “secret room – coloured like blood,” the appearance of a silent housekeeper woman, or the active role of a police inspector, did not appear in the published version of "Dracula".If Ásmundsson had not invented such ideas by himself, he only could have learned about them if Stoker had shared his early ideas for the plot with him.