Bram Stoker of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.. Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there, and Abraham was a senior civil servant. Stoker was bedridden with an unknown illness until he started school at the age of seven, when he made a complete recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years." He was educated in a private school run
Stoker (film) Miller described it as a "horror film, a family drama and a psychological thriller". Although influenced by Bram Stoker's "Dracula", Miller clarified that "Stoker" was "not about vampires. It was never meant to be about vampires but it is a horror story. A stoker is one who stokes, which also ties in nicely with the narrative." Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" also influenced the film. Miller said: "The jumping-off point is actually Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt". So, that's where we begin, and then we take it in a very, very different direction." The film marked director Park Chan-wook's