Bram Stoker Bram Stoker Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula". During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Abraham Stoker (1799–1876) from Dublin and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley (1818–1901), who was raised in County Sligo. Stoker was the third of seven children, the eldest
Rena Mason stories in various magazines and anthologies. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and International Screenwriter Association. An avid scuba diver and registered nurse, Mason lives in Reno, Nevada, with her family. Rena Mason Rena Mason is an American author of horror fiction and a two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award. Her literary debut, "The Evolutionist," won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2013, while her novella "East End Girls" was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction. Her 2014 short story "Ruminations" tied