Whitby of St Hilda (657–680). Part of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship "Dmitri". Stoker discovered the name "Dracula" at the old public library. One scholar has suggested that Stoker chose Whitby as the site of Dracula's first appearance in England because of the Synod of Whitby, given the novel's preoccupation with timekeeping and calendar disputes. Elizabeth Gaskell set her novel "Sylvia's Lovers" partly in the town which she visited in 1859 and Lewis Carroll stayed at 5, East Terrace between July and September 1854: his first
The Tomb of Dracula addressed in the final three issues of "Nightstalkers". These included the fates of Dracula's bride Domini, their son Janus, and vampire-hunter Taj Nital. Dracula took the title role in the miniseries "Dracula: Lord of the Undead". Two more four-issue miniseries followed. "Stoker's Dracula" continued and concluded the adaptation of the original Bram Stoker novel "Dracula" by writer Roy Thomas and artist Dick Giordano, which had begun in "Dracula Lives" 30 years prior. Another "Tomb of Dracula" miniseries followed found Blade joined a new team of vampire hunters to prevent Dracula achieving godhood. "Apocalypse vs. Dracula" featured Dracula battling Apocalypse, an