The myths directly inspired bram stoker 's legendary gothic horror novel , dracula , which was first published in 1897 and has since been turned into numerous filmic versions .
Drawing on biographies and memoirs , mr bram , himself a gay novelist of some note , stitches together a relaxed , gossipy narrative about the friendships , rivalries , sexcapades and love affairs that gave gay writers much of their raw material .
Walking to my hotel in the medieval town of sighisoara , its fortified walls and crooked streets illuminated by twinkly lanterns , it seemed I had stepped into the pages of bram stocker 's chilling classic , dracula .
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