Tag Archives: Bram Stoker

For the Blood is life

I’ve been getting into the spirit of the spooky season lately, brushing up on my Gothic Horror with the usual suspects, Stoker, Le Fanu and Shelley. I’ve even begun watching the old Hammer Horror classics like Horror of Dracula, The … Continue reading

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The Final Curtain – Dracula’s Fire Garden

I want you to believe … to believe in things that you cannot …” – Bram Stoker, Dracula And so sadly we come to the final article on last years Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin exclusively for the thefairytaletraveler.com. Its been … Continue reading

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Bram Stoker

So to kick things off on the run up to Halloween, I thought were better to start with, than the master of gothic Horror and creator of the infamous Dracula, Bram Stoker. Although Bram did not live long enough to … Continue reading

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Re-work Wednesday 38

Please bear with me as I am in the process of psyching myself up for this years BramStokerFestival. And with Halloween just around the corner, you can be sure that you will be seeing more of this content over the next few … Continue reading

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I got some great news last week. The Bram Stoker Festival is set to continue again this year, and it looks like I will have a media pass. So I will for a second year be walking amongst the Un-dead … Continue reading

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Re-work Wednesday 32

Yet another image from last years Bram Stoker Festival , I did another one of these about six weeks ago as some of you might remember. This was the second Nightmare vision witnessed at Dublin Castle as I entered Dracula’s Fire Garden. You can … Continue reading

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When I started this back in January I never thought that I would still be doing it over six months later, and yet here I am. I was just looking through the images I have done to date and its … Continue reading

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Bram Stoker Festival Part 4: Dracula’s Fire Garden…

Finally I am back online, So here is the long awaited Grand Finale of my recent encounters at the Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin exclusivly for thefairytaletraveller. The courtyard at Dublin Castle set the stage for the evenings Spooktacular ‘Dracula’s Fire … Continue reading

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Bram Stoker Festival Part 3: Larry Beau

Part 3 of my recent encounters at the Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin exclusivly for thefairytaletraveller. On stage this time in Barnardo Square, the self proclaimed wandering minstrel Larry Beau. With an entirely acoustic performance of original songs, a strange … Continue reading

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Bram Stoker Festival Part 2: Countess Dracula

Part 2 of my recent encounters at the Bram Stoker Festival. This time a captivating performance by the ‘Angels of the Odd. Telling an original tale about an imaginary connection between Stoker and the Blood Countess Erzebet Bathory, whom appears to him in … Continue reading

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