Dark Dublin, Dracula, Bram Stoker & Other Horrors

Dublin, steeped in centuries of bloodshed and fear, birthed the world’s most haunting tales, none more chilling than Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This sinister walk traces the shadows of Stoker’s life and works, delving into Ireland’s eerie folklore of evil spirits and our fraught relationship with the Other World. Discover how the city’s thousand years of foreign occupation, suffering, and persecution fueled the darkness that haunted Stoker’s pen. Along the way, we’ll revisit the macabre creations of Stoker’s literary predecessors, including Maturin, Le Fanu, and Wilde, who too wove tales of dread from the depths of Dublin’s cursed history.