As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good year. For the first time the medicinal leech Hirudo ...

Lee's 'Dracula' cloak found in shop. The black cape worn by Christopher Lee in his first role as Dracula is found in a fancy dress shop. By Beth Hilton Published: 22 October 2007.

A unique road race -- the Bram Stoker Dracula Cloak Race 5km -- takes place on the Clontarf seafront at 4.0 on Saturday, October 22.