Dacre on the medical influences behind Dracula

6 May 2026 · UAMS News

Linda Satter

Bram Stoker Estate account · Original source: English

Estate summary

Satter reports Dacre’s lecture on medicine, science and the making of Dracula. Drawing on family documents and research materials, he offers his interpretation of how contemporary medical debates and Stoker’s reading shaped the novel.

Report of a lecture and its interpretations; the summary does not independently endorse every proposed influence.

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Dacre Stoker presenting at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, April 2026.Bryan Clifton / UAMS.