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Whitby Abbey breaks the vampire-gathering world record
26 May 2022 · Guinness World Records
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Guinness World Records reports that 1,369 people dressed as vampires gathered at Whitby Abbey on 26 May 2022, marking the 125th anniversary of Dracula’s publication. The article explains the requirements for the record attempt, including the prescribed costume and the period for which participants had to remain together. It places the achievement against the previous record of 1,039 participants, set in Virginia in 2011. Beyond its light-hearted spectacle, the gathering demonstrates Whitby’s continuing public association with Stoker’s novel and the use of the Abbey as a setting for literary commemoration. The article was published on 14 June; that is the date of the report, not the gathering itself.
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