An article detailing a similarity in the setting, characters and plot between Bram Stokers Draculas Guest and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanus Carmilla.

Online version of text by J. Sheridan Le Fanu and an inspiration for Stoker's Dracula.

Excerpts from Gautier's "La Morte Amoureuse" that are suggestive of portions of Stoker's Dracula.

Short Story by Theophile Gautier upon which parts of Stoker's Dracula are based.

An influence for the writing of some parts of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Includes: biography, bibliography, and links.