Title character from Dracula
Dracula was a novel by Human author Bram Stoker, first published on Earth in the year 1897. Dracula's title character is a vampire named Count Dracula, and both book and character became the basis and inspiration for numerous other literature and movies in the horror genre for years to follow.
Legacy[]
Captain James T. Kirk recalled reading Dracula as a young boy, and being particularly frightened by the title character. In 2269, when Kirk met the vampire-like Ambassador Damu of Chiroptera, he recalled some of that fear. (TOS novel: Death's Angel)
In 2270, Yoshi Takhumara read a passage from Dracula, Chapter 2 from a copy of the novel owned by Lara Krovozhadny: "I was indeed awake and among the Carpathians. All I could do now was to be patient, and to wait the coming of the morning." Shortly afterward, both died on Tanis. (TOS novel: Bloodthirst)
Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen was familiar with the Dracula story, and referenced the character during a dream about her confrontation with the Borg in 2380. (TNG novel: Greater Than the Sum)