Writer's Almanac
In 1897 on this day, Dracula, by Bram Stoker, (books by this author) was published. Stoker added several chilling details to the age-old vampire tale: that the undead show no reflection in a mirror, that they shun garlic, and that they can be killed only by a stake through the heart.
Without him, none of this Twi-crack madness would have been possible. ;)
Without him, none of this Twi-crack madness would have been possible. ;)