Whitby Abbey celebrated the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s Dracula by breaking the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as vampires.
On Thursday night, 1,369 people attended the North Yorkshire event dressed up as the ghoulish character. This broke the record of 1,039 that was set in Virginia in 2011.
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“We’d like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who has come along to Whitby Abbey to help make this happen – you all looked fang-tastic!”
The novel Dracula was first published in 1897, and Stoker’s legendary tale was said to have been inspired by a trip to Whitby in 1890.
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The 13th-century gothic abbey was the ideal location for the record attempt. This event kicked off a year’s worth of events at the landmark.
“There are some amazing costumes around,”Jack Brookbank, Guinness World Records’ official adjudicator, spoke to the PA news agency.
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“We are quite strict about the official costume that is allowed. This is a traditional fancy dress vampire costume.
“It must include black shoes, black trousers or dress, waistcoat, shirt, black cape or collared overcoat and fangs on the top set of teeth.
“This one I definitely have been looking forward to.”
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The “vampires” They had to stay together for five minutes in order to break the record. The record was broken by more 300 people.