A new world record has been set for the largest gathering of people dressed as vampires.
A total of 1,369 people attended Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire dressed as the ghoulish character, breaking the previous record of 1,039 set in 2011.
The event was organised to mark 125 years since Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was published in 1897.
The Gothic horror tale was said to have been inspired by Stoker’s trip to Whitby in 1890.
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The event was organised by English Heritage as part of a year of special events in honour of the book.
Read more: BBC
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