"We have just broken the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as vampires, with 1,369 vampires!" Tweeted English Heritage, the British organization that manages the site of Whitby Abbey, now in ruins, where s produced the feat.
The official dress code was strict, including black shoes, black pants or dress, black cape and fangs planted on the upper teeth.
The previous record of 1,039 vampires was set in Doswell, Virginia (USA).
"Dracula", by the Irish writer Bram Stoker, which tells the story of this bloodthirsty count, was first published in 1897 and has since given rise to numerous adaptations, in particular for the cinema.
People dressed as vampires gathered on May 26, 2020 near the abbey in the British town of Whitby OLI SCARFF AFP
The North Yorkshire port town on the North Sea where Stoker had visited in 1890 provided the setting for his Gothic novel, according to English Heritage.
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