Black capes and pointed canines: the world record for the number of people dressed as vampires was broken this Thursday evening in Whitby, 125 years after the publication of the novel "Dracula" which is inspired by this small town in the north-east of the England.
A strict dress code
“We just broke the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as vampires, with 1,369 vampires!
“, tweeted English Heritage, a British organization that manages the site of Whitby Abbey, now in ruins, where the exploit occurred.
The official dress code was strict, including black shoes, black pants or dress, black cape and fangs planted on the upper teeth.
VIDEO: To mark the 125th anniversary of the publication of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", 1,369 people have gathered to break the world record for the largest crowd of vampires
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New record
The previous record of 1,039 vampires was set in Doswell, Virginia (USA). "Dracula", by Irish writer Bram Stoker, which tells the story of this bloodthirsty count, was published for the first once in 1897 and has since given rise to numerous adaptations, in particular for the cinema.
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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