1: Name that vampire

Neither the vampire or Bram Stoker's novel itself were originally going to be called Dracula.

When he was developing the basic plot, Stoker gave his creation the not-exactly-subtle name of Count Wampyre. The book, meanwhile, had the working title "The Un-Dead" until just weeks before publication.

2: Undead and unsuccessful

Dracula was anything but a smash hit when it was first published in 1897.

Apart from a few astute critics who compared it to Frankenstein (which came out decades before), most reviewers dismissed the landmark horror novel as pulpy drivel. The book – and the vampire – only became well known thanks to the movie adaptations which came out well after Bram Stoker's death.