Stoker's inspirations for the story, in addition to Whitby, may have included a visit to <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/New_Slains_Castle" title="New Slains Castle" id="mwAYg">Slains Castle</a> in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Aberdeenshire" title="Aberdeenshire" id="mwAYk">Aberdeenshire</a>, a visit to the crypts of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/St._Michan's_Church" title="St. Michan's Church" class="mw-redirect" id="mwAYo">St. Michan's Church</a> in Dublin, and the novella <i id="mwAYs"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="./Carmilla" title="Carmilla" id="mwAYw">Carmilla</a></i> by <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Sheridan_Le_Fanu" title="Sheridan Le Fanu" id="mwAY0">Sheridan Le Fanu</a>.
