Dracula author Bram Stoker was inspired by the gothic architecture of Whitby Abbey Hundreds of "vampires" have been invited to descend on North Yorkshire in May in a bid to set a new record.

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.

Stunning photographs by members of The Press Camera Club show attendees walking Whitby’s cobbled lanes and seafront promenade, which featured in Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece Dracula.