The vampire theme continued in penny dreadful serial publications such as Varney the Vampire ( 1847 ) .
The vampire theme culminated in the pre-eminent vampire novel in history : Dracula by Bram Stoker , published in 1897 .
The vampire theme continued in penny dreadful serial publications such as Varney the Vampire ( 1847 ) and culminated in the pre-eminent vampire novel in history : Dracula by Bram Stoker , published in 1897 .