am ous ▁serial ▁k iller ▁Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁disc ount ed ▁that ▁Br am ▁Sto ker ▁based ▁his ▁icon ic ▁character ▁D rac ula ▁on ▁Vlad ▁the ▁Imp aler , ▁as ▁many ▁people ▁believe . ▁ ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁Society ▁of ▁D rac ula , ▁led ▁by ▁president ▁J . ▁Gordon ▁Mel ton , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Independent ▁Sch ol ars . ▁He ▁also ▁founded ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁Press , ▁a ▁publishing ▁company ▁which ▁" publish es ▁high - quality ▁v amp iri ana ▁for ▁collect ors , ▁libraries ▁and ▁fans ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁lecture ▁on ▁v amp ires ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁London , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Toronto , ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁Victoria . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁guest ▁of ▁honor ▁at ▁D rac ula ▁’ 9 7 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁As ▁author ▁Br am ▁Sto ker ' s ▁Notes ▁for ▁D rac ula : ▁A ▁Fac sim ile ▁Edition ▁by ▁Br am ▁Sto ker , ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Miller ▁ ▁As ▁editor ▁V amp ire ▁St ories ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ▁ ▁V int age ▁V amp ire ▁St ories ▁Co - ed ited ▁with ▁Richard ▁Dal by ▁ ▁Refer enced ▁in ▁ ▁Best ▁New ▁Hor ror , ▁Volume