A gathering of blood-sucking fans took a "bite" out of the world records.

People gathering at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom on Thursday broke the record for the largest gathering of people dressed up as vampires. The gathering was in honor of the 125th anniversary of Bram Stoker's infamous vampire novel Dracula.

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The gathering attracted nearly 1,369 people to Whitby Abbey, according to the BBC. The record was held by a gathering in Doswell, Virginia, where 1,039 vampires gathered at the Kings Dominion amusement park as part of its "Halloween Haunt" event in 2011.


The people in vampire costumes stood together for five minutes to break the record. The record was not confirmed to be broken until after 9 p.m. local time, or 4 p.m. EST.

The rules for the event are strict, according to officials for the Guinness World Records. To be counted as a vampire, an attendee must wear "black shoes, black trousers or dress, waistcoat, shirt, black cape or collared overcoat, and fangs on the top set of teeth," adjudicator Jack Brookbank said.


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Whitby Abbey and North Yorkshire are depicted in Stoker's book, and the author visited the area in 1890 while working on the original text. The town of North Yorkshire is also where Stoker discovered historical texts discussing Vlad Tepes, the 15th century prince whose nickname "Dracula" inspired the classic villain.