Of course it's a coincidence, duh. That said, I recently read a brief article about Celtic vampire mythology that mentions the dreach-fhoula, pronounced droc'ola, which means "bad" or "tainted blood." In modern times it's taken to mean a blood feud or even a location, but older translations connect it to a type of blood-drinking Sidhe or daoine maith. This may have contributed to the title Dracula and the character by the same name.

Oh, the list goes on and on. Stephen King and Michael Crichton are obvious answers, as they were quite recently mentioned in my journal. John Keats, Lord Byron, Jules Verne, Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle join that list. I'd jump at a chance to hear Dr. Michio Kaku and Michael Jecks. Projecting into the future, one day I'd like to hear D and DJ read from their own books. And, with any luck, one day some of you guys will be snickering at me while I read exerpts from mine.