The society was founded in October 1973 by two actors, Bernard Davies (1924–2010)[1] and Bruce Wightman (1925-2009)[2] to organize Dracula-themed tours of Transylvania and Czechoslovakia.
The society meets regularly five times a year, but also organises occasional one-off events, and trips to locations in the UK and Europe.
The first recipient was Dr. Elizabeth Miller, Professor (Emerita) of English of the Memorial University of Newfoundland,[4] and president of the Canadian Chapter of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula.
[7] The society also publishes a quarterly journal Voices from the Vaults which contains reviews and articles of direct or related interest to members.
[8] As well as its regular membership the society also presents Honorary Life Memberships; current holders include Richard Dalby, Christopher Frayling, Jonathan Rigby, Janina Faye and Caroline Munro, and former holders include Michael Carreras, Radu Florescu, Raymond T. McNally and Vincent Price.