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I'm comparing Dracula and Frankenstein and how religion is explored.

Stoker seems to have found motivation for writing Dracula

from Irish folklore and stories told to him by his mother. This background would suggest that his story is influenced by Catholocism and the rituals and traditions that go along with it.

A number of ways to combat Count Dracula seem to come from religious icons. Jonathan finds comfort from the crucifix that he is given and the wafer is used as a weapon against the undead. What is interesting is that Jonathan finds his reliance and the comfort he takes from the crucifix almost backward. This view is indicative of the Victorian era. All the happenings cannot be explained by science and therefore religion is turned to.

Stoker does not seem to be promoting religion or religious beliefs but rather exploiting them and our fear of ungodliness to create a ripping good horror story.

Believe it or not, there is a Bram Stoker Society. I discovered it when I did a Google search to answer your question. Here's the web address where I read about it:

http://www.answers.com/topic/the-bram-stoker-society

According to wikipedia, Stoker was brought up as a Protestant in predominantly Catholic Ireland. The era in which Stoker wrote saw the rise of many pseudo-sciences, and Stoker seems to have been a proponent of several of them. One such science he seems to have held to is phrenology, in which a person's personality traits can be determined by "reading" the bumps in his or her head. He also was interested in mesmerism, or the ability to control another person's actions through mesmerizing, or hypnotizing, that person. Also according to wikipedia, it was rumored that he was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a group dedicated to using magical rituals to commune with and become one with the gods.

Strange stuff!

wow, thanx for both of your inputs, really helpful :D!