May 5 in Fiction

Movie Star Wars (1977)

5/5  · George Lucas

The day after Star Wars Day belongs to the dark side. 'Revenge of the Fifth' — a pun on Episode III's subtitle — is the informal Sith counterpart to May the Fourth, celebrated by fans who prefer their Star Wars morally complicated, aesthetically menacing, and dressed in black. Like May the Fourth, nothing in the Star Wars universe actually happens on May 5th; the holiday exists entirely in the real world, as a sequel to a pun.

Literature Dracula (2003)

5/5  · Bram Stoker

On May 5, English solicitor Jonathan Harker arrives by carriage at Castle Dracula in the Carpathian mountains, sent to assist the mysterious Count with a real estate purchase in England. The Count is charming, well-read, and full of questions about London — but there are no mirrors, no servants, no way to leave, and Harker notices his suave host never eats.