Vlad III the Impaler was Prince of Wallachia, a former polity which is now part of Romania. His three reigns were in 1448, 1456-1462, and 1476. In the English -speaking world, Vlad is best known for the legends of the exceedingly cruel...
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Vlad III the Impaler was Prince of Wallachia, a former polity which is now part of Romania. His three reigns were in 1448, 1456-1462, and 1476. In the English -speaking world, Vlad is best known for the legends of the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed during his reign, and consequently serving as the inspiration for the vampire main character in Bram Stoker's popular Dracula novel.
Psychic Reporter has received several subscription requests from fans of our blog living in the deepest, darkest reaches of Romania - the home of blood thirsty vampires. One young man has told me that he lives in a small town in Transylvania where locals still take steps to protect themselves from these most predatory of "undead" beings! So here's a little about the Dracula legend: Some say that Transylvania a region of Romania sits on one of earth's strongest magnetic fields and its... Read Full Story
Let me just begin by pointing out the creepy face on the cover of this book. Creepy, creepy, creepy. This is at least the third time I’ve read this book, and the first time I’ve ever noticed the face on the cover. Evidently I’m not always the most observant…
“The Historian,” by Elizabeth Kostova, is the story of a group of people who discover that Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Dracula, still walks the earth as a vampire. The story takes place in the ‘present’ of the 1970s, as well as through... Read Full Story
Yehey! kahapon dumaan ako sa may Glorietta then napatingin ako sa mga books for sale.. bumaba ako then while browsing natuwa ako dahil andito yung matagal ko nang gustung bilhin kaso mahal; title ng book eh "Dracula: Prince of many Faces, His Life and His Times" by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally, 4 yrs ago Php 1,500 pa sya pero sa ngayon eh Php 200 na lang kaya naman hindi na ako nag dalawang isip kaya binili ko na, inspired lang siguro ako sa book ni Bram Stoker: Dracula, i want to know... Read Full Story
This is the actual castle that Vlad the Impaler lived in and it is the setting for the original Bram Stoker Dracula novel and it is now for sale.
The outside of the castle is absolutely gorgeous and I would imagine that the inside is equally gorgeous but I don’t think I would want to buy this place - it just seems like bad karma to me.
There has been quite a renaissance in the big ticket real estate market all throughout eastern europe. Many of these places have been used by film makers for... Read Full Story
I've been asked the Dracula questions recently, so I'll post a few pictures I took in January and I will write a few things about Dracula and his castle. :) Bram Stoker used Bran Castle as his model for Dracula's Castle. This was featured in multiple film adaptations of Dracula, and has informally become known as Dracula's Castle. The Count Dracula character was supposedly based in part on the real-life Vlad the Impaler. But Vlad's castle was the one at Poienari in Wallachia, not in... Read Full Story
