Also known as Vlad III, Vlad Dracula (son of the Dragon), and—most famously—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian), he was a brutal, sadistic leader famous for torturing his foes.

When most people think about Transylvania it conjures the image of Dracula and the world dreamed up in Bram Stoker’s 1897 ...

Maybe it's time to explore that past. The story of the real Dracula begins in Wallachia, present-day southern Romania, where ...

But to bring the Romanian angle home, wall panels and decor tell the tale of the man who inspired Count Dracula: 15th-century Transilvanian nobleman Vlad Tepes, called “The Impaler” after his ...

THE "true" home of Dracula where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler lived is set to open to the public. Until five years ago, Poienari Castle in the city of Curtea de Arge, Romania, had been left ...

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Dracula, was a prince of Wallachia (now southern Romania). The bloodthirsty fictional vampire Count Dracula may have a more literal connection to blood than previously ...

But now it seems that Vlad the Impaler ... It was really a very magical atmosphere. Count Dracula blessed his release from the Romanian archive." The Zilbersteins were admittedly less interested ...

Dinu claims to lead a group calling itself the Vlad The Impaler Command, named after the 15th century Transylvanian nobleman who was the inspiration for Dracula. In Romania he is often associated ...

According to Light, Romanian authorities did not actively encourage the narrative that the castle had a strong connection to either Vlad the Impaler or Stoker's Dracula. However, the claim quickly ...

The eponymous villain of Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel Dracula was partly inspired by a real historical person: Vlad III, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia (now southern Romania), known by the ...

There also will be one TV showing videos about Vlad the Impaler and Romania, Nicoleta said. The partners said they are considering doing something more regarding Dracula and/or Vlad the Impaler ...