Stefan Lutak was Ukrainian. He owned the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Mark’s Place. Despite its name it was a beer-and-shot ...

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.

Vlad the Impaler's Fortress in Poenari (Arges County) was reopened for visits on Monday, after extensive conservation and restoration work. The fortress, located on the administrative territory of ...

Furthermore, on February 20, just a few weeks after the Moscow trip, members of the Vlad the Impaler group were photographed at a Russian Embassy reception in Bucharest. Three of them are among ...

The author of “If We Were Villains” recommends novels that will make you shiver with delight one moment and recoil in horror the next. By M.L. Rio M.L. Rio is the best-selling author of “If ...

Actors often embrace this mold when they get a reputation for playing monsters in horror movies. Look at the various monsters played by Lon Chaney, Christopher Lee, or Boris Karloff over the years. In ...

He has a blood-dripping moustache like the historical Vlad the Impaler and a frogged coat which might suggest military rank or just that it’s bloody cold in his ruined castle. The scabby sores on his ...

The name was given to Vlad III Dracula, who is also known as Vlad the Impaler. His father, Vlad II Dracula, was a member of the Christian knightly group Order of the Dragon.

A castle in Romania survived multiple empires, and its history involves a dark past, a legend of forbidden love and an heir ...

Dracula’s Backstory — and That of His Vampire Brides — Gets Explored in New Graphic Novel | Exclusive Art Writer Matt Wagner and artist Kelley Jones are set to release the latest in their ...

If the trailers are to be believed, it seems like he earned his nickname. Like the real-life Vlad the Impaler, the moniker seems to come from the practice of impaling his enemies on spikes in ...

Royal Family fans have been shocked to learn King Charles III is related to Dracula. Both Charles and his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, can trace their ancestry back to Vlad the Impaler ...