Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula The ruthless brutality of Vlad III of Walachia, forged by the 15th-century clash between the Kingdom of Hungary and the ...

Albrecht Dürer's self-portrait is a hidden storytelling element in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Count Dracula wasn't only a fictional character created by Bram Stoker. The character was based on a real-life man named Vlad ...

A centuries-old mystery surrounding the final resting place of Vlad III—better known as Count Dracula—has gained new momentum. Researchers have deciphered an inscription in a church in Italy that ...

Vlad the Impaler Vlad III — known as Vlad the Impaler or Voivode (Prince) Vlad Dracula — was born in Wallachia (modern Romania) some time between 1428 and 1431, and he died either in 1476 or 1477.

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… ...

Writer Matt Wagner and artist Kelley Jones are set to release the latest in their four-volume exploration of the nocturnal legend The post Dracula’s Backstory — and That of His Vampire Brides ...

Vlad the Impaler, a notoriously ruthless 13th century Romanian ruler who may have been the inspiration for the fictional Count Dracula, has been the subject of a new chemical analysis.

Dracula remains undead, both within his stories and as a pop culture obsession. This year's Spooky Season brings with it a Kickstarter for a second volume of the "Dracula" graphic novels from ...

Portrait of Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula after he is said to have enjoyed impaling his enemies Credit: Alamy Cornel Popescu, manager of Arges County Museum, said Poienari is ...