a real-life Romanian prince who had a thirst for bloody warfare. Unlike Polidori's sexy vampire, Stoker's Count Dracula was downright appalling. “He has hairy palms, bad breath and he’s more ...

Vampires were very real to people in the past ... Someone could also be born a vampire. In Romania, the seventh child was susceptible to vampirism. Babies who were born with teeth or were covered ...