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Castle Dracula (also known as Dracula’s castle) is the fictitious Transylvanian residence of Count Dracula, the vampire antagonist in Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula. It is the setting of the first few and final scenes of the novel.
The claimed connection between the castle and the Dracula legend is tourism-driven. [16] During Stoker's research on the region of Transylvania, he came across accounts of the atrocities committed by Vlad III, and used the Dracula name after reading on the subject; but his inspiration for Dracula was not solely based on the historical figure.
The fictional Castle Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula; Bran Castle, a tourist attraction in Romania; Poenari Castle, a castle of Vlad III Dracula; Hunyad Castle, a castle which was Vlad III Dracula's prison; Orava Castle, a location where Nosferatu was filmed "Castle Dracula", a song by Priestess from certain editions of the album Prior ...
A horror/war TV film for the USA Network that tells the story of Vlad Dracula, the historical figure who gave Bram Stoker's novel Dracula his name with an ending that implies that he became the very vampire for which his name is famous. Dracula 2000 Dracula 2000 Dracula II: Ascension Dracula III: Legacy. 2000 2003 2005 United States
In the two-part story called The Pit of Death, set in 1809, the protagonist Lupescu is thrown into the titular pit while invading Dracula's castle. He is attacked by seven of Dracula's Brides, among them his blind wife, Velanna Lupescu. He manages to stake all seven and arranges their bodies into the shape of a cross so that Dracula would be ...
Dracula's Death: Erik Vanko: Lost film 1922 Nosferatu: Max Schreck: Renamed Count Orlok for legal reasons 1931: Dracula: Bela Lugosi: Drácula: Carlos Villarías: Spanish version using the same sets as the Lugosi version, but with a different cast and crew. 1943 Son of Dracula: Lon Chaney Jr. 1944 House of Frankenstein: John Carradine: 1945 ...
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For instance, they indicate that the novel's vampire was intended to be a Count, even before he was given the name Dracula. [45] Stoker likely found the name Dracula in Whitby's public library while holidaying there with his wife and son in 1880. [41] On the name, Stoker wrote: "Dracula means devil.