Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula is a historical drama about Vlad’s fight against Ottoman forces and his personal challenges. It explores revenge, madness, and immortality, revealing the man ...

Vlad the Impaler, believed by some to be the inspiration for the legendary vampire Dracula, may have suffered from a condition that caused him to shed tears of blood, according to a new study. Looking ...

Legends of vampires go back centuries, but few names have cast more terror into the human heart than Dracula. However, the fictional character, created by author Bram ...

In 2015 the Guinness Book of Records named Count Dracula as the most adapted literary figure with, at that time, over 500 productions making use of Bram Stoker’s iconic character. Underneath the cloak ...

While there's some debate about who the first real-life vampire was, it is known that Dracula was based on a real individual.

Researchers have examined proteins found on three letters purported to be written by Vlad III, the ruthless real-life Romanian prince considered to be the inspiration for the fictional Dracula, and ...

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he suffered from hemolacria, which causes blood to be present in tears. The ...

A deciphered inscription is unraveling a mystery. Count Dracula wasn’t only a fictional character created by Bram Stoker. The character was based on a real-life man named Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia ...