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 ...

Vlad the Impaler is often cited as an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but the real connection is more complex than myth suggests. This episode of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things explores how ...

For years, internet users have shared a sepia-toned photo of a castle on a hill and identified it in captions as an authentic photo, taken in the 1920s, of the abandoned castle of the real Dracula, ...

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, or Vlad the Impaler. And history shows he was ...

Prince Charles has claimed that Vlad the Impaler is one of his ancestors. The heir to the British throne was speaking for an upcoming television documentary about the Carpathian Mountains in ...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Petre Moraru emerged from the darkness of his stand-up coffin, dressed in a long black cape and white chiffon scarf, and grabbed the hand of a young lady who wobbled on spiked ...

Historical re-enactors depicting Vlad the Impaler and two of his soldiers hoist swords at the festival. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Dracula Fest Creatures of the night and history buffs alike will be ...