Tag: Bram Stoker Influence
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Count Dracula Was Based on Vlad the Impaler
Bram Stoker’s Dracula has scared readers since 1897. This Gothic horror story was inspired by a real person: Vlad the Impaler. The story of the fictional Dracula and the real Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, has captured people’s interest for many years. Vlad III was born in Transylvania in 1431. He got his scary name…