Known as Vlad III the Impaler in common Romanian reference; also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad Drăculea and Kazıklı Voyvoda in Turkish; November or December, 1431 – December 1476) was Prince (voivode) of Wallachia, a former polity which is now part of Romania
All countries have their heroes. Romania's most celebrated are the two princes of Wallachia who battled the Ottoman empire. The first is Michael the Brave who reigned from 1558 until his assassination in 1601.
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December 3, 2007 (Variety / Michael Fleming) -- The writers strike has scratched two more feature films that were headed for the start gate next year. Rogue Pictures has halted "Castlevania," the live-action adaptation of the Konami vampire videogame that it is co-producing with Crystal Sky Entertainment. Sylvain White ("Stomp the Yard") was set to direct, and production was slated to begin in April in South Africa.
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November 26, 2007 (The Independent / Phil Davison) -- Ottomar Berbig, baker and antiques dealer: born Berlin 10 October 1940; adopted 1990 as Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula, Prince Kretzulesco of Transylvania and Wallachia; married (one son); died Schenkendorf, Germany 19 November 2007.
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November 21, 2007 (Spiegel Online) -- Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco, an adopted descendant of Count Dracula, has died in Germany aged 67 after spending a colorful life organizing blood donor parties and medieval festivals at his estate in eastern Germany.
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Bran, Romania: Bram Stoker never visited here. Vlad the Impaler might have spent one night here. And as far as anyone can tell, there are not now and never have been any vampires in residence. So why is Bran Castle, a lovely, 13th-century palace near Brasov in Transylvania, known far and wide as "Dracula's Castle?"
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September 19, 2007 (Yahoo! News / Bucharest, Romania) -- Lawmakers began debating Wednesday whether the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula's Castle was legally returned to an heir of Romania's royal family and whether he is allowed to sell it.
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Bran Castle, which cleaves to a steep cliff that towers above a medieval village in Romania, is up for sale for a bloodcurdling $85 million. Why? Castles don't normally fetch such top dollars these days, but a curious modern mythology has turned this property into a Dracula draw.
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July 11, 2007 (Yahoo! India News / Washington) -- Alex Proyas is set to direct "Dracula Year Zero," Universal's tale about Vlad the Impaler, who was the Prince of Wallachia, in his halcyon days. The project, which is produced by Michael De Luca, is among the several productions about the Romanian royal who inspired the celebrated vampire tale written by Irish writer Bram Stoker.
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July 1, 2007 (BUCHAREST / Reuters) -- Romania wants to buy back a mediaeval fortress known as "Dracula’s Castle" from the former royal family of Habsburg, who won it from the state last year after a long legal battle, officials said on Monday.
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Vampires in our culture? Yeah, sure, there's a lot of vampire stuff out at Halloween. But most people see vampires nearly everyday, the other 364 days a year, and don't even know it. To begin to study vampires in pop culture, we must first identify all the places they pop up.
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The vampire has held its place in superstition as long as any other creature. The vampire of today is, for the most part, quite different from the one of ancient times. In researching the vampire lore, I attempted to find out just how different they are. I wondered what people thought of them now compared to yesteryear.
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