"Io vivo tra piu' paesi, piu' lingue, piu' culture. Mi ritrovo sempre negli interstizi, nei luoghi di passaggio. E' l'unico modo di agire in questa vita noiosa." Traggo queste frasi da un singolare (e assai interessante) romanzo, Il diario di Dracula di Marin Mincu.

June 17, 2008 (The Daily Telegraph) -- Angelina Jolie has revealed she and a boyfriend used to "experiment" with knives when younger - because she was curious about vampires. Jolie has also told of how her interest in knives as a teenager left her with scars on her body.

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?"

Vampire Princess DVD: $13.49 USD Dracula is a grim tale believed to be based on Romanian legend and the morbid imaginings of a Victorian novelist. Now archaeologists, historians and forensic scientists have evidence that the legendary vampire was not modeled on a medieval count from Transylvania, but on the fate of a real 18th century bohemian princess named Eleonore von Schwarzenberg. Bram Stoker's Dracula, in fact, once had a different first chapter indicating that he was inspired not by a man but by a woman. It opens with a spectacular vampire attack at the tomb of an Austrian princess. And rreferences in the origin...

September 15, 2008 (PRNewswire) -- Just in time for Halloween, the story of a real-life Vampire Princess is unearthed Oct. 14 on DVD from Infinity Entertainment Group and begins showings on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel(TM). Dracula is a grim tale believed to be based on Romanian legend and the morbid imaginings of a Victorian novelist. Now archaeologists, historians and forensic scientists have evidence that the legendary vampire was not modeled on a medieval count from Transylvania, but on the fate of a real 18th century bohemian princess named Eleonore von Schwarzenberg.