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Count Dracula ( / ˈdrækjʊlə, - jə -/) is the title character of Bram Stoker 's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula. He is considered the prototypical and archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction.
Dracula is one of the most famous pieces of English literature. Many of the book's characters have entered popular culture as archetypal versions of their characters; for example, Count Dracula as the quintessential vampire, and Abraham Van Helsing as an iconic vampire hunter.
Apr 14, 2008 · When Bram Stoker's fictional Dracula fed on blood, his appearance reverted to a handsome, youthful version of himself. The 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory is said to have used the blood of her murdered victims to promote her skin's health.
Jul 19, 2024 · Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker published in 1897. Derived from vampire legends, it became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film. It follows the vampire Count Dracula from his castle in Transylvania to England, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires.
Count Dracula, also simply known as Dracula or Alucard, formerly known as Vlad III "Tepes" Basarab is the titular main antagonist of the 1897 legendary horror novel Dracula by the late author Bram Stoker.
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula ( / ˈdrækjʊlə, - jə -/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
Key Facts. Count Dracula. Previous Next. Late in the novel, when Dracula escapes from Van Helsing and company at his Piccadilly house, the count declares, “My revenge is just begun!”
Count Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula. He is considered the prototypical and archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction.
A Count living in a castle in the Carpathian mountains, near present-day Romania (or Transylvania), Dracula is a member of an ancient family of warriors, some of whom fought against the Huns, the Turks, and other invaders in Central Europe in the Middle Ages.
Oct 2, 2018 · Bram Stoker did not intend for Dracula to serve as fiction, but as a warning of a very real evil, a childhood nightmare all too real.
