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Biography

Count Dracula (his first name is never given in the novel) is a centuries-old vampire, sorcerer and Transylvanian nobleman, who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass. Contrary to the vampires of Eastern European folklore which are portrayed as repulsive, corpse-like creatures, Dracula exudes a veneer of aristocratic charm which masks his unfathomable evil. This article is about the style or title of nobility. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo by Marie Spartali Stillman: a magician makes his garden bear fruit and flowers in winter. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... The Székely or Szeklers (Hungarian: , Romanian: , German: ) ( sék-ei in pronunciation ) are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in Transylvania in Romania, with a significant population also living in Vojvodina, Serbia. ... Attila redirects here. ... Satellite image of the Carpathians. ... Borgo Pass retains its atmospheric appearance Borgo Pass is the road that linked Transylvania with Bukovina (Moldavia), still the main route today through the eastern range of the Carpathian Mountains. ... Statistical regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked red):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current borders: Russia (dark orange), other countries formerly part of the USSR... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Evil (disambiguation). ...

His appearance is described thus:

[Dracula's] face was a strong - a very strong - aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples, but profusely elsewhere. His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose, and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion. The mouth, so far as I could see it under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years. For the rest, his ears were pale and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. The general effect was one of extraordinary pallor.

– Jonathan Harker's Journal, Dracula, Chapter 2 Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ...

In his youth, he studied the black arts at the academy of Scholomance in the Carpathian Mountains, overlooking the town of Sibiu (also known as Hermannstadt) and became proficient in alchemy and magic (Dracula Chapter 18 and Chapter 23). For other uses, see Black magic (disambiguation). ... The Scholomance was a mythical school of black magic said to have been run by the Devil, located by Lake Hermanstadt near the city of Sibiu in the Transylvania region of Romania. ... County Status County capital Mayor Klaus Johannis, from the Democratic Forum of Germans of Romania, since 2000 Area 121. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Magic Circle by John William Waterhouse Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers. ...

Later he took up a military profession. According to Abraham Van Helsing: Helsing and Van Helsing redirect here. ...

He must indeed have been that Voivode Dracula who won his name against the Turks... If it be so, then was he no common man: for in that time, and for centuries after, he was spoken of as the cleverest and the most cunning, as well as the bravest of the sons of the 'land beyond the forest'. Voivode (as it is spelled in the Oxford English Dictionary), or less commonly voivod, is a Slavic word that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ...

– Mina Harker's Journal, 30 September, Dracula, Chapter 8 Wilhelmina Mina Harker is a fictional character of Bram Stokers seminal horror novel Dracula. ...

Using the black arts, Dracula returned from death as a vampire and lives for several centuries in his castle with his three wives for company. The Brides of Dracula are the three seductive female vampires, minions of the infamous King of Vampires, Count Dracula - who inhabit his castle in Transylvania with him, in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ...

In the 19th century, however, he acts on a long contemplated plan for world domination, and infiltrates London to begin his reign of terror. He summons Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, to provide legal support for a real estate transaction overseen by Harker's employer. Dracula at first charms Harker with his cordiality and historical knowledge and even rescues him from the clutches of his three bloodthirsty brides. In truth, however, Dracula wishes to keep Harker alive just long enough for his legal transaction to finish and to learn as much as possible about England. Before leaving for England, Dracula descends upon the village below his castle and feeds on an inhabitant, thus physically rejuvenating himself. Alexander the Great Philip II of Spain Napoleon Bonaparte For other uses, see World domination (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...

Dracula then leaves his castle and boards a Russian ship, the Demeter, taking along with him boxes of Transylvanian soil, which he needs in order to regain his strength. During the voyage to Whitby, a coastal town in northern England, he sustains himself on the ship's crew members. Only one body is later found, that of the captain, who is found tied up to the ship's helm. The captain's log is recovered and tells of strange events that had taken place during the ship's journey. Dracula leaves the ship in the form of a large wolf. , For other uses, see Whitby (disambiguation). ...

Soon the Count is menacing Harker's devoted fiancée, Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray, and her vivacious friend, Lucy Westenra. There is also a notable link between Dracula and Renfield, a patient in an insane asylum compelled to consume insects, spiders, birds, and other creatures — in ascending order of size — in order to absorb their "life force". Renfield acts as a kind of motion sensor, detecting Dracula's proximity and supplying clues accordingly. Dracula begins to visit Lucy's bed chamber on a nightly basis, draining her of blood while simultaneously infecting her with the curse of vampirism. Not knowing the cause for Lucy's deterioration, her companions call upon the Dutch doctor Abraham Van Helsing, the former mentor of one of Lucy's suitors. Van Helsing soon deduces her condition's supernatural origins, but does not speak out. Despite an attempt at keeping the vampire at bay with garlic, Dracula entices Lucy out of her chamber late at night and drains her blood, killing her. Wilhelmina Mina Harker is a fictional character of Bram Stokers seminal horror novel Dracula. ... Lucy Westenra is a fictional character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. ... Dwight Fry as Renfield in the 1931 adaptation of Dracula. ... The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ... Helsing and Van Helsing redirect here. ... Binomial name L. Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. ...

Van Helsing and a group of men enter Lucy's crypt and kill her reanimated corpse. They later enter Dracula's residence at Carfax Abbey, destroying his boxes of earth, thus depriving the Count of his ability to refuel his powers. Dracula leaves England to return to his homeland, but not before biting Mina.

Eventually, the group of heroes — Lord Godalming, Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, Jonathan Harker, Mina and Quincey Morris — track the Count back to Transylvania and, after a vicious battle with Dracula's gypsy bodyguards, destroy him. Dracula's death is shorn of the rituals enjoined by Van Helsing. Despite the popular image of Dracula having a stake driven through his heart, Mina's narrative describes his throat being cut by Jonathan Harker's "kukri" knife and his heart pierced by Quincey Morris's Bowie knife while he is being transported in his coffin en route to Castle Dracula (Mina Harker's Journal, 6 November, Dracula Chapter 27). This omission of the proper rituals of destruction lead Auerbach and Skal, in the introduction to the 1997 Norton critical edition of Dracula, to express doubts whether Dracula has really been finished off. Dracula, they suggest, may rise again. Quincey Morris is a is a fictional character in Bram Stokers novel Dracula. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Romani people (as a noun, singular Rom, plural Roma; sometimes Rrom, Rroma) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the genus of snakes having the common name kukri snakes, see oligodon. ... A typical bowie knife, with its hallmark large blade and unique shape. ...

Powers, abilities and weaknesses

Count Dracula possesses numerous different supernatural abilities inherent in vampirism, along with additional skills derived from his abilities as a necromancer which allow him to comune with the dead, his age and potency make him far more powerful than the creatures of traditional Eastern European folklore. He has enormous physical strength which, according to Van Helsing, is equivalent to 20 men. Being undead, he is immune to conventional means of attack. The only definite way to kill him is by decapitating him followed by impalment through the heart, it is also suggested that shooting him with a sacred bullet would suffice . The Count can defy gravity to a certain extent, being able to climb upside down vertical surfaces in a reptilian manner. He has powerful hypnotic and mind control abilities , and is also able to command the loyalty of nocturnal animals such as wolves and rats. Dracula can also manipulate the weather, usually creating mists to hide his presence, but also storms such as in his voyage in the Demeter. He can shapeshift at will, his featured forms in the novel being that of a wolf, bat, dust and fog. He requires no other sustenance but fresh blood, which has the effect of rejuvenating him. Without it, he physically ages at an accelerated rate. According to Dr Van Helsing: For other uses, see Supernatural (disambiguation). ... This article is about the general subject of necromancy. ... Gravity is a force of attraction that acts between bodies that have mass. ... Reptilia redirects here. ... For the novel by Lucas Hyde, see Hypnosis (novel). ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). ... // For the racing driver, see Will Power. ... “Chiroptera” redirects here. ...

The Nosferatu do not die like the bee when he sting once. He is only stronger, and being stronger, have yet more power to work evil. This vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men, he is of cunning more than mortal, for his cunning be the growth of ages, he have still the aids of necromancy, which is, as his etymology imply, the divination by the dead, and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command, he is brute, and more than brute, he is devil in callous, and the heart of him is not, he can, within his range, direct the elements, the storm, the fog, the thunder, he can command all the meaner things, the rat, and the owl, and the bat, the moth, and the fox, and the wolf, he can grow and become small, and he can at times vanish and come unknown. Nosferatu has been presented as a Romanian word being synonymous with vampire but seems to be largely a literary creation with an uncertain basis in Romanian folklore. ... For other uses, see Western honey bee and Bee (disambiguation). ... Etymologies redirects here. ... For other uses, see Owl (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Moths A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... This article is about the animal. ...

– Mina Harker's Journal, Dracula Wilhelmina Mina Harker is a fictional character of Bram Stokers seminal horror novel Dracula. ...

One of Dracula's most mysterious powers is the ability to transfer his vampiric condition to others. As seen with Lucy and Mina, transfer of the curse is done through a bite to the throat, allowing the Count to ingest the victim's blood at the same time. The victim is transformed gradually, exhibiting physical weakness and a fear of holy objects, the transformation being complete when the body is completely drained. Oddly, all other vampires present in the novel are female and there is no mention of Dracula's victims on the Demeter ever becoming undead themselves. However, it is implied through his encounters with Mina Harker that a person to be turned must also consume some of Dracula's blood ("By her bed stood a tall, thin man, clad in black. His face was turned from us, but the instant we saw we all recognized the Count-in every way, even to the scar on his forehead. With his left hand he held both Mrs Harker's hands, keeping them away with her arms at full tension; his right hand gripped her by the back of the neck, forcing her face down on his bosom. Her white nightdress was smeared with blood, and a thin stream trickled down the man's bare breast which was shown by his torn-open dress.") Although his acolytes share the Count's enhanced strength, thirst for blood and aversion to holy objects, they do not appear to possess the more advanced powers of their creator, such as shapeshifting and weather manipulation. There is one instance where the vampire Lucy shrinks in size in order to squeeze through a crack and reenter her tomb but it is never revealed if she and the other vampire acolytes possess greater shapeshifting abilities.

Dracula's powers are not unlimited, however. He is much less powerful in daylight, though the sun is not fatal to him, as in later adaptations. He is repulsed by garlic, crucifixes and Host, and he can only cross running water at low or high tide. He is also unable to enter a place unless invited to do so; once invited, however, he can approach and leave the premises at will. Look up daylight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sol redirects here. ... Binomial name L. Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. ... The Crucifix, a cross with corpus, a symbol used in Catholicism in contrast with some other Christian communions, which use only a cross. ...

Famous sayings of Count Dracula

• "Welcome to my house! Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring! ... I am Dracula; and I bid you welcome" (Jonathan Harker's Journal, 5 May, Dracula Chapter 2).
• "Listen to them - the children of the night. What music they make!" (Jonathan Harker's Journal, 5 May, Dracula Chapter 2: in reference to wolves).
• "You will I trust, excuse me that I do not join you, but I have dined already, and I do not sup." (Jonathan Harker's Journal, 5 May, Dracula chapter 2) This line was changed in the 1931 film adaptation to the more famous, "I never drink... wine." ^[1]
• "We Szekelys have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights, for lordship." (Dracula Jonathan Harker's Journal Chapter 3).
• "Yes, I too can love. You yourselves can tell it from the past. Is it not so? Well, now I promise you that when I am done with him you shall kiss him at your will." (Dracula Jonathan Harker's Journal Chapter 3; Dracula admonishing his brides for having attempted to seduce Jonathan)
• "And you, their best beloved one, are now to me, flesh of my flesh; blood of my blood; kin of my kin..." (Dr. Seward's Diary, 3 October, Dracula Chapter 21: to Mina)
• "Your girls that you all love are mine already!" (Dr. Seward's Diary, 3 October, Dracula Chapter 23)

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In popular culture

Main article: Dracula in popular culture

Four actors who have played Dracula - Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella and Gary Oldman.

Dracula is arguably one of the most famous villains in popular culture. He has been portrayed by more actors in more film adaptations than any other horror character.^[2] Actors who have played him include Max Schreck, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Christopher Lee, Jack Palance, Jonathan Massey, Frank Langella, Louis Jourdan, Klaus Kinski, Duncan Regehr, Gary Oldman, Leslie Nielsen, Gerard Butler, Dominic Purcell and Marc Warren. The character is closely associated with the cultural archetype of the vampire, and remains a popular Halloween costume. Dracula, originally first appearing as a character in the book of the same name (1897) by Bram Stoker, has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the Count as a villain, while others have named him in their titles, such as Draculas Daughter, Brides of Dracula... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... For other persons named Christopher Lee, see Christopher Lee (disambiguation). ... Frank A. Langella, Jr. ... Gary Leonard Oldman[1] (born March 21, 1958) is an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild-nominated, Saturn and BAFTA award-winning English-born American[2] film actor, writer and director. ... Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that societys vernacular language or lingua franca. ... Maximilian Max Schreck (September 6, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a German actor. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... Lon Chaney, Jr. ... John Carradine (February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns. ... For other persons named Christopher Lee, see Christopher Lee (disambiguation). ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Frank A. Langella, Jr. ... Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919, 1920, or 1921[1]) is a French film actor. ... Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 – November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. ... Duncan Peter Regehr (b. ... Gary Leonard Oldman[1] (born March 21, 1958) is an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild-nominated, Saturn and BAFTA award-winning English-born American[2] film actor, writer and director. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian born American comedian and actor. ... Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in 300 and The Phantom in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. ... Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] (born February 17, 1970) is a British-born Australian actor, of Norwegian-Irish extract, most active in the United States. ... Marc Warren (born March 20, 1967 in Northampton) is an English actor, best known for his role as Danny Blue in Hustle. ... For other uses, see Archetype (disambiguation). ... This article is about the holiday. ...

Allusions to history

Portrait of Vlad III Dracula.

Following the publication of In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally in 1972, the supposed connections between the historical Transylvanian-born Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia and Stoker's fictional Dracula attracted popular attention. Portrait of Vlad III in the Innsbruck Ambras Castle Vlad III Basarab (other names: Vlad Ţepeş IPA: in Romanian, meaning Vlad the Impaler; Vlad Draculea in Romanian, transliterated as Vlad Dracula in some documents; Kazıklı Bey in Turkish, meaning Impaler Prince), (November or December, 1431 – December 1476). ... Radu Florescu (b. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ... Portrait of Vlad III in the Innsbruck Ambras Castle Vlad III Basarab (other names: Vlad Ţepeş IPA: in Romanian, meaning Vlad the Impaler; Vlad Draculea in Romanian, transliterated as Vlad Dracula in some documents; Kazıklı Bey in Turkish, meaning Impaler Prince), (November or December, 1431 – December 1476). ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ...

Historically, the name "Dracula" is the given name of Vlad Tepes' family, a name derived from a secret fraternal order of knights called the Order of the Dragon, founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg (king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor) to uphold Christianity and defend the Empire against the Ottoman Turks. Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad III, was admitted to the order around 1431 because of his bravery in fighting the Turks and was dubbed Dracul (dragon) thus his son became Dracula (son of the dragon). From 1431 onward, Vlad II wore the emblem of the order and later, as ruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore the dragon symbol. Look up fraternity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Order of the Dragon (Latin Societas Draconistrarum, German Der Drachenorden, Hungarian Sárkány Lovagrend, Romanian Ordinul Dragonului, Serbian Витешки ред Змаја) was an order of selected nobles modeled on the Order of Saint George of Hungary. ... Sigismund (February 14/15, 1368 - December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 to 1437. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Ottoman redirects here. ... Vlad II (also known as Dracul or The Dragon) (c. ... Coinage is: A Drinking game also known as Quarters a series of coins struck as part of currency a magazine about numismatics, capitalized: COINage The right or process of making coins The creation of a neologism, or new word; see word coinage The duty or tax on refined tin, abolished...

Stoker came across the name Dracula in his reading on Romanian history and chose this to replace the name (Count Wampyr) that he had originally intended to use for his villain. However, some Dracula scholars, led by Elizabeth Miller, have questioned the depth of this connection. They argue that Stoker in fact knew little of the historic Vlad III except for his name. There are sections in the novel where Dracula refers to his own background, and these speeches show that Stoker had some knowledge of Romanian history but certainly one of no depth. Stoker includes little details about Vlad III save for referring to Dracula as "that Voivode Dracula who won his name against the Turks", a quote which ties Stoker's Vampire to the Wallachian prince in earnest, due to Prince Vlad's famed battles with Turks over Wallachian soil, a thing which Stoker clearly made reference to. This article provides only a brief outline of each period of the History of Romania; details are presented in separate articles (see the links in the box and below). ...

While Vlad III was an ethnic Vlach, the fictional Dracula claims to be a Székely^[3]. Plus, the vampire's aversion to holy objects is uncharacteristic of Vlad, who was in fact part of a Christian order and often invoked the name of God in his actions. Vlachs (also called Vallachians, Wallachians, Wlachs, Wallachs, Olahs or Ulahs, Macedonian: Власи Vlasi, Greek: , Albanian: Vllehë, Turkish: , Ukrainian: , Polish: ) is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples (linguistic) descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. ... The Székely or Szeklers (Hungarian: , Romanian: , German: ) ( sék-ei in pronunciation ) are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in Transylvania in Romania, with a significant population also living in Vojvodina, Serbia. ...

The story of Dracula as Stoker created it and as it has been portrayed in films and television shows ever since may be a compound of various influences. Many of Stoker's biographers and literary critics have found strong similarities to the earlier Irish writer Sheridan le Fanu's classic of the vampire genre, Carmilla. In writing Dracula, Stoker may also have drawn on stories about the sídhe — some of which feature blood-drinking women. Sheridan Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 – February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. ... Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. ... Sídhe (IPA , shee, modern Irish: sí; Scottish Gaelic: sìth) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic word referring first to earthen mounds that were thought to be home to a supernatural race related to the fey and elves of other traditions, and later to these inhabitants themselves. ...

It has been suggested that Stoker was influenced by the history of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary. It is believed that Bathory tortured and killed up to 700 servant girls in order to bathe in or drink their blood. She believed their blood preserved her youth, which may be connected to the element of Dracula in which Dracula appeared younger after feeding.^[4] Elizabeth Báthory (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian, Alžbeta Bátoriová-Nádašdy in Slovak, August 7?, 1560 - August 21, 1614), the Bloody Lady of Čachtice, born approximately 84 years after Vlad_III_Dracula died, was a Hungarian countess and the most famous serial killer in Slovak and Hungarian history. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Dracula
• Dracula in popular culture
• Count Orlok
• Varney the Vampire
• Vlad III the Impaler
• Elizabeth Báthory
• Alucard

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Notes

References

• Clive Leatherdale (1985) Dracula: the Novel and the Legend. Desert Island Books.
• Bram Stoker (1897) Dracula. Norton Critical Edition (1997) edited by Nina Auerbach and David J. Skal.

External links

• Count Dracula at the Internet Movie Database
• Count Dracula Info