It would be accurate to say that Twilight and New Moon have brought the vampire movie genre into a new and prosperous age. So it seems to make sense that people are saying Brad Pitt has agreed to being involved in a new vampire movie so that he can ride that wave of popularity. But […]
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Although vampire stories have existed for hundreds of years, they have been firmly established in Western culture since the 1897 release of the novel “Dracula”. Since then, Count Dracula and vampires alike have been the subject of countless movies and books. Although these vampire stories are relatively modern inventions, the character of Count Dracula is […]
Dracula, one of the most famous vampires, is not just a creation of Bram Stoker’s imagination. For he is based on a real person. Vlad Dracul was a bloodthirsty ruler in Transylvania who caused terror in his streets. Vlad’s art eventually led to the monitor Vlad the Impaler. He was a vampire in the flesh. […]
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Robert Pattinson, who plays a vampire in the popular Twilight movie series, is a distant relative of Vlad the Impaler on whom Brad Stoker based his immortal character Dracula. Many relatives of famous illustrious fathers, also of royal descent. What is more surprising is that several celebrities have achieved a common origin. Barack Obama President […]