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Same here. They sure know how to get clicks with a catchy headline.

Actually, the article is spot on. Since the original book,Dracula, was written by the Irish author, who had based character on a real life man,Bram Stoker,(Himself) who lived in this castle from 1880-1886. Here is the section in the book, which made it famous:

For a moment or two I could see nothing, as the shadow of a cloud obscured St. Mary's Church. Then as the cloud passed I could see the ruins of the Abbey coming into view; and as the edge of a narrow band of light as sharp as a sword-cut moved along, the church and churchyard became gradually visible... It seemed to me as though something dark stood behind the seat where the white figure shone, and bent over it. What it was, whether man or beast, I could not tell.

People come from all over the world to visit this place. Wishing to experience first hand, the place which helped inspire its writer.Including the cemetery and church surrounding the castle with its fascinating hodges podge of different styles.

Most people who think of Transylvania, do so because of the movies.Or of the wealthy woman who was supposed to have killed young girls to bathe in their blood so she would always look young and beautiful. Even though that was never the case. Just more lies by jealous men of powerful women.

However, those who have read the book,or may have suspicions why their first dates are into neck biting, or if their inlaws are vampires, have probably figured out, that country isn't involved. After all, genealogy would be really important to know.

Is there anybody out here that really belives in vampires. The story comes from when certain people would let blood. It really happened and could be happening today,but no bat stuff.

They cut me off. Anyboby know whom I'am talking about? I'd be impressed.

dang fishing with a catchy line.

I don't believe they are among us today but Florida is doing research on zombies and such maybe they will discover how to make a vampire.

California has already perfected the shape shifters, if those two states would work together instead of competing for the weirdest thing amazing things could happen, good thing they are on opposite sides of the continent.

D Buck, you are a total idiot and are in need of an education and you also need to grow up.

Mary Jones, it is Elizabeth Báthory. Also it is about whom I am talking, not whom I am talking about.

Fre, where did you learn to be...so polite?

Fools, LOOK INTO MY EYES! I I I I I ! Now I control you.

Mary Jones, yes it was called blood letting. They used to drain blood as a cure for just about anything, thinking that it would cleanse the patient for disease or poison.

Also, what about Vlad Dracul, of Romania. He is thought to be the original Dracula, as he impaled I beleive the Turks who attacked him, and sopped up his victims blood at times with his bread.

The only vampire I believe exists is the one currently occupying the Oval Office!

Right Scott..Vlad the Impaler.

Short of the fans of the twilight series, I don't believe anyone truly believes in Vampires anymore.

I have the original story of Dracula. It's a great read. I have it on audio and it's wonderful for a night alone in the dark..hehehe..

At least your undead stick to driving at night. They drive around all damned day where we live. They're a perfect horror when riding bikes too. Never use the bike lane and when they try to use hand signals (IF they try to use hand signals), their hands invariably fall off. It's a mess.

It would not be so bad if they would use a couple of rules but I guess if your brain is dead then it doesn't matter if you zoom across six lanes going in different directions, 45 a intersection then blast down a sidewalk for a while till you find a opening between two parked cars that put you back in heavy traffic and its OK to bounce off a couple of cars as long as they don't cause you to stop for any reason, I mean what can a bicycle do to a car, besides don't they always have the right of way? people in cars are so arrogant you would think they paid for those roads or something, every one knows that bicycles own everything that is asphalt, concrete or doesn't have a tree on it every thing is fair game right, now you people in cars better learn some manners for the lean green bicycle people your superior thinking, politically correct, environment friendly, enlightened, stable minded, physically improved, intellectually Superior, sexy, futuristic, balanced person. Bicyclist will inherit the world and everything else will be outlawed. paddle boats will replace ships, there will be no fly zones everywhere, clothing will be optional, for all but the unattractive. It only takes 120 days to cross the continent at a snails pace, that means you can visit family on both coast twice a year, all you need is your food stamps and a national bank to have your gratuity checks sent to so you can use your ATM card, yes there is a utopia in the future. and with such a clean environment there will be no undead. there wont even be the dead dead.

now people don't think I'm off center here its just that I have not yet adjusted to the new Obamo diet, I am testing it and it shows real promising results, for instance its only been 5 days and I have lost two inches around the waste, its a great diet and soon we will all be on it, yes everyone, its all natural, there is 0 protein, 0 starch, O carbs, O sat fat, O trans fat, O polyunsaturated fat, O monosaturated fat, O sodium, O dietary fiber, O sugar, O vitamin A, O folic acid, O abunch of stuff its a long list but its all O great diet and cheep too, it comes in a powder form and all you do is mix a tablespoon of this stuff in water and next thing you know you don't feel a thing, hay it taste like kool aid! the only draw back is you have to put this drip tube up your butt don't ask why. yes its the Obamo diet and it works! ...you won't have to worry about the undead they will think you are one of them.

Now you people are getting way off the subject of the article and no longer even referring to the article about this Dracula. The real Dracula, the person who the story and the book were based was of Romanian Royalty. He kept the Turks out of Romania for which some people still hold him in regard. He kept them out, because even the blood thirsty Turks of that day were even replused at his cruelty. Vlad Dracule, or Vlad the Impaler referred to himself as Vlad Dracula, in some of his writings. He was called Vlad the Impaler because he would those of all who opposed him torture them to death by skewering them sharp pointed stakes through the trunk of the body either back to stomach (or vice versa) or even straight up through the full length of the body up the back side and out near the neck and his victims would slowly die like this. Dracula was so cruel that he would even eat some of his meals amongst the dead and dying. Even what Romans did at the time of Chirst, might have had trouble with this guy. Bram Stoker took the legend of this man and created his story about Dracula and based it in the land that he was familiar with. If you want the real grave yard of Dracula, though, you would have to go to Romania and find bodies of all of Vlad the Impaler's victims. That's where the real story is. Today, some famous Americans, including some of our past Presidents have him as a distant relative.

Robert...don't you just love the History channel?
1. politicians are related to Vlad the Impaler? The hell you say.
2. This time of Chirst...is it along the lines of the alternate universe like in Fringe. Peter, Agent Dunham and Walter schlepping between universes (universii?) and wreaking havoc with...nevermind. I lost track around season 2. And
3. There's nothing wrong with riding sin, cosine and tangent... ;)

Robert, actually his given name was really Vlad Tepes also known as Vlad III. He was actually the ruler of Wallachia on three different occasions. Wallachia, originally part of the Ottoman Empire, was in what later became known as Transylvania which is now part of modern day Romania. Dracul was mote a titular name stemming from his families long standing association with the Order of the Dragon (or Dracul) in the language at the time. Based on the title of the article, I assumed they were talking about a cemetery in Wallachia, not Ireland.

No Bones About It!

Who cares! Take your spam somewhere else!

Huh? News flash Royalty is not elected. The Queen and family are pretty much figure heads and really do not have that much power. The Parliament really runs the country. You also may want to rethink the 200 years. I'm sure the Queen can go back much further than that.

I emphatically agree!

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Yes, the Dracula in Chief and minions are busy attempting to ban silver bullets and semi-auto rifles with high capacity magazines. They forgot wooden stakes can kill too......................ban themselves and deranged psychos like them.

Boxer, I had thought that it might have been that bones were found at the supposed site of Vlad Dracul's burial (a small monastery in Romania, where it is thought he was buried to keep the Ottomans from getting his corpse), confirming or potentially confirming that he was buried there, not some cemetery in England tied to a book. Besides Carmilla by J Sheridan La Fanu was a better book and preceded Stoker's by almost two decades.