Count Dracula facts

• Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.
• Count Dracula was possibly inspired by the real Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler).
• Historically, Vlad III is best known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and its expansion and for the cruel punishments he imposed on his enemies.
• His Romanian surname Drăculea (also spelled "Drakulya"), by which Vlad was referred to in several documents, means "son of the dragon".
• Bram Stoker's great granson is working on an official sequel.
• Count Dracula is the fictional character with the 2nd most apperances in film and TV (Sherlock Holmes is the first).
• His line in the novel "his man belongs to me!" has led some to believe he may be homosexual- this is unlikly what Bram Stoker intended.
• Dracula is his last name, not his first.
• Count Dracula requires no other sustenance but fresh blood, which has the effect of rejuvenating him.
• The only definite way to kill Dracula is by decapitating him followed by impalement through the heart with a wooden stake.
• Dracula has powerful hypnotic and telepathic abilities, and is also able to command nocturnal animals such as wolves and rats.
• Count Dracula has been portrayed by more actors in more film and television adaptations than any other horror character.