Articles for tag: Bram Stoker, Dracula, Transylvania, Vlad the Impaler

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A Real Life Vampire – Vlad Dracul

Dracula, one of the most well known vampires, is not just a creation of Bram Stoker’s imagination. He is, in fact, based on a real person. Vlad Dracul was a blood thirsty ruler in Transylvania who wrought terror as he fought his way through power. Vlad’s tactic’s eventually led to the moniker of Vlad the ...

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Movie Review: Hotel Transylvania

Rating: PG Length: 91 minutes Release Date: Sept. 28, 2012 Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky Genre: Animation, Comedy, and Family Stars: 4 out of 5 It is no secret that vampires are everywhere these days. From the sulking teenagers of “Twilight” to the gritty antiheroes of “True Blood,” it is hard to flip through channels or ...

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Sovata Springtime in Romania’s Transylvania

When many Westerners think of Transylvania, they conjure up horror movies and scary monsters. The mental images are of dark nights and haunted castles populated by mysterious batlike creatures with long, pointed teeth. This commonly-held opinion makes Romania a great overlooked Springtime destination in Europe. Actually, springtime in the Transylvanian city of Sovata is anything ...

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‘Hotel Transylvania’ Movie Review: Zinging in the Realm of Monsters

“Hotel Transylvania” is a father-and-daughter comedy set in the domain of monsters. With clichéd scenes surrounding it, this animated venture by Genndy Tartakovsky is clearly packaged as a fluffy bit of Halloween candy. As a fun-filled movie, it amiably brings the horror genre’s most famous personalities together as they try to live normal lives behind ...