The Best Horror Literature: Dracula

A few factoids:



Not actually based on Vlad Tempes.


Sexy like Frank Langella? No. Gary Oldman as he seduces Winona Ryder? No. Dracula is actually an old, decrepit miser.

A lover? Not exactly. It's more entertaining this way, but the Count has long lost the ability to love. His motives are spite, lust, and, of course, the need for blood.

Did you know that you can star in Dracula? And for only $22!

Stoker (pictured at right), partially based the character Dracula on his then-boss, the owner of the theatre where he worked.














A vampire bat can eat up to half its body weight in 20 minutes. Its saliva contains anticoagulants that prevent its hosts blood from clotting.