Although the picture did authentically date to the 1920s, captions identifying it as "the real Dracula's castle," and implying it was abandoned at the time the photo was taken, were not factually ...

Based on his research from public sources and local archives, Shepherd believes that the village "nurtured" Dracula by giving Stoker the space, time and atmosphere to bring the character to life.

"We actually got married in ‘Dracula'. No, I swear to god I think we're married in real life. In that scene, Francis used a real Romanian priest. We shot the master and he did the whole thing.

Bran's castle was home to Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century, a real-life prince who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel. It's the first time in 70 years guests got to stay in the castle.

Bram Stoker's legendary gothic tale Dracula has enjoyed countless adaptations, including by the BBC in 1977 An amateur historian has discovered a long-lost short story by Bram Stoker, published ...