In Search Of... Season 1 # 16, DRACULA

What is the truth behind the legend famous for canine teeth and a black cape? Romania, the Carpathian Mountains are home to various stories. Bram Stoker's story of classic horror has been performed since its invention almost continuously. The stories are based on the real deeds of a prince of darkness whose deed were more shocking than those of the fictional vampire. Transylvania – Vlad Dracula (during the 15th century) put to death any priest, who dared to challenge any of the king's decisions, slowly and painfully. The torturous procedure favored by the king was so barbarous that his own countrymen named him Vlad, the impaler – in Romanian: Vlad Tepes. Dracula (Son of the dragon) soon became more the meaning "son of the devil". Dracula had grown up in immense brutal times and died in battle – beheaded (by mistake?) by one of his own troops. The name remains as a symbol for un-repented evil.