![]() The authors trace the intertwined reality and myth to the twentieth century cult, revealing much that is fascinating, much that is truly horrific. The two researchers, McNally and Florescu, have delved through the layers of legend and myth to the origins of the legend, to Vlad Dracul, a 15th century nobleman of Wallachia, nicknamed ‘the Impaler because of his delight in impaling his enemies, alive, on wooden stakes. This was the first work of fiction to pick up on the centuries-old legends of vampires and transform that incarnate Prince of Evil, Count Dracula, into a ‘hero’ of novels, plays and particularly, films. ” - there are such things as vampires some of us have evidence that they exist.” So wrote Bram Stoker in his now famous horror novel Dracula. McNally & Radu Florescu – In Search Of Dracula: A True History Of Dracula And Vampire Legends (Nel-Mentor, 1975) ![]() ![]() Trevor Jones on Justin Marriott – A Visu… ![]()
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