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WE WANT TO SUCK YOUR BLOOD! Grab your garlic and crucifixes, Misfits. This week we’re talking about the history and hauntings of Dracula’s Castle, aka Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania. The castle was the inspiration for Dracula’s Castle in Bram Stoker’s classic novel “Dracula.” But the legend of Dracula goes deeper than a blood-sucking vampire maniac…there’s another psycho in our midst, and his name is Vlad the Impaler! Settle in for some horrific history as we explore Bran Castle and its place in entertainment history.

Episode Sources:

“Historical - 1211 - 2009” on Bran-Castle.com, Home > Historical

“The Myth of Count Dracula” on Bran-Castle.com, Home > Explore > Count Dracula

“Halloween At Bran Dracula’s Castle 2023 (Recommended For Adults Only), on BranCastle.com, Home > Events > Recent Events/

“A History of Dreads in Transylvania” on Bran-Castle.com, Home

“The Famous Bran Castle and The Story of Dracula,” One Excellence Tours

“The Legend of Dracula” on Nox Arcana

“A History of DRACULA in Pop Culture” by Annika Barranti Klein, May 26, 2022, Book Riot

“Bran Castle: Ghosts and Dracula Legends” by Amy, October 14, 2018, Amy’s Crypt

“Most Haunted Places in Romania” by Chrissy, April 4, 2023, updated April 28, 2023, The Walking Parrot

“Filming location matching ‘bran castle’” on iMDB.com

“A Tampa ghost hunter investigated Dracula’s castle. Did he speak to her?” by Paul Guzzo, Times staff, Published October 18, 2021, Tampa Bay Times