... childhood lover of vampire movies will remember the chilling line; "I come from...Transylvania!" No other place is so easily identified with vampires as Transylvania. Bram Stoker made this area famous by making it the homeland of his fictional character Dracula. Vlad Tepes, a historical figure upon whom Dracula was loosely based ... influences as well. One of the more famous cities in Transylvania is Sighisoara, a beautiful medieval town. Although Transylvania is an integral part of Dracula, Bram Stoker never actually traveled there. He did, however, do extensive research before he chose ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... that he is willing to live forever, even under the dreary conditions imposed by his vampirism. Avoiding the sun, sleeping in coffins, feared by all, he nurses his resentments. In "Bram Stoker's Dracula,"" the film by Francis Ford Coppola, the vampire shakes his fist at heaven and vows to wait forever for the return of the woman he loves. The film is ... inspired by the original Bram Stoker novel, "Dracula-. The novel gets right into the story and starts with Jonathon Harker already on his way to the Counts dwellings. Throughout his journey there is fear shown by ... to this is that of ...

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• Grade Level: High School