... imagination and the only thing the vampire shared with any historical prototype was the name. Despite these remarks the vampire Dracula is still the most widely accepted stereotype in all literature. In fact one of the most vivid adaptations of Dracula's demonic origins is in the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula by director Francis Ford Coppola. The opening sequence of the film ... years. Dracula's imprisonment (1462-1474) is most likely the least-documented segment in his entire lifetime. The only reference to Dracula's lifestyle in prison is a short story told in the Russian narrative: It ...

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