There was a man named Vlad the Impaler, but even that name was too soft for this wicked man. Prince Vlad was a high member of the Romanian court in the 1400's and was known for his cruel and wicked ways; so much so, that the people of Romania began calling him "Dracula" which means Son of The Dragon. He ruled Southern Romania with a bloody iron fist, killing mass amounts of people during his tenure. To add to his reign of terror, he also created a forest of spikes surrounding his castle, to scare off people.
There are many similarities between Bram Stoker's novel
Dracula and the life of Vlad the Impaler. The similarities include: reference to military campaigns, places, and aquintences Prince Vlad had experienced.
As one can see, the Nightmarish tales we are still scared of today, started centuries ago with a man named Vlad.
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