Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, was the 15th century ruler of Wallachia (part of the modern Romania.) Since the appearance of his namesake in Bram Stoker's "Count Dracula" in 1897, the work of an ever-growing number of writers and film-makers has been inspired by Stoker's creation. This has resulted in an increasing awareness and interest in the fascinating history of Vlad Dracula and the vampire mythology.
Articles
Vlad the Impaler - by Benjamin H. Leblanc. Of course, almost everybody has heard about this nosferatu: through movies featuring Max Schreck, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman. more
Bats, Vampires and Dracula - by Elizabeth Miller. Ever wonder which came first -- the bat or the vampire? How did bats become so associated with Count Dracula that the poor maligned creatures are forced to lurk in the recesses of twentieth-century popular culture? more
Vampires in Myth and History - by Beverly Richardson. Vampire myths go back thousands of years and occur in almost every culture... more
Changing Trends in Vampire Fiction - by Beverly Richardson. Monsters in numbersless quantities haunt the pages of horror novels, but none is more popular than the vampire. More
History and Mythology
Vampire Myth and Tradition - stakes, garlic, reflections etc...
Breeds of vampires - African, Indian, Malaysian, Scottish, etc... Vampire myth exists in many different parts of the world.
Links
The Vampire Bookshelf l Who was Dracula l The Dracula Page l Dracula's Homepage l The Blood Countess
He wrote 18 novels during his career, but is best remembered for the creation of but one work that has managed to endure for nearly a century - "Dracula". Stoker by no means invented the vampire - he did however make one particular vampire "famous".
Bram Stoker's Life Cronology
Bram Stoker Home Page
Dracula Intro and Book
Transylvanian Society of Dracula
Transylvanian Society of Dracula Canadian Chapter
In the works, a Vampire Chronicle novel possibly featuring Lestat (Fall 1999)
Anne's dog, Mojo, died on July 14. Anne wrote Mojo into her novel "The tale of the Body Thief" as Lestat's dog.
Anne Interviews
Anne Rice Basics
Anne has written under three names, her own, Anne Rampling, and A.N. Roquelaure. Under her own name, she has published two historical novels, five books in The Vampire Chronicles series, three books on the lives of The Mayfair Witches, and three other novels including her latest VIOLIN. Under Anne Rampling, she has published two works, "Exit to Eden" and "Belinda". Under A.N. Roquelaure, Anne published the Beauty series.
Anne lives and works in New Orleans with her husband Stan and her son Christopher.
Books about Anne Rice
Anne Rice Photos
Contact Anne here
General Anne Rice Links
The Official Anne Rice Web Site l Anne Rice FAQ l Commotion Strange - The Anne Rice Newsletter! l The Barnabas Page l Anne Rice - "I Want Some More" l .Anne Rice Trivial Pursuit l Shadowfox's Anne Site l "For the Love of Anne Rice" l Queens of the Damned l
Interview with the Vampire - 1976
The Feast for All Saints - 1979
Cry to Heaven - 1982
The Vampire Lestat - 1985
The Queen of the Damned - 1988
The Mummy - 1989
The Witchining Hour - 1990
The Tale of the Body Thief - 1992
Lasher - 1993
Taltos - 1994
Memnoch the Devil - 1995
Sevant of the Bones - 1996
Violin - 1997
Pandora - 1998
Armand - 1998
Vittorio the Vampire - 1999
Anne Rice Characters
Louis de Lioncourt
Lestat
Armand
Mekare
Maharet
Akasha and Enkil
Claudia
The Mayfair Family Tree
1896 -- Le Manoir du Diable
1922 -- Nosferatu
1927 -- London After Midnight
1928 -- The Vampire
1931 -- Dracula (staring Bela Lugosi)
1932 -- Vampyr
1933 -- The Vampire Bat
1935 -- The Mark of the Vampire
1936 -- Dracula's Daughter
1943 -- Dead Men Walk
1943 -- Son of Dracula
1943 -- Return of the Vampire
1945 -- The House of Dracula
1955 -- Phantom of the Operetta
1957 -- The Vampire
1957 -- Blood of Dracula
1958 --The Return of Dracula
1958 -- The Horror of Dracula
1960 -- The Brides of Dracula
1965 -- Dracula -- Prince of Darkness
1966 -- Little Shop of Horrors
1967 -- Doctor Terror's Gallery of Horrors
1968 -- Night of the Living Dead
1968 -- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
1970 -- Daughters of Darkness
1972 --Blacula
1973 -- Night Stalker
1974 -- Andy Warhol's Dracula
1974 -- Dracula (staring Jack Palance)
1979 -- Dracula (staring Frank Langella)
1979 -- Love at First Bite
1979 -- Nosferatu the Vampire
1979 -- Salem's Lot
1985 -- Dracula
1985 -- Once Bitten
1987 -- The Lost Boys
1992 -- Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993 -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer
1994 -- Interview With The Vampire
1995 -- Dracula, Dead and Loving It
1995 -- Vampire in Brookland
1995 -- Dusk to Dawn
The Lord Ruthven Pages - Lord Ruthven, considered by many to be the first modern vampire. He is from John Polidori's story "The Vampyre" Polidori was Lord Byron's personal physician, and was ispired by Byron's "Fragment of a Novel" to write his story.
Comparison Chart of Fictional Vampires - Note the difference between different authors' portrails of vampire power.
Vampire Novelists
Tom Holland
His books: "The Vampyre" "Supping with Panthers"
Jeanne Kalogridis
Her books: "Lord of the Vampires" "Children of the Vampire" "Covenant With the Vampire"
Michael Romkey
His books: "I, Vampire" "The Vampire Papers" "The Vampire Princess" "The Vampire Virus" "The Vampire Hunter"
Poppy Z. Brite
Her Books: "Lost Souls" "Drawing Blood" "WormWood" "Love in Vein" "Exquisite Corpse"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kindred: THe Embraced
Forever Knight
General Vampire Links
Vampyres Only l Cantara's Homepage l
