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To Die For (also known as Dracula: The Love Story) is a 1989 American independent romantic horror film directed by Deran Sarafian and starring Brendan Hughes as vampire Vlad Tepes, Duane Jones (in his final film role), Philip Granger, Julie Maddalena and Amanda Wyss.
The first film to make the Dracula character and the historical Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, one and the same person and feature a romance between Dracula and a former love reincarnated in a new body (an element that was taken from Dan Curtis' Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966-1971)). Blood for Dracula: 1974 Italy/France: Paul Morrissey
The main antagonist of the Castlevania series is Dracula (ドラキュラ, Dorakyura), based on the original character by Bram Stoker and his depiction in film. [1] [2] His real name is Dracula Vlad Tepes, and he is estimated to be over 800 years old by the time of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). [3]
In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory in his campaign against the Ottoman Empire to find his beloved wife Elisabeta has committed suicide after his enemies falsely reported his death. A priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church tells him that his wife's soul is damned to Hell for committing suicide.
The Dracula of Castlevania is based on Bram Stoker's character from the novel of the same name, who was in turn likely named for Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia. The Dracula of the Castlevania series draws inspiration from both, but instead of only preying on victims, this version threatens the whole world and the human race.
Vlad III is known as Vlad Țepeș (or Vlad the Impaler) in Romanian historiography. [12] This sobriquet is connected to the impalement that was his favorite method of execution. [ 12 ] The Ottoman writer Tursun Beg referred to him as Kazıklı Voyvoda (Impaler Lord) around 1500. [ 12 ]
The other, Dracula, is the deadliest vampire to ever walk the earth. The story tells how centuries ago, before his vampire days, Vlad Tepes lost in battle against the ageless mutant, Apocalypse . Now in the days of 19th-century London , Dracula is seeking revenge for his past defeat and is turning members of Apocalypse's clan into vampires.
Vlad Drăculea (Japanese: ヴラド・ドラクラ, Hepburn: Vurado Dorakura) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akiyo Ohkubo . It has been serialized in Enterbrain 's seinen manga magazine Harta since May 2017, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of November 2023.