While there's some debate about who the first real-life vampire was, it is known that Dracula was based on a real individual.

Dracula’s curse wasn’t just about bloodlust—it exposed Victorian fears around sex, empire, disease, and repression. The ...

The great ancestor of all bloodborn vampires, Dracula is a powerful destructive force that threatens our vampiric heirs - and humanity itself! He is weak when he arises, and desperately wants his ...