Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula. ... Many of these workers would die of exhaustion while building Poenari Castle, one of Vlad III’s favorite residences.

Dracula Untold, directed by Gary Shore, is about a vampire gifted with immense powers. However, it departs from Bram Stoker's classic origin story to show Dracula from a different perspective.

The mention of an Eastern European former communist capital conjures up images of grey, monolithic apartment blocks, pollution and ugly, belching motor vehicles. Based on little more than his ...

We love to dress as our favorite scary creatures for Halloween. But where did these Halloween monsters come from, anyway?

Vlad, once he became prince in 1456, saw the corrupt and scheming boyars as a potential threat to his position. In Easter 1457, Vlad summoned the principality’s boyars to an audience at his castle in ...

Stefan Lutak was Ukrainian. He owned the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Mark’s Place. Despite its name it was a beer-and-shot ...

Following the Fall of Constantinople and the conquest of Trebizond and Morea, the Ottoman Empire faced fierce resistance in ...

Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev has led a trading revolution to become a new Wall Street power Backed by an army of retail investors, the 38-year-old CEO is shaking up the financial order.

Messmer, the Impaler, is a demigod boss in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC of Elden Ring. He is a compulsory boss that you must defeat in order to progress the main quest. Marika’s firstborn ...

Two years ago, Alijah Martin and Vlad Goldin embarked on a historic run to the Final Four as members of the Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team. Now, their legacies could continue in the NBA.

Michigan's Vlad Goldin agreed to a two-way contract with the Miami Heat after not getting drafted. (Photo: Jackson Ranger | MLive.com) Jackson Ranger | MLive.com ...