Podcasts about vlad dracul

Diesmal erklimmen Antonia und Marco die Karriereleiter: Welche Berufe hätten sie wohl im Mittelalter ausgeübt? Während die beiden noch scherzen, ob sie eher als Barden, Schreiber oder vielleicht sogar Henker getaugt hätten, lenkt Annemarie das Gespräch auf einen düsteren Fall – einen im Sumpf versunkenen Steuereintreiber! Wie er dorthin kam und was er der Nachwelt hinterließ, erfahrt ihr dieser Ausgabe von ‚Annemaries Folterkammer‘. Von dort aus feiern alle die Rückkehr Pats: Der meldet sich nun nach einer kurzen Auszeit ausgerechnet bei Locus Criminalis zurück! Mit im Gepäck: Eine malerische Erzählung um Michel Beheim, dem berühmten Sänger und Chronisten, der eine beunruhigende und beinahe blutige Begegnung mit Vlad Dracul schildert. Doch der gefürchtete Woiwode ist keine eindeutige Figur, Vlad Țepeș wirft Fragen auf: Held oder grausamer Tyrann? Wir diskutieren die vielen Gesichter des berüchtigten „Pfählers“ und wie unterschiedlich ihn die Geschichte erinnert!

We enter the second month of our year of directors with...vampire movies? Yes, it's the month of love and sex, so why not pay homage to the OG heartbreaker, Vlad Dracul. We begin with Tod Browning's 1931 Dracula, starring the hunky Hungarian Bela Lugosi. Rae reviews The Pizzagate Massacre for Tubi or Not Tubi Up Next: Bram Stoker's Dracuila What We're Watching Stolen Youth Horror of Dracula Where to Find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ boozeboobsandbloodpodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠boozeboobsandbloodpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  bluesky: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠b3podcast.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The kingdom of Wallachia was the home to warlords, brutality, and the reign of Islamic terror. One man rose from Turkish captivity to save his people, and would as a result become one of the most fascinating—and brutal—leaders in Christendom. His name was Vlad Tepes, but he was best known as Vlad Dracul or, more ominously, Vlad the Impaler. In the late 1800s, Bram Stoker found documents about Vlad's brutal methods and in turn wrote the famous novel, Dracula. He told of a blood sucking vampire who could never die. But how do we separate the myth of Dracula from the real man, Vlad Tepes, who was no doubt brutal but was also known as a defender of the West?In this episode, we talk about Vlad, the true story behind the man, and the vicious propaganda campaign waged against him. We also relate it to bitter disputes within Christian circles today, and why it's so important to unite around our common faith rather than divide ourselves into petty factions.Be sure to sign up at the King's Hall Patreon to get exclusive access to interviews with historians like Glenn Sunshine and to access the Deus Vault, a Patreon-exclusive podcast that goes deeper into the histories, mysteries, and heroes of Christendom.Visit Full Stadium Marketing to find your next marketing partner, aligning with your values and providing tools to grow your business all to the glory of God.Get 10% off your next order at Reformation Heritage Books with the code, "KINGSHALL."Alpine Gold Exchange Website: alpinegoldogden.comSet Up a Meeting: https://calendly.com/alpinegold/alpine-gold-consultation10 Ways to Make Money with Your MAXX-D Trailer.Buy your beef or pork box today from Salt and Strings Butchery.Talk to Joe Garrisi about managing your wealth with Backwards Planning Financial.Squirrelly Joe's Coffee. Visit their website squirrellyjoes.com/kingshall to purchase your first bag! Share Coffee. Serve Humbly. Live faithfully.Purchase your body armor at Premier Body Armor. 

Ever wonder what goes into creating travel documentaries? Greg takes us through their process and how they started making travel documentaries during their honeymoon! We chat travel, magic and Vlad Dracul! Episode Resources:Greg & Felicity's website (including links to their documentaries)Greg & Felicity on InstagramSupport the Travel Mug Podcast by buying us a coffee! You'll make our day & you'll get access to fun stuff like bloopers and extra content.We have Merch! Shop the Travel Mug Podcast Store Check out our fav items here: Our Favourite Travel ProductsGRAB OUR MASTER PACKING LIST HERE*****************************************We are travel enthusiasts who do not claim to be professionals! Instead we are two Halifax, NS natives with travel blogs who somehow found one another on the internet and now, we have a podcast!!Join us every week as we talk about our favourite destinations, travel tips, travel fails and all things travel!We have a big passion for travelling and talking about travel so we hope you will listen and join the conversation.You can find us here:Our WebsiteFacebookInstagramJenn's Travel Blog Jenn's YouTube channelMeggan and husband Peter's YouTubeDisclaimer - all episodes are our opinions/experiences, always do your research and make travel plans based on your budget and comfort levels.Support the show

On the night of November 25th, 1996, Rick Wendorf, 49, and his partner Ruth Queen, 54, were beaten to death with a crowbar inside their home in Eustis, Florida, by a vampire over 500 years old known as Vesago. At least that's what their killer believed. "Vesago" was really Rod Ferrell, a sixteen year-old from Murray, Kentucky, who lost himself in a vampiric role playing game, and truly thought he'd become an immortal bloodsucker. Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tj4P-thTEdcMerch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious Private Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast.Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. And you get the download link for my secret standup album, Feel the Heat.

Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Tenga a mano el paraguas: la lluvia volverá a regar Canarias este fin de semana. Las precipitaciones pueden ser más cuantiosas este viernes, de acuerdo con las predicciones. La temperatura se mantendrá estable, con un ligero descenso de las máximas. Mañana a las 20:00 h partidazo en Gran Canaria, La UD Las Palmas a un paso de subir a la división de oro del fútbol español. Mañana jornada de reflexión y el domingo a votar. Hoy se cumplen un año y 92 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es viernes 26 de mayo de 2023. Buenos días Ucrania. Día Mundial de Drácula. Uno de los personajes de terror más icónico de todos los tiempos es homenajeado cada 26 de mayo. Se celebra el Día Mundial de Drácula. Este hombre inmortal que se convierte en vampiro ha inspirado innumerables películas y obras de literatura. Es por ello que se le rinde un merecido homenaje, por muy sombrío y espeluznante que parezca. Drácula fue un personaje creado por el novelista irlandés Bram Stoker en el año 1897, basado en una figura histórica real. Stoker basó su novela de terror gótico en el príncipe Vlad III de Valaquia, originario de Rumanía. Tenía el apodo de Vlad El Empalador, debido a que fue muy cruel y despiadado con sus oponentes y las personas que lo traicionaban, torturándolos de las peores formas posibles. Se estima que hubo más de 100.000 víctimas empaladas en los bosques rumanos. Esto sirvió de inspiración al escritor Stoker para la creación de su gran obra literaria "Drácula", conectando a su personaje protagonista, el Conde Drácula, con el vampirismo. Yo escribi un articulo sobre la ciudad donde nació, Vlad Dracul que se titula, Sighisoara la ciudad mágica de Transilvania. 1933: se crea la denominación de origen Jerez. 1937.- Se inaugura en París la Exposición Universal. 1952.- Adenauer firma en Bonn el tratado que integra a la RFA en la Comunidad Europea de Defensa, y suscribe también la adhesión alemana a la integración económica. 1986: la Unión Europea adopta su bandera. 1989.- Termina la "cumbre" de la Liga Árabe en Casablanca, Marruecos, con el reconocimiento implícito del Estado de Israel y la petición de una conferencia internacional para la paz en Oriente Medio. 1991: se celebran elecciones municipales, perdiendo el PSOE las alcaldías de Madrid, Sevilla y Valencia. Los resultados adversos del Centro Democrático y Social (CDS) provocan además la dimisión de su presidente, Adolfo Suárez González. 2003.- Mueren 62 militares españoles al estrellarse en Turquía el avión Yakolev-42 ucraniano en el regresaban a España después de una misión en Afganistán. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santo de Felipe Neri, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, Andrés Kaggwa, Berengario de Saint-Papoul, Eleuterio papa, Fugacio, José Chang Song-jib, Lamberto de Vence, Pedro Sanz y Jordá. Prigozhin anuncia la retirada de los mercenarios de Wagner de Bajmut. El grupo anti-Kremlin Cuerpo de Voluntarios Rusos califica de "éxito" su incursión en Bélgorod. 100 euros y la promesa de ayudas futuras: así funcionaba la presunta trama de compra de votos por correo en Mojácar. Detenida la candidata del PSOE y otras 12 personas en Albudeite, Murcia, por la presunta compra de votos. El juez que investiga el secuestro de una edil en Maracena pide imputar al secretario de Organización del PSOE andaluz. José Ángel Martín queda en libertad provisional sin ningún tipo de medida cautelar El TSJC señala que estaría siendo investigado como presunto autor de un delito de lesiones. Patricia Hernández comunica la dimisión de José Ángel Martín de todos sus cargos. Además, Pedro Martín lo ha cesado como asesor del Cabildo de Tenerife. Bermúdez anuncia que el Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz se personará en la causa judicial por la agresión de José Ángel Martín a un vecino. El alcalde condena los hechos ocurridos en el campo de fútbol de El Tablero. La vivienda se encarece un 4,7 % en Canarias. Los precios se sitúan 1,6 puntos por encima de la media nacional. El precio medio de la vivienda en 1.788,4 euros por metro cuadrado. Los ingresos hoteleros crecen un 20,7% en Canarias hasta abril con respecto a la pandemia y ya suman 1.652 millones El tráfico de cruceristas se dispara un 104% en las Islas hasta abril y supera los 1,3 millones. Anticorrupción abre una investigación sobre el voto por correo en La Gomera. Las pesquisas se centran en la tramitación por parte del Cabildo insular de, al menos, una veintena de certificados digitales. El 26 de mayo de 1969, el Beatle John Lennon y su esposa Yoko Ono anuncian una cama por la paz mundial, quedándose en la cama durante una semana en un hotel en Montreal.

Programa de actualidad con información, formación y entretenimiento conectando directamente con los oyentes, presentado y dirigido por Miguel Ángel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Tenga a mano el paraguas: la lluvia volverá a regar Canarias este fin de semana. Las precipitaciones pueden ser más cuantiosas este viernes, de acuerdo con las predicciones. La temperatura se mantendrá estable, con un ligero descenso de las máximas. Mañana a las 20:00 h partidazo en Gran Canaria, La UD Las Palmas a un paso de subir a la división de oro del fútbol español. Mañana jornada de reflexión y el domingo a votar. Hoy se cumplen un año y 92 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es viernes 26 de mayo de 2023. Buenos días Ucrania. Día Mundial de Drácula. Uno de los personajes de terror más icónico de todos los tiempos es homenajeado cada 26 de mayo. Se celebra el Día Mundial de Drácula. Este hombre inmortal que se convierte en vampiro ha inspirado innumerables películas y obras de literatura. Es por ello que se le rinde un merecido homenaje, por muy sombrío y espeluznante que parezca. Drácula fue un personaje creado por el novelista irlandés Bram Stoker en el año 1897, basado en una figura histórica real. Stoker basó su novela de terror gótico en el príncipe Vlad III de Valaquia, originario de Rumanía. Tenía el apodo de Vlad El Empalador, debido a que fue muy cruel y despiadado con sus oponentes y las personas que lo traicionaban, torturándolos de las peores formas posibles. Se estima que hubo más de 100.000 víctimas empaladas en los bosques rumanos. Esto sirvió de inspiración al escritor Stoker para la creación de su gran obra literaria "Drácula", conectando a su personaje protagonista, el Conde Drácula, con el vampirismo. Yo escribi un articulo sobre la ciudad donde nació, Vlad Dracul que se titula, Sighisoara la ciudad mágica de Transilvania. 1933: se crea la denominación de origen Jerez. 1937.- Se inaugura en París la Exposición Universal. 1952.- Adenauer firma en Bonn el tratado que integra a la RFA en la Comunidad Europea de Defensa, y suscribe también la adhesión alemana a la integración económica. 1986: la Unión Europea adopta su bandera. 1989.- Termina la "cumbre" de la Liga Árabe en Casablanca, Marruecos, con el reconocimiento implícito del Estado de Israel y la petición de una conferencia internacional para la paz en Oriente Medio. 1991: se celebran elecciones municipales, perdiendo el PSOE las alcaldías de Madrid, Sevilla y Valencia. Los resultados adversos del Centro Democrático y Social (CDS) provocan además la dimisión de su presidente, Adolfo Suárez González. 2003.- Mueren 62 militares españoles al estrellarse en Turquía el avión Yakolev-42 ucraniano en el regresaban a España después de una misión en Afganistán. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santo de Felipe Neri, Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, Andrés Kaggwa, Berengario de Saint-Papoul, Eleuterio papa, Fugacio, José Chang Song-jib, Lamberto de Vence, Pedro Sanz y Jordá. Prigozhin anuncia la retirada de los mercenarios de Wagner de Bajmut. El grupo anti-Kremlin Cuerpo de Voluntarios Rusos califica de "éxito" su incursión en Bélgorod. 100 euros y la promesa de ayudas futuras: así funcionaba la presunta trama de compra de votos por correo en Mojácar. Detenida la candidata del PSOE y otras 12 personas en Albudeite, Murcia, por la presunta compra de votos. El juez que investiga el secuestro de una edil en Maracena pide imputar al secretario de Organización del PSOE andaluz. José Ángel Martín queda en libertad provisional sin ningún tipo de medida cautelar El TSJC señala que estaría siendo investigado como presunto autor de un delito de lesiones. Patricia Hernández comunica la dimisión de José Ángel Martín de todos sus cargos. Además, Pedro Martín lo ha cesado como asesor del Cabildo de Tenerife. Bermúdez anuncia que el Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz se personará en la causa judicial por la agresión de José Ángel Martín a un vecino. El alcalde condena los hechos ocurridos en el campo de fútbol de El Tablero. La vivienda se encarece un 4,7 % en Canarias. Los precios se sitúan 1,6 puntos por encima de la media nacional. El precio medio de la vivienda en 1.788,4 euros por metro cuadrado. Los ingresos hoteleros crecen un 20,7% en Canarias hasta abril con respecto a la pandemia y ya suman 1.652 millones El tráfico de cruceristas se dispara un 104% en las Islas hasta abril y supera los 1,3 millones. Anticorrupción abre una investigación sobre el voto por correo en La Gomera. Las pesquisas se centran en la tramitación por parte del Cabildo insular de, al menos, una veintena de certificados digitales. El 26 de mayo de 1969, el Beatle John Lennon y su esposa Yoko Ono anuncian una cama por la paz mundial, quedándose en la cama durante una semana en un hotel en Montreal. - Sección de actualidad informativa con Humor inteligente en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio con el periodista socarrón y palmero, José Juan Pérez Capote, El Nº 1. - Entrevista en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio al candidato a la Alcaldía de San Cristóbal de La Laguna por Vox, Manuel Rodríguez. - Sección en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio, con el informador e influencer, José Carlos Bolorino. Nos cuenta la verdad de la agresión del nº2 del PSOE en Santa Cruz a un vecino.

Steph and Kara discuss that other vampire movie that came out in 1992. With a few more Oscars and an even more bonkers storyline than the Buffy movie, Bram Stoker's Dracula is a masterclass in how to take a century-old novel and adapt it into a moviegoing experience. Vlad Dracul just wants to find the reincarnated love of his life, even if it takes 400 years and turning into Gary Oldman to do it. But a gritty college professor and a himbo lawyer are determined not to let him have his way.   Hear us discuss… How Kara watched this movie on hard mode Steph learns the hard way that bite sex isn't always sexy! Lucy just wants a harem of men and her gal pal Mina, what of it? Isn't Mel Brooks supposed to be in this? We love you, Keanu   Trigger warnings Blood, death, sex  

Andy, Ben, and guest Mills discuss the epic exploits of one of history's most vicious, cruel, and sadistic rulers.... Vlad The Impaler.

Esse conceito de vampiros que conhecemos hoje, tem origem no folclore e na mitologia da Europa Oriental, mais especificamente na região dos Balcãs, local que hoje ficam os países Albânia, Hungria, Grécia e Romênia. E esse tipo de folclore chegou nessa região com o antigo Império Habsburgo, império que sua população passou a avistar ataques reais de vampiros. Pouco a pouco o medo se generalizou e as lendas começaram a se espalhar pela Europa no século XVIII. A lenda da existência de vampiros foi muito popular em países como a França no século XVIII. Teólogos e Demonologistas escreveram tratados sobre a existência e aparição de vampiros. Depois de virar estudo teórico essas histórias pularam para a ficção até o Bram Stroker escrever sobre o Drácula da Transilvânia. Só que esse lugar famoso chamado “Transilvânia” não é um lugar apenas da ficção científica e dos filmes, ele existe de verdade! Essa região fica no centro da atual Romênia e esse nome significa “Além da Floresta”, mostrando que é uma região pouco habitada em relação a grandes concentrações, tendo apenas alguns poucos castelos. A Transilvânia foi um local muito disputado entre alguns impérios, durante muitos anos ele pertenceu ao Império Turco Otomano e em 1683 foi conquistado pelo Império Austríaco, ficando com essa posse até 1920, quando criaram a Romênia. Mas onde entra o tal Drácula nessa história? A história do Drácula se refere a um homem chamado Vlad Tepes “Drácula”, que nasceu no dia 7 de dezembro de 1431 na Transilvânia. Vlad não era qualquer um, ele era filho do Rei da Valáquia, o Vlad II. O nome Drácula tinha relação com seu pai, que pertencia a uma Ordem Militar em homenagem ao São Jorge, que caso você não saiba, mata um dragão e por isso a ordem se chamava Ordem do Dragão. Em seu idioma original, Dracul significa DRAGÃO e com o sufixo “A” era para fazer a referência de que ele era filho de alguém. Drácula então significa: “Filho do Dragão”. Vlad Drácula recebeu esse nome quando entrou na Ordem do Dragão, assim como seu pai. Essa ordem tinha como principal objetivo tentar impedir o avanço do Império Otomano na Europa. A gente sabe muito pouco sobre a infância do Vlad, mas conseguimos ter certeza de que ele tinha um irmão mais velho e a sua infância passou bastante tempo ao lado de sua mãe, que o educou. Ele era um pretendente ao trono, assim como seu pai, mas eles não viviam uma vida de riquezas e luxo, como outras famílias reais. Tanto que a casa que Vlad nasceu está aberta para visitação até hoje e dá para ver como é um local até simples. As coisas começaram a melhorar para sua família a partir de 1436, quando seu pai Vlad II conseguiu aplicar um golpe no trono da Valaquia se tornando o rei daquela região (atual Romênia). Com seu pai no governo, Vlad Dracula começou a ter uma educação e vida de acordo com os padrões da nobreza da época. Recebeu um tutor para cuidar da sua educação, começou a ser treinado para um dia substituir seu pai e começou a treinar como um Cavaleiro. Só que Vlad Dracul (pai) tinha um grande problema nas mãos: mesmo estando no trono da Valáquia, ele tinha que encontrar alguma forma de tentar parar o avanço dos Otomanos, que eram uma das maiores potências da época! Por ser membro da Ordem do Dragão, Vlad II prometeu que lutaria até a morte contra os infiéis (muçulmanos). A região que Vlad II governava chegou a ser conquistada pelo Império Otomano, mas ele e outros reis permaneceram no trono, mas tinha que pagar impostos e tributos ao Sultão.

Esse conceito de vampiros que conhecemos hoje, tem origem no folclore e na mitologia da Europa Oriental, mais especificamente na região dos Balcãs, local que hoje ficam os países Albânia, Hungria, Grécia e Romênia. E esse tipo de folclore chegou nessa região com o antigo Império Habsburgo, império que sua população passou a avistar ataques reais de vampiros. Pouco a pouco o medo se generalizou e as lendas começaram a se espalhar pela Europa no século XVIII. A lenda da existência de vampiros foi muito popular em países como a França no século XVIII. Teólogos e Demonologistas escreveram tratados sobre a existência e aparição de vampiros. Depois de virar estudo teórico essas histórias pularam para a ficção até o Bram Stroker escrever sobre o Drácula da Transilvânia. Só que esse lugar famoso chamado “Transilvânia” não é um lugar apenas da ficção científica e dos filmes, ele existe de verdade! Essa região fica no centro da atual Romênia e esse nome significa “Além da Floresta”, mostrando que é uma região pouco habitada em relação a grandes concentrações, tendo apenas alguns poucos castelos. A Transilvânia foi um local muito disputado entre alguns impérios, durante muitos anos ele pertenceu ao Império Turco Otomano e em 1683 foi conquistado pelo Império Austríaco, ficando com essa posse até 1920, quando criaram a Romênia. Mas onde entra o tal Drácula nessa história? A história do Drácula se refere a um homem chamado Vlad Tepes “Drácula”, que nasceu no dia 7 de dezembro de 1431 na Transilvânia. Vlad não era qualquer um, ele era filho do Rei da Valáquia, o Vlad II. O nome Drácula tinha relação com seu pai, que pertencia a uma Ordem Militar em homenagem ao São Jorge, que caso você não saiba, mata um dragão e por isso a ordem se chamava Ordem do Dragão. Em seu idioma original, Dracul significa DRAGÃO e com o sufixo “A” era para fazer a referência de que ele era filho de alguém. Drácula então significa: “Filho do Dragão”. Vlad Drácula recebeu esse nome quando entrou na Ordem do Dragão, assim como seu pai. Essa ordem tinha como principal objetivo tentar impedir o avanço do Império Otomano na Europa. A gente sabe muito pouco sobre a infância do Vlad, mas conseguimos ter certeza de que ele tinha um irmão mais velho e a sua infância passou bastante tempo ao lado de sua mãe, que o educou. Ele era um pretendente ao trono, assim como seu pai, mas eles não viviam uma vida de riquezas e luxo, como outras famílias reais. Tanto que a casa que Vlad nasceu está aberta para visitação até hoje e dá para ver como é um local até simples. As coisas começaram a melhorar para sua família a partir de 1436, quando seu pai Vlad II conseguiu aplicar um golpe no trono da Valaquia se tornando o rei daquela região (atual Romênia). Com seu pai no governo, Vlad Dracula começou a ter uma educação e vida de acordo com os padrões da nobreza da época. Recebeu um tutor para cuidar da sua educação, começou a ser treinado para um dia substituir seu pai e começou a treinar como um Cavaleiro. Só que Vlad Dracul (pai) tinha um grande problema nas mãos: mesmo estando no trono da Valáquia, ele tinha que encontrar alguma forma de tentar parar o avanço dos Otomanos, que eram uma das maiores potências da época! Por ser membro da Ordem do Dragão, Vlad II prometeu que lutaria até a morte contra os infiéis (muçulmanos). A região que Vlad II governava chegou a ser conquistada pelo Império Otomano, mas ele e outros reis permaneceram no trono, mas tinha que pagar impostos e tributos ao Sultão.

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Welcome to OTTplay Now You Know, one podcast that gives you all the lesser-known facts, trivia and even anecdotes for popular films and shows that you didn't know about. I'm your host Nikhil.Today's trivia is on the popular animated horror-comedy Hotel Transylvania. The fourth film of the franchise titled Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2022. So here are some interesting lesser-known facts about the first film. In the opening sequence of the film, Dracula (played by Adam Sandler), tells his guests that the prestigious hotel was developed in 1898. It is also seen that Mavis' mother was murdered by a mob in about 1895 (known from the family portrait that Mavis shares with her mum and dad when she was around a year old). The original Bram Stoker's Dracula was also penned in 1896 and went into production in 1897. Hence, the narrative of the film tries to abide by Count Dracula's actual years, as if the character was based on Stoker's novel. Unlike most animated features, the voice actors did not record their dialogues separately. Genndy Tartakovsky made the voice actors Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, and David Spade record their lines together as if it were a live-action production.At  the 10-minute mark into the film, a scene set in Mavis' room depicts a poster of Selena Gomez, stuck to her wall. Gomez played the role of Mavis in the film.   Hotel Transylvania is a rare movie that features a reference to a song from a rival studio. In a scene in the Sony Pictures Animation film, Jonathan draws references from The Lion King's Simba and Nala. The Lion King, as everyone knows, is backed by Walt Disney Pictures.Mavis was earlier supposed to be played by Miley Cyrus, but the actor-singer was replaced in the film by Selena Gomez. The change in casting took place after Cyrus got involved in a controversy surrounding a photograph, showing her suggestingly posing with a cake. The studio was concerned that the photograph would impact the family-friendly image of Disney. It is almost impossible to imagine Murray the Mummy as anything but the gigantic, globular mummy with a beaming grin and beady eyes. But the character was originally supposed to look completely different — tall and lanky. However, animator Carlos Grangel believed Murray could do with a makeover, and thus was born the version of the character as we know it. Pixar's Monster Inc. and Sony's Hotel Transylvania share a few common narrative similarities, and the most noticeable being the fact that the so-called ‘monsters' in both films are terrified of human beings. It thereby subverts the idea of a monster. The story is set in the real-life historical region of Romania, called Wallachia. It is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, the real-life inspiration for Dracula. He was in fact nicknamed Dracula, after his father whose name was Vlad Dracul. Several myths about vampires originated from Romania and is one of the reasons why Bram Stoker decided to set his story about Dracula in the country. If you haven't watched the film yet then do so streaming on Netflix.Well, that's the OTTplay Now You Know episode for today, Until the next podcast, it's your host Nikhil signing off.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho

In today's episode, Katie has 30 minutes to become an expert on... Vampires! We recorded on Halloween, so we had to get one more spooky topic in. And this turned out to be a great one! Some history, some lore, and some gore - what more could we ask for? From real-life figures in history, like Mercy Brown, to larger than life characters like Count Dracula, vampires are an interesting and diverse bunch. More terrifying than interesting was real-life 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad Dracul, aka Vlad the Impaler, whose nickname was rather on the nose. Some of this is gross! But we provide warnings. Maybe the legend of vampires is due to one too many rabid humans running around in medieval Europe. Or, maybe vampires are real. Regardless, we can all agree that we love Edward from Twilight. Or Jacob. I forget which one is which. Highlights Include: - Vlad the Impaler's dinner customs  - Diseases that mimic vampirism - A 19th century American vampire Follow on instagram @30minuteexpertpodcast and twitter @30minexpertpod Send us your expertise at 30minuteexpertpodcast@gmail.com And please rate and review! Podcast artwork by Rick Radvansky Music by Jake Radvansky

Kamran Pasha is FINALLY returning to discuss the history of vampire legend, and we couldn't think of a better way to kick off our first October episode! Kamran has some incredible insight on how the blood-sucking legend of the vampire began, starting with Vlad Țepeș (AKA Vlad the Impaler & Vlad Dracul). So, how did we get the legend of Dracula from a blood-thirsty ruler in Romania? Do vampires exist? Let's find out! Join Kamran's Patreon to gain access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content, Q&A's with Kamran, his works in progress, and 1-on-1 consulting with Kamran! https://www.patreon.com/kamranpasha Kamran Pasha is a writer and producer. He's notable for NBC's television series "Kings", which is a modern day retelling of the Biblical tale of King David. Previously he served as a writer on NBC's remake of "Bionic Woman", and on Showtime Network's Golden Globe nominated series "Sleeper Cell", about a Muslim FBI agent who infiltrates a terrorist group, and for The CW's "Nikita", "Reign", and "Roswell, New Mexico", as well as the Disney XD animated show "Tron: Uprising". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sensingspiritkk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sensingspiritkk/support

In this episode we look into the origins of vampire mythology, learn how to properly accomplish the art of dying, discover why you should not answer strange voices in the night and find out what happens when you are buried alive with a reanimated corpse.  For more history and folklore content: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/historyandfolklore Twitter: @HistoryFolklore Facebook: www.facebook.com/historyandfolklorepodcast Sources: Claude Lecouteux, 'The Secret History of Vampires, Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes (2001). Katharina M. Wilson, ‘History of the Word ‘Vampire', Journal of the History of Ideas Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1985), pp. 577-583 Margaret Baker, Discovering the Folklore of Plants (2019). Michael Ostling, 'Between the Devil and the Host: Imagining Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland' (2011). Scott G. Bruce, 'The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters (2016). Stephen R. Gordon, 'The Walking Dead in Medieval England: Literary and Archaeological Perspectives (2013). The Medieval Bestiary, 'Bat' http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast250.htm Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology' (2017). T.S.R. Boase, 'Death in the Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgement and Remembrance' (1972). Zteve T. Evans, 'Bat Myths and Folkltales from Around the World' https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/bats-in-mythology-and-folklore-around-the-world/   Transcript ‘Vampires fit into no order, no class, or any reckoning of creation. They are neither death nor life, they are death taking on the appearance of life; or rather they are the terrifying grimace of one and the other. The dead reject the night with fear and the living dread it no less.' Hello, welcome to the History and Folklore podcast, where we look at different folk beliefs through history and how these beliefs shape people's perceptions of nature. Today we're looking at the history and folklore behind vampires, their origins and the beliefs and superstitions that surround them. Vampires have really captured the popular imagination over the past couple of centuries. Over this time the vampire has seen many reimaginings, from early films such as Nosferatu, to later books and television series such as Twilight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Vampire diaries. In Europe, the literary obsession with vampires began in the eighteenth century, with a number of ballads such as Lenore, written in 1773 by Gottfried August Burger. The beginning of the romantic vampyre genre is believed to be the short story ‘the Vampyre', written by John Willaim Polidori in 1819. In this, the protagonist Aubrey meets the mysterious Lord Ruthven at a social event and agrees to travel Europe with him, but leaving for Greece shortly after they arrive in Rome when he learns that Ruthven has seduced the daughter of an acquaintance. It is in Greece where he meets Ianthe who tells him of the vampire legend that is well known there. Ianthe is killed by a vampire shortly after Lord Ruthven arrives, and Aubrey continues his travels with him. When Ruthven is killed by bandits Aubrey promises to lay his body out under moonlight and to not to talk of his death for a year and a day, an oath he regrets when he returns to London to see Ruthven living under another identity, and engaged to Aubrey's sister. This story includes many elements that modern audiences are familiar with. A pale, mysterious and high-class stranger, adept at seducing and manipulating those around them, whose body mysteriously disappears after death and who viciously kills and feeds off the life force of its victims. These concepts are developed in later works, and it is probably Bram Stoker's Dracula, published in 1897, that has had the strongest influence on the modern perception of vampires and has cemented certain superstitions into modern vampire mythology. In this tale, the vampire Dracula is tied to his tomb, to the extent that he must bring earth from it with him to travel, he is able to transform himself into animals, he is nocturnal, he induces nightmares, can hypnotise mortals and drinks the blood of his victims, causing them to grow pale, weak and waste away, he is repelled by garlic and holy relics, has no shadow or reflection and can be killed by beheading and by piercing his heart with a wooden stake. While stories such as this mark the beginning of modern popular vampire folklore, they did not mark the invention of the vampire mythology itself, and it is clear that these, and other eighteenth and nineteenth century authors were drawing from a much older and wider mythology, combining superstitions, folkloric beliefs, religious practices and cultural anxieties to create the modern vampire. It is often claimed that Bram Stoker drew his inspiration from real historical figures such as Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad Dracul, and Elizabeth Bathory. However, this theory has been widely questioned  and Stoker's notes mention neither figure. Instead, in a book that speaks of a local ruler named Dracula, his notes just state ‘Dracula in the Wallachian language means devil' implying that this simple reason is the reason he selected the name. Because of this, I am not going to focus on Vlad the Impaler of Elizabeth Bathory. They are interesting, if horrific characters, but I am not interested in talking about such horrors for the sake of it and I think that these stories will tell us less about the average person's general worldview than the folklore of vampires will, so that is what I am going to focus on in this episode. It is interesting that Aubrey in Polidori's Vampyre learns of vampires in Greece, as this is where a tale that claims to be the original vampire story comes from. This apparently Ancient Greek tale concerns a young Italian man named Ambrogio, who travels to Greece and falls in love with a woman named Selene, who was attending Apollo's temple. This angers Apollo, who curses the young man to be burned by sunlight. In desperation, Ambrogio turns to Hades, who promises him and Selene protection if Ambrogio promises to get him a silver bow from Artemis. In exchange for Ambrogio's soul Hades gives him a magical bow to hunt animals to gain Artemis' favour and trust. So the now soulless Ambrogio goes out to try and steal Artemis' bow which he finally manages after weeks of apparently just killing swans to write messages for Selene with their blood. Artemis catches him, and curses him to be burned by silver. Ambrogio apologises and explains his dilemma, which leads Artemis to take pity on him, and balances her curse with some blessings. He will be immortal, be almost as swift and as skilful of a hunter as her and will have fangs to allow him to get blood for his messages without the need of weapons. Eventually Ambrogio ends up with Selene, and the couple worship Artemis in thanks for her gifts. Towards the end of Selene's life Ambrogio bit her, draining her of her blood and conferring her with immortality. This seems like a clear cut vampire origin story. An immortal with no soul and a weird obsession with blood who is burned by both sunlight and silver. When I looked into it further, though, this story seemed to have been recorded in the ‘Scriptures of Delphi' which don't appear to exist outside of an article on the website Gods and Monsters written by a person who had a friend he calls ‘Dan' whos Grandad wrote down stories that had been passed down through the family since the time of Ancient Greece, where they had been told them by the Oracles of Delphi. So this tale is less of a conveniently neat ancient Greek origin story and more modern internet lore, which means you are going to have to listen to me talk for longer about potential vampire origins. Luckily, I think the actual origins are far more interesting and reveal a lot about contemporary anxieties about illness, death and the afterlife. There is a long history of tales in Europe of the dead raising to torment the living. While these dead were not referred to specifically as vampires, elements of these tales were borrowed and adapted to become later vampire lore. One of the earliest of these is found in The Russian Chronicle of Times Past reported a strange event in the Ukrainian village of Polotsk in 1092, where devils galloped in the street, killing those who dared to leave their homes so that it was said ‘the inhabitants of Polotsk are devoured by the dead.' In the twelfth century Saxo Grammaticus recorded the tale of Asmund, who was buried alive with his sworn brother Asvith. When the then scarred and disfigured Asmund was discovered by a Swedish king and his army, hoping to uncover treasure in the grave, he described to them how Asvith's soul returned from hell to repossess his corpse and had then gone on to eat the horse and dog they had been buried with before turning on Asmund himself, attacking with sharp teeth and claws, tearing off one of his ears before Asmund was able to decapitate his dead friend and pierce his heart with a stake. There seems to be a wide variety of ways that the dead could harm the living. As well as directly attacking them, as in the previous tales, they were also known to passively harm the living through sympathetic magic while still in the grave. They would do this by eating their shroud, causing those they had been close to in life to weaken and die until the shroud had been entirely consumed. In Germany, these types of living corpse were known as ‘nachzerer', meaning ‘one who causes death by devouring something.' One account of this type of revenant comes from fifteenth century Germany, where there was a rumour in a certain town that a plague was being caused by a recently deceased woman who was eating her shroud. When the woman was exhumed she was found with the shroud half eaten with pieces in her mouth and stomach. She was decapitated and the plague stopped. Other revenants caused harm by visiting their family and neighbours at night, calling the names of individuals or knocking on their doors before returning to their graves. Those who the revenant called upon would quickly sicken and die. Walter Map recorded an example of this in 1182 when a fallen angel possessed a corpse. The corpse called the names of a number of his old neighbours, who then died. The townspeople were advised to cut the neck with a spade and to sprinkle the grave and body with holy water. This does not work, and the revenant is only stopped when he is cut through the head with a sword. It has been speculated that this type of knocking tale was the inspiration for modern vampires being unable to enter the house without an invitation/ The Greek broucalaca operates in a similar way. According to the seventeenth century thelogian Leo Allatius ‘on the Island of Chios the inhabitants do not respond to the first voice that calls them for fear it may be a spirit or revenant...if someone responds the first time they are called the spectre disappears but the one it spoke to will inevitably die.' Others can cause death merely by their presence. The Polish strzygi will climb to the top of church steeple at night, causing the death of all those who are the same age as it, for as far as it can see. While these tales do not specifically reference vampires, it is apparent that there are many overlapping ideas between these revenants and the later, more specific, vampire that we know today. Revenants are active at night, drain the life force of those around them, are tied to their graves and often target friends and loved ones. There are also many tales across Europe of creatures described as revenants eating flesh and drinking blood. Interestingly there is also a tale from the early seventeenth century Moravia where a village was getting terrorised by a vampire who rose from the grave. A man travelling from Hungary claimed that he could rid the people of the vampire which he succeeded in by waiting for the vampire to leave its grave and stealing its burial linens and cutting off the vampire's head when it came to retrieve them. This tale is interesting as the undead creature is referred to as a vampire, despite displaying no particularly vampiric tendency, such as drinking blood, further muddying the waters between vampire and revenant. Religious writers often explained such events by saying that the corpse had been possessed by a demon, but there were other common explanations for what may cause such a phenomenon. Sometimes it was believed that a person was born destined to become a vampire after death. In some parts of Europe those born with a caul were believed to become future vampires, unless the midwife burned the caul and forced the infant to injest the ashes. Children born with a tail were similarly cursed unless the tail was removed with a coin. People with red hair were believed to more often become vampires after their death, as were brothers born during the same month, or the fifth and seventh sons born to a couple. There was a belief in some Slavic countries that some people were born with two souls, and one of these souls could leave the body in order to cause harm to people, making them excellent vampires. These people were known as dvoeduschniki and it was said that they often hid their second soul under a stone and could not die unless it was found. This is an element found in the Romanian legend of the Strigoi, which is believed to have been a major inspiration for Dracula. In some versions of this legend the strigoi was created when a person with two souls died. When these individuals died the good soul went to the afterlife, while the evil one remained and would return to its body six weeks, six months or seven years after its death. These creatures would often have the same appearance they had in life, with larger teeth, claws and faces red from drinking blood. They were known for causing disease, spreading a pestilence that caused people to waste away. Many of these tales describe the revenant's victims succumbing to a mysterious wasting sickness, suggesting a deep anxiety and need to explain a type of illness or plague, often thought to be cholera. However, many tales also appear to emphasize a widespread anxiety around death in general, and about the afterlife in particular. Many tales of returning dead appear to highlight a real fear of not achieving the ‘good death' that was the obsession of the medieval period to the extent that a significant amount of scholarly and religious thought and writing was put into the idea of the ‘ars moriendi' or the art of dying. According to this philosophy, how you lived your life had less impact on your afterlife than the way in which you died. To achieve a good death, you must die with all of your spiritual and temporal affairs in order, righting all wrongs, repaying all debts and confessing all sins. You must receive the appropriate Last Rites of the church and take the final Eucarist, known as a viaticum. The idea was to break all ties to the mortal coil, so nothing could compel you to return. Even overly mournful relatives could impede the spirit's passing, as it was said their tears would soak the shroud and prevent the dead from resting. Obviously this manner of death is difficult to achieve and there are a number of interesting stories of families meeting their deceased relatives, risen from the grave to beg for prayers or charity to be given or some wrong to be righted so as to shorten their time in purgatory. These tales often differ to some extent to those of the vengeful dead, so I will cover these tales in more depth in a Wild Hunt halloween special episode next month. Other folk beliefs about the afterlife also fed into the fear of the dead returning. In many areas of Europe folk belief maintained that the dead continued their own communities much like the living. Coins were placed into the mouths or in the coffins of the deceased as it was believed that this money may be needed in the afterlife. They had their own inns, continued their trades, danced, sang and celebrated and carried on their lives much as before. It was said that revenants often targeted family members and loved ones as they missed them, and longed for their company in the afterlife. It was even believed that the dead held their own sermons at certain times in churches and those that stumbled on these sermons often met a bitter end. One sixteenth century woman got lucky by first seeing a deceased friend at the church who warned her to run without looking back. She followed this advice, but the crowd of dead who chased her from the churchyard grabbed at her cloak and tore it away from her. The next day,when the woman returned she found her cloak torn to pieces and scattered so that each grave had a scrap laying on it, giving a fearful insight into her fate had she not heeded the warning. The way in which a person lived their life may also lead them to becoming a vampire or revenant. A person who made a pact with the devil, for example, would likely become a vampire, those who cast the evil eye, witches and magicians, those who never ate garlic and those who lived what was considered an evil life, or a life that was in some way outside of regular society. The manner in which a person died could also increase their likelihood of becoming a vampire or other type of malevolent revenant. Those who were hanged for a crime, children who died without baptism, those who were murdered or committed suicide may be more likely to linger on earth. Interestingly, it has been speculated that these types of deaths would have led to the people being buried carelessly in shallow graves, and so would more often rise to the surface and be regarded as revenants. The time of burial may also affect your fate in the afterlife, and in Eastern Europe it was believed that the gates to the afterlife closed in the afternoon, condemning people buried this time to wander the earth. A Latvian folk song even implores the listener ‘bury me before noon, after noon do not bury me, after noon the children of god have closed the gates of heaven.' In this part of Europe it was believed that those who were buried after this time would make their way into homes through the chimney and torture, disfigure, eat the hearts and drink the blood of those living there. It was also said that they could change into animals, flame and shadow and would vanish when the cock crowed. There seems to be a widespread anxiety throughout Europe about being denied access to the afterlife. It was generally believed that a person was born with a fixed life span, usually given to be 70 to 80 years. The ancient Roman writer Censorinus claimed that if a person died before their allotted time then the gods may refuse him entrance to the other life. This idea was incorporated into popular belief, that a person's soul must stay on earth, near their body, until their allotted time was over and they would finally be allowed to pass. Usually they remained in spirit form, but if the spirit became upset, or if some unfortunate event happened, they may reinhabit their body to attack the living. Even if a person managed to reach their allotted time it was believed that their spirit still remained on earth for 40 days after their death. This was a particularly risky time in which it was important not to draw the spirit back by reminding it of its ties on earth or offending them in any way so that they would seek retribution. Because of this, many rituals were developed to facilitate the souls passing at the time of death, often calling on sympathetic magic. Clocks were stopped, windows opened, mirrors covered and knots untied. The corpse would be carried feet first out of the house so the spirit could not look back and be tempted to stay. Often the body would be carried to the graveyard out of a different door and by a long winding route, so that the spirit could not find its way back to the house. When placed in the grave, they would ensure that no piece of fabric lay next to the mouth for the dead person to chew and spread disease. If it was suspected that a person may return as vampire or revenant they may be buried facing down, so that if they woke they would claw themselves deeper into the earth. Strong smelling incense and garlic would also be put into the mouth, nose and coffin to prevent them from rising, presumably because they were believed to be repelled by strong smells. A stone may be placed in their mouths to prevent them from chewing or calling the names of their loved ones. Sometimes poppy seeds would be scattered on the grave as it was believed the vampire would have to count every seed before leaving. Poppies or peas would be sown on the path from the graveyard while the funeral party chanted ‘may the dead man consume one of these every year, and not the heart of his kinfolk.' These methods could also be used to protect the house. Poppy seeds could be placed outside the door, as the vampire would have to count each one before entering. The family of the recently deceased could eat garlic and spread garlic or incense around the boundaries of the house to use smell to repel their dead relative. In Denmark an old spinning wheel would be hung over the door as it was believed the dead person could only enter after walking around the building for as many times as the wheel had turned when it was in use. Occasionally steps were taken to physically trap the dead person in their grave by tying their legs or big toes together, nailing them to their coffins or cutting the tendons in their heels or the veins in their knees to prevent them from walking. In Scandinavia there were even laws put into place to prevent the return of the dead. The Saga of Erik the Red's saga explains that since Christianity was adopted in Greenland it was common practice to place a pole on the chest of those who were buried on farmland instead of consecrated ground to fasten them to the earth. The pole would be removed when a priest arrived to perform a burial service and sprinkle holy water into the hole left by the pole, thereby laying the deceased person permanently to rest. This appears to have been a relatively widespread practice. In 1007 CE Burchard of Worms condemned women who pierced the heart of deceased unbaptised children to prevent their return and claims when a woman and child die in childbirth and are buried, both of their bodies are pierced with rods that nail them to the ground so they do not rise and cause further death. It is likely that this means of securing someone into the grave later transformed into the known method of killing a vampire by piercing their heart with a stake. If these methods of prevention and protection did not work, there were ways of identifying if a vampire was active and which of the corpses in the graveyard it would be. A number of people mysteriously wasting away would indicate vampire activity, which would necessitate opening the graves of those who had recently died. If the vampire was seen, it could be recognised by long teeth and claws, a ruddy complexion and in, central Europe, by lameness, iron teeth and the inability to count above three. This presumably would hinder its counting of any poppy seeds left out, although who is hanging round to ask the walking dead to count I don't know. Any corpses that did not show the classic signs of death or decay, those whose hair or nails had grown after death, those with red faces or whose stomachs  were filled with blood when cut open could safely be regarded as vampires. If this was the case it could be stopped by putting a stake through the heart, cutting the head off and placing it by the feet where it could not be reached, placing strong smelling incense and plants in the grave and sprinkling with holy water. Of course, there were those who were skeptical of the existence of vampires. In 1764 the Benedictine monk Antoine Augustin Calmet wrote a treatise on vampires, concluding that the idea of vampirism came from an overactive imagination fuelled by the malnourishment by the Balkan people, while Jean Cristophe Harenberg claimed that it was illness that caused the fear of vampires stating ‘that vampires do not cause the death of the living, and everything that people reel off in this regard should be attributed only to disorder in the sick person's imagination.' It is notable that the interest in vampires in Western Europe grew in a time when anxiety, fascination and even romanticisation of illness, tragic premature death and communication with spirits in the afterlife was at its height. At the same time that many of the first modern vampire stories were being put into print, spiritualist mediums were gaining fame through communicating with the dead and women were applying makeup to mimic the pale yet flushed look of tuberculosis victims. I think that, even now, tales of vampires returning from the grave help us to explore and process, at least to some extent, our fear of death and the mystery of what may wait for us in the afterlife. Thank you for listening to this episode of the History and Folklore podcast. I hope you enjoyed it and found it interesting. An extra thank you goes to my patreons Joanne, Robin, Becky, Eugenia, the Fairy Folk Podcast, Louise, Ben, John and David. Patrons help pay towards the cost of running the podcast and are hugely appreciated. If you would like to support the History and Folklore Podcast, get early access to episodes, voting rights for episode topics and a monthly zine then patreon tiers range from £1-£3. You can also follow the podcast on Instagram at history and folklore, twitter at HistoryFolklore and Facebook at the History and Folklore podcast where I post hopefully interesting history and folklore facts pretty much daily and answer any questions or feedback.  

Programa 01x06. Vlad Tepes, hijo de Vlad Dracul, que ha inspirado uno de los personajes mas sanguinarios de nuestra literatura, resulta que tenía unos hobbies muy curiosos que hoy nos descubrirán los personajes de la Barbería.

Let’s start with one of the prolific serial killers of all time. She is thought to be one of the inspirations for a monster we have seen in books, movies, and even music…. I am talking about Brahm’s Stoker’s “Dracula.” A creature who craves the blood of humans. Who is this woman? Elizabeth Bathory, also known as the Blood Countess. She is thought to have killed over 600 young women, and there have been stories of her using their blood in hopes of remaining forever young. Some say that these stories are all conceptions of people who resented her power because she was a female. You can decide for yourself if she was a murderer or framed by malicious people threatened by her because of her gender.Check out more on the femalekillers.com site

Jenelle joins the table and discusses her recent transformation and return to the creative world. We get a sneak peek of her song "Confession" from one of her many upcoming projects; we discuss Police interactions; Black Lives Matter; musical inspirations; Jenelle offers words of advice for our youth on how to be comfortable being themselves; how chivalry is fading away and much more.  We debut a song from Cordell Drake feat. Krown Boy "All Night" available on all platforms now. We give a preview of 6paw's submitted track "Finiti" on YouTube We spotlight DramaTone's track "Magick" feat. Ztarve off his recent album Vlad Dracul available on all platforms now. 

În acest episod, vorbesc despre succesorii lui Mircea cel Bătrân. Prinși într-o eternă luptă, ramurile dinastiei lui Basarab devin acum Dăneștii și Drăculeștii. Care cum primea sprijin militar din Ungaria sau Imperiul Otoman, dădea lovitura, și era la rândul lui înlocuit de vreun văr sau frate. Între ei, se remarcă "Vlazii": Dracul și Drăculea. O poveste cu trădare, ostatici și presiuni, care pregătește scena pentru domnia excepțională a lui Drăculea... zis Țepeș.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/calinacenan)

Welcome to the third installment of our spooky month! This episode, our guest host Vy will discuss the history of vampires and two of the most famous inspirations, Elizabeth Bathory and Vlad Dracul! So, if ruining your childhood is something you're interested in, join us for a trip through the past. #podcast #commentary #spooky

We begin our HEPSOWEEN with the man that may be credited with starting it all. Known as Vlad Tepes, (Vlad the Impaler) was the inspiration for the greatest horror monster of the last 100 years, Dracula. We dwell into the history of Vlad from his wars to reigning over his kingdom of Walachia 3 times. His favorite forms of torture to aligning the roads of his lands with the impaled bodies of his enemies. http://www.bran-castle.com/

Join Mike and Bill as they go over the latest Previews and discuss Robservations, Archie’s Rivals in Teen Comics, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics FCBD, White Widow #1, Red Nails #1, It Eats What Feeds It #1, Vlad Dracul #1, Dose #1, Cobra Kai, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Trailer Park Boys

Join Mike and Bill as they go over the latest Previews and discuss Robservations, Archie’s Rivals in Teen Comics, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics FCBD, White Widow #1, Red Nails #1, It Eats What Feeds It #1, Vlad Dracul #1, Dose ...

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In this episode of Two Scout Geeks John P. AKA "Scout Masta P" goes at it solo while Joey & his wife Elizabeth Introduce their 4th child into the world. But we couldn't skip an episode cause Two Scout Geeks don't sleep. John speaks about Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, Vlad Dracul #2, & Kyrra #1. John even talks about Scoot an all ages imprint from Scout Comics. He then speaks about Soulstream by the talented 16yr old creator Saida Woolf. and so much more from Scout right here on Two Scout Geeks! Friend of the show Bryan SilverbaX has a cool kickstarter showcasing his Kerra Prime Handbook if you'd like to back this book like the Two Scout Geeks did click here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silverbax/kerra-prime-handbook?ref=project_link&fbclid=IwAR0kB6AXKyVDmS8TBtdL38F5z2r23vJmmw2kdDX9MuPmkqDrzkQdibJ7fe0 Email: twoscoutgeeks@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoScoutGeeks Twitter: https://twitter.com/twoscoutgeeks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twoscoutgeeks/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come with us this week as we discuss X of Swords, fictional stories that mercilessly kill children, Shudder not having a PS4 app and our decision to celebrate spooky season now until the end of time. We also discuss this week in our all spooky comic line up, Red Mother, Something is Killing the Children, Vlad Dracul, Ice Cream Man Quarantine Comix Special, Vampire Masquerade, Xbooks and more! Link to Champ's Gofund me for school: gf.me/u/yvkz7m

Comics   Fire Power #3 from Image Comics (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson $3.99 BANG #3 from Dark Horse | Writer(s): Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Wilfredo Torres | $3.99 Grendel Kentucky #1 of 4 from AWA/Upshot (W) Jeff McComsey(A) Tommy Lee Edwards $3.99  Inkblot #1 from Image Comics (W/A) Emma Kubert, Rusty Gladd $3.99   King Of Nowhere #5 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Tyler Jenkins | Colors: Hilary Jenkins | Letters: Andworld Design | $3.99 Lonely Receiver #1 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Jen Hickman | $4.99 for mature audiences Spy Island #1 from Dark Horse | Writer: Chelsea Cain | Art: Elise McCall | Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg | Letters: Joe Caramagna | $3.99 Bitter Root #10 from Image | Writer(s): David Walker Chuck Brown | Artist(s): Sanford Greene | Colors: Sofie Dodgson | Letters: Clayton Cowles | $3.99 On The Stump #5 from Image | Writer(s): Chuck Brown | Artist(s): Prenzy | Letters: Clayton Cowles | $3.99 Sea Of Stars #6 from Image | Writer(s): Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum | Artist(s): Stephen Green | Colors: Rico Renzi | Letters: Jared K. Fletcher | $3.99 Coffin Bound #6 from Image Comics | Writer Dan Watters | Art: Dani | Colors: Brand Simpson | Letters: Aditya Bidikar | $3.99 Pretty Violent #9 from Image | Writer(s): Derek Hunter Jason Young | Artist(s): Derek Hunter | $3.99   We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 from Boom Studios (W) Al Ewing (A) Simone Di Meo - $3.99    Upcoming Comics Blackwood Mourning After #4 From Dark Horse | Writer(s): Evan Dorkin | Artist(s): Veronica Fish | $3.99 Wellington #5 From IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Aaron Mahnke Delilah Dawson | Artist(s): Piotr Kowalski | $3.99 Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1 From Image | Writer(s): Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo Chris Ohalloran | $5.99 Marked #7 From Image | Writer(s): David Hine Brian Haberlin | Artist(s): Brian Haberlin Geirrod Van Dyke | $3.99 Ash & Thorn #5 From Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mariah McCourt | Artist(s): Soo Lee | $3.99 Join The Future #5 From AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Zack Kaplan | Artist(s): Piotr Kowalski | $3.99 Red Mother #8 From BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jeremy Haun | Artist(s): Danny Luckert | $3.99 Something Is Killing The Children #10 From BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV | Artist(s): Werther Dell Edera | $3.99 Vampire The Masquerade #2 From Vault Comics | Writer(s): Tim Seeley Various | Artist(s): Dev Pramanik Nathan Gooden | $3.99 Vlad Dracul #3 From Scout Comics | Writer(s): Matteo Strukul | Artist(s): Andrea Mutti | $6.99   Bad Mother #2 from AWA/Upshot Comics (W) Christa Faust(A) Mike Deodato - $3.99 Stealth #5 from Image Comics (W) Mike Costa(A) Nate Bellegarde, Tamra Bonvillain - $3.99        Trades   Outer Darkness Chew Fusion Cuisine TP From Image | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Afu Chan Rob Guillory | $12.99

Comics Seven Secrets #1 from BOOM (W) Tom Taylor; (A) Danielle DiNucolo - $3.99 Mirka Andolfos Unsacred #7 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | $3.99 Adventureman #3 from Image | Writer(s): Matt Fraction | Artist(s): Terry Dodson Rachel Dodson | $3.99 Undone from Blood Or The Shadow Of A Wanted Man #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Lonnie Nadler Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Sami Kivela | $3.99 Stealth #4 from Image (W) Mike Costa (A) Nate Bellegarde, Tamra Bonvillain $3.99  Big Girls #1 from Image | Writer(s): Jason Howard | Artist(s): Jason Howard | Letters: Fonografiks | $3.99 Billionaire Island #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | Colors: Chris Chuckry | Letters: Rob Steen| $3.99 Join The Future #4 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Zack Kaplan | Artist(s): Piotr Kowalski | Colors: Brad Simpson | Letters Hasssan Otsmane-Elhaou | $3.99 Red Mother #7 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jeremy Haun | Artist(s): Danny Luckert | Letters: Ed Dukeshire | $3.99 Something Is Killing The Children #9 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV | Artist(s): Werther Dell Edera | Colors: Miquel Muerto | Letters: Andworld Design | $3.99 MAD magazine #15 - $5.99;  Superhero spoof issue,  2 page tribute to Mort Drucker, and reprints Batman and Robin spoof by Wally Wood in color.     Vlad Dracul #2 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Matteo Strukul | Artist(s): Andrea Mutti | $6.99 Excellence #9 from Image | Writer(s): Brandon Thomas | Artist(s): Khary Randolph Emilio Lopez | $3.99 Upcoming Comics A Man Among Ye #2 from Image/Top Cow | Writer(s): Stephanie Phillips | Artist(s): Craig Cermak | $3.99 Gideon Falls #24 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino Dave Stewart | $3.99 - wraps up in December with issue #27 Adler #3 from Titan Comics | Writer(s): Lavie Tidhar | Artist(s): Paul McCaffrey | $3.99 Ash & Thorn #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mariah McCourt | Artist(s): Soo Lee | $3.99 Atlantis Wasn't Built For Tourists #1 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Eric Palicki | Artist(s): Wendell Cavalcanti | $3.99 No Ones Rose #4 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Emily Horn Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Alberto Jimenez-Alburquerque | $3.99 Shadow Service #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Cavan Scott | Artist(s): Corin Howell | $3.99 Hotell #4 of 4 from AWA/Upshot Comics (W) John Lees(A) Dalibor Talajic $3.99 It Eats What Feeds It #2 from Scout Comics (W) Max Hoven, Aaron Crow (A) Gabriel Lumazark $3.99  Once and Future #10 from Boom Studios (W) Kieron Gillen(A) Dan Mora $3.99

Join Alan, Keith and Roddy as they go through their favourite comics released in July 2020! There will be spoilers aplenty of course, but as ever, we've put those time stamps below so you can skip past any you haven't had a chance to read yet! If you like what we do please do rate and subscribe, and spread the word! Now, onto those timestamps - 0m - General Intro and Chit-Chat 14m20s - Honorable Mentions - NO SPOILERS HERE! DC - SPOILERS FROM HERE ON IN! 28m - Batman Beyond #45 37m - Batman #95 43m 30s - Batgirl #47 49m 10s - John Constantine: Hellblazer #8 MARVEL 58m45s - Spider-Man: Noir #2 1hr 07m - Amazing Spider-Man #45 1hr 18m - Empyre #1/2 1hr 28m - Daredevil #21 INDIE 1hr 39m 20s - Vlad Dracul #1 1hr 47m - Chu #1 1hr 54m - Lost Soldiers #1 2hr - Canto & Clockwork Fairies #1 2hr 11m - GI Joe Complete Silence #1 2hr 16m - That Texas Blood #2 2hr 26m - Fire Power OGN PICK OF THE MONTH 2hr 37m - PULP OGN

Join Alan, Keith and Roddy as they go through their favourite comics released in July 2020! There will be spoilers aplenty of course, but as ever, we've put those time stamps below so you can skip past any you haven't had a chance to read yet! If you like what we do please do rate and subscribe, and spread the word! Now, onto those timestamps - 0m - General Intro and Chit-Chat 14m20s - Honorable Mentions - NO SPOILERS HERE! DC - SPOILERS FROM HERE ON IN! 28m - Batman Beyond #45 37m - Batman #95 43m 30s - Batgirl #47 49m 10s - John Constantine: Hellblazer #8 MARVEL 58m45s - Spider-Man: Noir #2 1hr 07m - Amazing Spider-Man #45 1hr 18m - Empyre #1/2 1hr 28m - Daredevil #21 INDIE 1hr 39m 20s - Vlad Dracul #1 1hr 47m - Chu #1 1hr 54m - Lost Soldiers #1 2hr - Canto & Clockwork Fairies #1 2hr 11m - GI Joe Complete Silence #1 2hr 16m - That Texas Blood #2 2hr 26m - Fire Power OGN PICK OF THE MONTH 2hr 37m - PULP OGN

Comics   Bad Mother #1 of 5 from AWA/Upshot (W) Christa Faust (A) Mike Deodato Jr. - $3.99 Fire Power #2 from Image Comics  (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson   Vampire The Masquerade #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Tim Seeley Various | Artist(s): Dev Pramanik Nathan Gooden | $3.99 King Of Nowhere #4 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Tyler Jenkins | Colors: Hilary Jenkins | Letters: Andworld Design | $3.99 Finger Guns #4 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Sabs Cooper, Justin Richards | Artist(s): Val Halvorson | Colors: Rebecca Nalty | Letters: Taylor Esposito | $3.99 Ice Cream Man #20 from Image | Writer(s): W. Maxwell Prince | Artist(s): Martin Morazzo | Colors: Chris Ohalloran | Letters: Good Old Neon | $3.99 On The Stump #4 from Image | Writer(s): Chuck Brown | Artist(s): Prenzy | $3.99 Coffin Bound #5 from Image | Writer(s): Dan Watters | Artist(s): Dani | $3.99 Goddamned Virgin Brides #2 from Image | Writer(s): Jason Aaron | Artist(s): R. M. Guera | $3.99 Undiscovered Country #7 from Image | Writer(s): Charles Soule Scott Snyder | Artist(s): Giuseppe Camuncoli Leonardo Marcello Grassi | $3.99 Heathen #12 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Natasha Alterici | Artist(s): Ashley Woods | $3.99 Money Shot #7 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Tim Seeley Sarah Beattie | Artist(s): Rebekah Isaacs | $3.99 Stabbity Bunny #11 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Richard Rivera | Artist(s): Dwayne Biddix | $3.99   Upcoming Comics Adventureman #3 from Image | Writer(s): Matt Fraction | Artist(s): Terry Dodson Rachel Dodson | $3.99 Big Girls #1 from Image | Writer(s): Jason Howard | Artist(s): Jason Howard | $3.99 Excellence #9 from Image | Writer(s): Brandon Thomas | Artist(s): Khary Randolph Emilio Lopez | $3.99 Billionaire Island #4 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | $3.99 Join The Future #4 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Zack Kaplan | Artist(s): Piotr Kowalski | $3.99 Mirka Andolfos Unsacred #7 from Ablaze Media | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | $3.99 Red Mother #7 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jeremy Haun | Artist(s): Danny Luckert | $3.99 Something Is Killing The Children #9 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): James Tynion IV | Artist(s): Werther Dell Edera | $3.99 Undone from Blood Or The Shadow Of A Wanted Man #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Lonnie Nadler Zac Thompson | Artist(s): Sami Kivela | $3.99 Vlad Dracul #2 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Matteo Strukul | Artist(s): Andrea Mutti | $6.99   Seven Secrets #1 from BOOM (W) Tom Taylor; (A) Danielle DiNucolo - $3.99 Trades Cult Classic Creature Feature TP from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Eliot Rahal | Artist(s): John Bivens | $17.99

A nice fat issue one, with loads of political stuff, violence, superstition, and sex! and it looks great too!

Comics Hotell #3 of 4 from AWA/Upshot (W) John Lees (A) Dalibor Talajic - $3.99  Man Who Effed Up Time #4 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Karl Mostert | $3.99    Wynd #2 from Boom Studios!  (W) James Tynion IV (A) Michael Dialynas - $4.99  Middlewest #18 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Jorge Corona | Colors: Jean-Francois Beaulieu | Letters: Nate Piekos of Blambot | $3.99   Billionaire Island #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | Colors: Chris Chuckry | Letters: Rob Steen | $3.99 Chu #1 from Image | Writer(s) and Letterer: John Layman | Artist(s): Dan Boultwood | $3.99 Vlad Dracul #1 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Matteo Strukul | Artist(s): Andrea Mutti | Letters: Joel Rodriguez | $6.99 Wicked Things #3 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): John Allison | Artist(s): Max Sarin | Colors: Whitney Cogar | Letters: Jim Campbell | $3.99 Canto And The Clockwork Fairies One Shot from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): David M Booher | Artist(s): Drew Zucker | $3.99 Tartarus #4 from Image | Writer(s): Johnnie Christmas | Artist(s): Jack Cole | $3.99 Bad Reception #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Juan Doe | Artist(s): Juan Doe | $3.99     Trades   Folklords TPB from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Matt Kindt | $17.99 Tales From Harrow County Vol 1 Deaths Choir TP from Dark Horse| Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook | Artist(s): Colin McNeil Jenn Manley Lee | $17.99 Upcoming Comics Sleeping Beauties #2 from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): Rio Youers | Artist(s): Alison Sampson | $3.99 Mirka Andolfos Mercy #4 from Image | Writer(s): Mirka Andolfo | Artist(s): Mirka Andolfo | $3.99 Ash & Thorn #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mariah McCourt | Artist(s): Soo Lee | $3.99 Bleed Them Dry #2  from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Hiroshi Koizumi Eliot Rahal | Artist(s): Dike Ruan | $3.99 Dark Ark After The Flood #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Juan Doe | $3.99 Heathen #11 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Natasha Alterici | Artist(s): Natasha Alterici | $3.99 Rogue Planet #3 from Oni Press | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn | Artist(s): Andy MacDonald | $3.99 Shadow Roads #9 from Oni Press | Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Brian Hurtt | Artist(s): AC Zamudio | $3.99 White Ash #5 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Charlie Stickney | Artist(s): Conor Hughes | $3.99   Archie #713 from Archie Comics (W) Mariko Tamaki, Kevin Panetta(A/CA) Laura Braga - $3.99 Trades   Black Stars Above TP from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Lonnie Nadler | Artist(s): Jenna Cha | $17.99 Giant Days Vol 13 TP from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): John Allison | Artist(s): Max Sarin  | $14.99

Some Like it Slabbed! A comic book podcast discussing New Releases from Wednesday July 22nd 2020This week Oz, Phil & Theo discuss all the newest comic releases including: (Hour:Min:Sec)Billionaire Island #3 (Ahoy Comics) (00:04:24)Hotell #2 (AWA Studios) (00:07:29)Vlad Dracul #1 (Scout Comics) (00:11:49)Batman #95 (DC Comics) (00:18:20)Superman #23 (DC Comics) (00:26:27)Lois Lane #12 (DC Comics) (00:30:21)Daphne Byrne #6 (DC Black Label) (00:36:41)Death Metal #2 (DC Comics) (00:41:57)Xira #1 (Red 5 Comics) (00:51:29)RAPID ROUND!!!!!!Jimmy Olsen #12 (DC Comics) (00:57:35)Catwoman #23 (DC Comics) (01:00:34)Decorum #3 (Image) (01:05:38)Chu #1 (Image) (01:13:28)Wolverine #3 (Marvel) (01:17:23)X-Men Fantastic Four #4 (Marvel) (01:21:23)Middlewest #18 (Image) (01:25:44)Justice League #48 & 49 (DC Comics) (01:29:18)Ranger Slayer #1 (BOOM Studios!) (01:38:52)Resistance #3 (AWA Studios) (01:42:30)Detective Comics #1023 (DC Comics) (01:47:24)Kids #5 (Ablaze) (01:48:26)Batman’s Grave #8 (DC Comics) (01:52:48)Yasmeen #1 (Scout Comics) (01:55:24)Ezequiel Himes Zombie Hunter #2 (Amigo Comics) (01:59:58)Osiris Path (Behemoth) (02:02:15)

News We start out with some comic book news as we discuss the recent controversy with Dynamite Comics. Then it is on to streaming news. We talk about the new 616 show coming to Disney +, the download numbers for Peacock, and  where to stream Jurassic Park movies,  then we make our guesses on what movies will make it to theaters and what gets moved to VOD. I Love CollegeMichael brings us a story about a meatball ruining someones exam. We discuss the validity of the story, and what strange things we had happen while we were in college. Comics This week we start our discussion with Vlad Dracul from Scout Comics. After that we head over to IDW to discuss the one shot of the latest Canto story. Then we talk about Bliss, before wrapping up with the second installment of EmpyreComics Agenda is hosted by Michael (Twitter@mokepf7) and Greg (Twitter@Comicsportsgeek). We discuss new comicboook releases each week, in addition to news, movies, and tv.You can reach us on Twitter @TheComicsAgenda or email us at TheComicsAgenda@gmail.com

Comics Once & Future #9 from Boom Studios (W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Dan Mora $3.99  Heist Or How To Steal A Planet #6 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): Paul Tobin | Artist(s): Arjuna Susini | $3.99 Undone by Blood #4 from Aftershock Comics (W) (W) Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson (A/CA) Sami Kivela $3.99   Artemis & Assassin #3 from Aftershock Comics (W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Meghan Hetrick $3.99   Family Tree #7 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Phil Hester Various | $3.99   Gideon Falls #23 from Image | Writer(s): Jeff Lemire | Artist(s): Andrea Sorrentino Dave Stewart | $3.99 Engineward #1 from Vault Comics | Writer(s): George Mann | Artist(s): Joe Eisma | $3.99 Red Mother #6 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Jeremy Haun | Artist(s): Danny Luckert | $3.99   It Eats What Feeds It #1 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Max Hoven Aaron Crow | Artist(s): Gabriel Lumazark | $3.99   Upcoming Comics Canto And The Clockwork Fairies One Shot from IDW Publishing | Writer(s): David M Booher | Artist(s): Drew Zucker | $3.99 Chu #1 from Image | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Dan Boultwood | $3.99 Middlewest #18 from Image | Writer(s): Skottie Young | Artist(s): Jorge Corona Jean-Francois Beaulieu | $3.99 Tartarus #4 from Image | Writer(s): Johnnie Christmas | Artist(s): Jack Cole | $3.99 Bad Reception #5 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): Juan Doe | Artist(s): Juan Doe | $3.99 Billionaire Island #3 from Ahoy Comics | Writer(s): Mark Russell | Artist(s): Steve Pugh | $3.99 Man Who Effed Up Time #4 from AfterShock Comics | Writer(s): John Layman | Artist(s): Karl Mostert | $3.99 Vlad Dracul #1 from Scout Comics | Writer(s): Andrea Mutti Matteo Strukul | Artist(s): Andrea Mutti | $6.99 Wicked Things #3 from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): John Allison | Artist(s): Max Sarin | $3.99   Hotell #3 from AWA/Upshot (W) John Lees (A) Dalibor Talajic - $3.99  Wynd #2 from Boom Studios!  (W) James Tynion IV (A) Michael Dialynas - $3.99  Trades   Folklords TPB from BOOM! Studios | Writer(s): Matt Kindt | Artist(s): Matt Kindt | $17.99 Tales From Harrow County Vol 1 Deaths Choir TP from Dark Horse| Writer(s): Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook | Artist(s): Colin McNeil Jenn Manley Lee | $17.99

Dracula: A name that has struck fear into the hearts of the populous ever since the publication of the novel in 1897. But what was the basis for the character? Many cite the formidable Vlad Tepes, or Vlad III, or Vlad the Impaler… Essentially a guy called Vlad who was the prince of Wallachia in the 1400’s. However, the truth might not be that black and white, and maybe many of us have been wrong in the assumption that Vlad was the inspiration.As it turns out, Bram Stoker never set foot in Romania, where Wallachia happened to lie, and never saw the infamous castle in person - rather it was a drawing that sparked the imagination of Stoker. Granted, it was a drawing of a Romanian castle. Nevertheless, Vlad the Impaler himself didn’t directly inspire Dracula, and the name, Vlad Dracul was actually Vlad II, The Impaler’s father.I’m giving away far too much here. The relationship between the real life Vlad, who had a very interesting life, and Dracula is quite thin, but that doesn’t mean the creation of the character, and his impact on pop-culture can be overlooked. Same with the influence that Vlad III had on history is unquestionable. Together, these two make for two incredible stories, one in fiction, the other in reality. From the tales of Vlad and his impaling preference, to the traits of Dracula living on in generations of vampire stories and fears for decades - both have their place in history and both have a place in our dark, horror loving hearts. Listen to the cast to get the full story.Our sponsor: www.morbidlybeautiful.comMerch: www.redbubble.com/people/HorrorShotsYouTube: Horror ShotsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/horrorshotsplaysWebsite: www.horrorshots.comInstagram: ominousoriginspodTwitter: @horrorshotsprodFacebook: HorrorshotsPatreon: www.patreon.com/horrorshotsCredit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the Villains bracket, we bring out two first-ballot inductees to the evil hall of fame, the Transylvanian Vlad Dracul and Nazi SS-Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Hemos llegado a nuestro fin de temporada y en este capitulo os contamos todo sobre Dracula de Bram Stoker y sus inspiraciones tras esta obra. También nos perdemos en la historia rumana y os contamos todo sobre Vlad Dracul persona vil, monstruo y héroe. Mas de nosotros en facebook donde recibiréis diariamente trivia interesante y curioso sobre Cine, televisión y cómics: https://www.facebook.com/losguardiane... Podéis encontrar mas información sobre vuestra tienda de cómics favorita en siguientes paginas https://gothamcomicsmallorca.blogspot... https://www.facebook.com/gotham.comics Si tenéis cualquier pregunta, idea o tema que queréis que revisemos nos podéis contactar: losguardianesdegotham@gmail.com

Author: Jane Congdon, “It Started with Dracula: “The Count, My Mother, and Me“ “As a young girl, Jane Congdon loved movies about Dracula. They ignited a dream in her to see the castles and forests of Transylvania, but first she had to face the monster that lurked in her very own house—a mother whose thirst was more frightening than a vampire’s. “ During this interview learn more about Jane and her trip to Transylvania to do research on Vlad the Impaler the inspiration for the character Count Dracula. “Vlad III Dracula, known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436.” Wikipedia

CliffCentral.com — Dracula is a fictional character... a satanic creature that drinks the blood of its victims. Bram Stoker made that creature up, but the real-life inspiration of Vlad Dracul is much more sinister - a cruel, sadistic monster that put thousands of people to death in the most unimaginably vicious ways. Find out about Vlad the Impaler - how he got his name, what he did and why you should be glad he’s in Blind History and not in your living room. Taylor Blinds & Shutters

The History of Vampires is a long and terrifying one, from The Top 10 Creepiest Vampires You've Never Heard Of, to Vlad Dracul and all the missing people never accounted for. This week we are picking up where we left off in part 3 and concluding the The History of Vampires with talk on the Anunnaki race, Reptilians, Seraphim, Nephilim and their relation to ancient Sumeria and Vampirism. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anew-podcast/support

Please support Scary Mysteries! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteries... - There's a lot of cool access, giveaways and even a custom episode! Buy awesome original shirts made by Scary Mysteries https://newdawnfilm.com/scary-mysteri... Subscribe for Weekly Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8... _________________________________________________________ 5 MOST VIOLENT WORLD LEADERS EVER No doubt, evil is pervasive in the world. And sometimes history presents us with not just evil people, but ruthless, brutal individuals who are in a position of leadership and control. The people on this list are among the most controversial in the world’s history. These are the 5 most violent world leaders ever. 5. Vlad The Impaler Known for his penchant for blood, Dracula has been the subject of countless movies, books, stories and more. First mentioned in author Bram Stoker's novel in 1897, this fictional figure is actually based on a terrifying prince who also loved the sight of blood. Vlad III and later known as Vlad the Impaler was the Prince of Wallachia. Born in 1431 in Transylvania, he was the son of Vlad Dracul, then ruler of Wallachia. When he was 11, Vlad III was held as a political prisoner before eventually being released years later. 4. Genghis Khan Born as Temujin in 1162, he would later be known as the ferocious Genghis Khan – leader of one of the most successful armies and empires that ever existed. Khan was born to violent times. His father kidnapped his mother and forced her into marriage. Before turning 10, his dad was killed and poisoned by his own clan and Khan, along with his mother and siblings, were left abandoned by the clan so they didn't have to feed them. Soon after this he killed his older half-brother to become the head of their household. 3. Attila the Hun Branding himself as the Scourge of God, Attila the Hun was born in Hungary around 406. He became a feared name during the 5th century when he led the Hunnic Empire to devastate the lands of the Black Sea and several key areas of the late Roman Empire. When he and his brother first succeeded the rule of the Hunnic Empire, they offered a peace treaty with the Romans, initially asking for 700 pounds of gold coins paid per year. 2. Joseph Stalin Born and raised in poverty, Joseph Stalin rose to prominence to become one of the most brutal tyrants the world has ever known. As he grew older, he found himself partial towards the idea of communism, being heavily influenced by Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto." Over time, he joined the Bolshevik Party, headed by Vladimir Lenin. When the Bolsheviks gained control of Soviet Russia, Stalin served in various key positions within the government, making friends and steadily rising to prominence. 1. Adolf Hitler Born on April 20, 1889 in a small Austrian town, Hitler initially had three siblings who all died during infancy. While growing up, he continuously had violent arguments with his father, Alois, who was a domineering and strong-willed figure in his life. Hitler's dream was to be an artist but his dad disapproved and sent him to another school instead . But soon after his father died, he dropped out and After leaving school, he headed to Vienna to find his own way. Those were the 5 MOST VIOLENT WORLD LEADERS EVER Brutality knows no bounds. And just as these rulers have proven, it can be the most horrifying when leaders make no distinction between one human life and another.

Vampyres avec un I grec ! Loin des Carpathes et de Vlad Dracul, c'est à Pantin, confortablement installé dans un fauteuil du Poste Général que Guillaume nous raconte une communauté qui a les crocs. Générique, musique CEZ4319_4_Hear-no-lies, de Baptiste Thiry 06. Extrait de la video Youtube Philosophie-Terminale-Société et Etat : de la communauté à la société. Extraits de videos youtube D.R. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get ready for a fun and festive fright, because this week is the second anniversary of Ghost Team, Go! That's right, this smart and funny podcast has been going for two flippin' years, can you believe it? And to ring in this special occasion, we've got the ghost guest of a liftetime: Dracula himself! Jack & Nick are stocking up on anniversary party supplies at the ol' coffin store when they run into the inimitable Vlad Dracul, who's a lot more fun than you'd think from watching the movies. He teaches Jack & Nick all about vampires, werewolves, mummies, and The Dark Universe in one of the most lore-expanding episodes ever! Will Jack & Nick learn how Van Helsing finally bested Vlad? How many bats exactly can a vampire turn into? And will Dracula come to Jack & Nick's anniversary party? Find out all this and more on this particularly petrifying episode of Ghost Team, Go! FEATURING Glenn Marshall (@DoubleSleepover) as Dracula. PS. Thanks so much for supporting the show, whether you're brand new or a two-year veteran! Without our listeners, we'd be nothing but a couple of dumb guys talking to fun ghosts. Which I guess would still be pretty cool, but thanks for listening anyway. We love you all!

*Chris Kullstroem* ( http://monstersandbooks.com/ ) joins me to talk about her book ' *Drawn to the Dark: Explorations in Scare Tourism Around the World* ( https://www.amazon.com/Drawn-Dark-Explorations-Tourism-Around/dp/145562294X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=drawn+to+the+dark&qid=1502991393&sr=8-1 ) ' which chronicles her year long, 11 country tour. We talk about Krampus, Vlad Dracul, impalement, strigoi, Walpurgisnacht, witchcraft and haunts. 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For a while it seemed like episode 19 would go down as "The Lost Episode." We first recorded it the day after a double header Drunken Cinema (HUGE mistake) and, despite the massive hangovers, it turned out pretty well. However, through no fault of our own, the audio was corrupted and irreparable. We recorded again on Wednesday and somehow, the file was again corrupted. This time, however, Tony was able to repair the file, 6 seconds at a time, and the episode was saved. So here we go. We jump into the latest Horror Business, including real-world news concerning the discovery of a tomb believed to belong to Vlad Dracul, the "real" Dracula. In the world of fiction, we catch you up on the Americanized version of the French drama The Returned, plus updates on the future of The Walking Dead. Moving from the small screen to the big screen, we talk about Pacific Rim 2, Leprechaun: Origins, Harbinger Down, Insidious: Chapter 3, Ghostbusters 3, This Isn't A Movie (yes, it is), Paranormal Activity 5, Friday the 13th, and a film adaptation of the popular video game Dead Rising. Speaking of video games, we tell you about the upcoming sequel to Dead Island, appropriately titled Dead Island 2. We also tell you about some cool new horror figures coming from NECA and tell you how you can see Freddy Krueger in the burnt flesh one last time. We also got a chance to chat with Hank and Wayne Thompson (no relation) of Eze As Pi Productions about their new project, a zombie movie through the eyes of children, called Too Young To Die. Think Lord of the Flies meets Land of the Dead. It sounds like it could be a fresh take on the zombie genre, which would be refreshing. Check it out at www.wearetooyoungtodie.com. We also have two new movie reviews. The first is the latest from writer/director Ti West, The Sacrament. This movie is about a cult and, surprisingly, things go awry. The other is John Carpenter's 1998 vampire film, Vampires. Get it? James Woods plays a vampire hunter who must take down the master vampire before he turns into an invincible vampire who vampires vampire vampire. Wait... what? This episode took a lot of work to make. Enjoy the show.

The Hermetic Hour for October 20th, 2011, with host Poke Runyon, will present a discussion on Vampires, then and now. We will look at the vampire legend from ancient times up to the 18th century when it took on its present form: somewhere between a ghost, a monster, and a seductive incubus. We'll look at the magick of the blood and its power,  from ancient human sacrifice to the mass animal sacrifices in today's religions. We'll discuss vampire-like personages in the past: Gilles d' Reis, Countess Bathory and Vlad Dracul. Victorian age fascination with vampires, and the present vampire craze among the gothteens. We'll discuss those unfortunates who really do have a disease that mimics some vampire symptoms. The spiritual aspects of the vampire mythos: a very dark immortality. We will carefully mention a modern form of  vampirism we suspect is going on today -- so join us for an hour with the undead.