Vlad III the Impaler

Not only was Hrabosky's facial hair mean looking, just take a look at his name. It's basically the baseball version of Vlad the Impaler or Atilla the Hun. Hrabosky followed in the footsteps of legendary closers like Rich Gossage and Rollie...

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...history." Perhaps Romania's most persistent myth revolves around Vlad Dracul, the basis for Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Also known as Vlad the Impaler, the Transylvanian prince is revered by Romanians several centuries after his death, Kast and...

In this article: Romania, Dracula, Vlad Dracul, Communism, Literature, World War II, and Vlad the Impaler

...a rich mix of Byzantine and baroque motifs. Stop also by Curtea Veche, the 15th century residence of Vlad Tepes -- also known as "Vlad the Impaler" - a bloodthirsty ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. 10am: Have a pastry at a...

In this article: Bucharest, Nicolae Ceausescu, Stavropoleos Monastery, Curtea Veche, Vlad Tepes, Ion Mincu, Vlad Tepes, Paris, Mamaliga, and Pumpkin

...CIA and the Contras'' (Brassey's, 1992). He asked this of Sid Jacobson, co-author (with Ernie Colon) of the graphic novel ``Vlad The Impaler: The Man Who Was Dracula'' (Hudson Street Press, $25.95): Q: The 15th-century Wallachian prince...

In this article: Vlad the Impaler, Islam, Christianity, Dracula, Count Dracula, and Vlad

...in the year 2019 facing a plague that has transformed the world's population into vampires. The movie comes out in 2010. Prince Vlad the Impaler, the Romanian warlord whose cruelty inspired Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula" has spawned...

In this article: Ethan Hawke, Madonna, Romania, Daybreakers, Dracula, Rome, Halloween, Academy Award, Vlad the Impaler, and European Union

...in the region, had no intention of giving up power peacefully (and who was said, incidentally, to be a great admirer of Vlad the Impaler, the model for Dracula himself). Ceausescu's nemesis came in the form of a turbulent priest by the name...

In this article: Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania, Romanian revolution, Dracula, Sugar, Bucharest, Laszlo Tokes, Europe, and Potato

...Vampire: From Past to Present (Whitman, 146 pp., $49.95). Boxed in a slipcase, this oversized "Collector's Vault" ranges from Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins, Buffy and the new wave of vampiric teen idols. Included are dozens of...

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...out there about the Nello and Southampton Nello Summertimes owner. For one, the dude says he's the direct descendant of Vlad the Impaler, the guy who inspired Dracula. That's heavy. But Balan solidified his status on this list when he was...

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...glamorous as those portrayed in Hollywood? Stay in a traditional cottage in Transylvania, Romania, and explore Castle Bran, home of Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula. The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit the mountains of...

In this article: Yeti, Abominable Snowman, Vlad the Impaler, Transylvania, Romania, Roswell, N.M, Hollywood, and Tibet

...and Raymond McNally, who explored the connection between Bram Stoker's literary creation and the 15th-century Romanian leader Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia, who reportedly was one of the inspirations for the monstrous fictional...

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