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Nosferatu – Monster of Mitteleuropa

posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2013 by derek 1 Comment

A street in Sighisoara (formerly Schassburg) – home town of Vlad “Dracul” Tepes, the 15th century Wallachian prince whose bloodthirsty reputation helped inspire Bram Stoker NOSFERATU – MONSTER OF MITTELEUROPA The dreadful concept of the vampire is common to many cultures, but although there are vampire stories native to Britain (such as that surrounding Croglin… Continue reading →