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Count Dracula
Count Dracula () is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel "Dracula". He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. He is also depicted in the novel to be the origin of werewolf legends. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15th-century Wallachian Prince Vlad the Impaler, who was also known as Dracula, and Sir Henry Irving, an actor for whom Stoker was a personal assistant.
the vampire is specifically called "Count Dracula" rather than "Graf "(Count)" Orlok".
Films Dracula adaptations 1980–1999.
- In 1982 the Filipino movie "Dracula" (original title: "Darakula") was released with Redford White as Dracula. It was a parody of Dracula and vampire movies.
- In 1985 "Fracchia Vs. Dracula", an Italian horror-comedy film directed by Neri Parenti, was released. It was a parody of Dracula and horror movies, following Fracchia's