| − | '''Dracula''' is a fictional [[vampire]], the subject of the 1897 [[novel]] by [[Bram Stoker]], and of many film, stage and TV adaptations since. | + | '''Dracula''' is a fictional [[vampire]], the subject of the 1897 [[novel]] by [[Bram Stoker]], and of many [[film]], [[stage]] and [[TV]] adaptations since. |
| − | The novel links him with the historical figure [[Vlad the Impaler]], a [[Wallachia|Wallachian]] prince noted for his unusual cruelty, and suggests that he became a vampire through study of the 'black arts', or occultism. | + | The novel links him with the historical figure [[Vlad the Impaler]], a [[Wallachia|Wallachian]] [[prince]] noted for his unusual [[cruelty]], and suggests that he became a vampire through study of the 'black arts', or [[occult]]ism. |