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The real Dracula Castle just got a powerful new owner from the United States

Bran Castle, the inspiration for Dracula, is entering a new era of international tourism under American ownership. U.S. businessman Joel Weinshanker's Ad Populum, which manages Graceland, has acquired an 80% stake, aiming to boost visitor numbers from the US and Western Europe. This move blends pop culture with historical preservation,…

The Times of India

Dracula's castle has a new owner, and he comes from the United States

Joel Weinshanker, a businessman behind Graceland and Party City, has acquired a majority stake in Bran Castle's operations. This Romanian fortress, known as Dracula's castle, attracts over a million visitors annually. Weinshanker plans to leverage his experience to significantly increase tourism from the US and Western Europe, transforming the site…

The Economic Times

Peacock Just Quietly Added One Of The Best Gothic Horror Movies Of The Decade

Succumb to the dark embrace of Robert Eggers’ meticulously crafted historical nightmare, now streaming on Peacock.

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Cynthia Erivo Hailed For Calm Response After Being Confronted By Aggressive Man In London

Cynthia Erivo, star of 'Wicked', calmly de-escalates a confrontation with an aggressive man outside London's Noël Coward Theatre, earning viral praise.

International Business Times UK

10 Vampire Romances That Rival Lestat and Louis

Messy in the way that only vampires can be

The Mary Sue

How Dracula became a red-hot lover

The Lord of Vampires. The King of the Undead. The Ultimate Lover. All refer to the immortal Count Dracula, who originally appeared in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel.

The Conversation

Dracula review – Cynthia Erivo’s magnificent modern bloodsucker is defanged in one-woman show

Deploying accents and wigs, the Wicked star takes on all Bram Stoker’s characters, but the atmosphere lacks the fever or diabolicism required

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Dracula: Cynthia Erivo is extraordinary in this one-woman multimedia show

4/5 Kip Williams’ production at the Noël Coward Theatre is a spectacular star vehicle for Erivo which brings Bram Stoker’s tale right into the horrific present

Evening Standard

95 Years Ago, A Horror Movie Masterpiece Triumphed Over An Obvious Shortcoming

In 1931 'Dracula' changed horror movies forever. But which version of the 1931 classic should you watch?

Inverse

This seaside town is home to some of Britain’s strangest attractions

In search of the country’s weirdest corners, Christopher Dorrell finds ghostly apparitions and vengeful fairies in Whitby

The Independent UK

Killing the Dead by John Blair review – a gloriously gruesome history of vampires

Shroud-chewers, lip-smackers and suckers populate this fascinating study of ‘the unquiet dead’ across the centuries

The Guardian - UK

25 Years Ago, A Schlocky Horror Movie Wasted A Brilliant Idea

There have been dozens of Dracula movies. Only one had System of a Down on the soundtrack.

Inverse

Who created the legend of Dracula and how do bees make honey? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Where to Watch 'Dracula: A Love Tale' in US & UK: Release Date, Plot and Cast Details of the Latest Vampire Heartbreaker

'Dracula: A Love Tale' is scheduled to premiere at the Soho Horror Film Festival on 21 November 2025 at the Coldharbour Blue Cinema.

International Business Times UK

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The Conversation

A brief history of comic book vampires – including a homage to Donald Trump

In Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1887), an English solicitor (Jonathan Harker) is sent to Transylvania to assist Count Dracula, an aristocrat, in his move to England. When Harker discovers Dracula lying in a coffin after feeding on blood, he understands the threat that Dracula poses to England.

Inverse

The Most Bizarre Dracula Movie Of All Time Is Weaponizing AI In The Most Surprising Ways

In Radu Jude’s 'Dracula,' a filmmaker uses AI to make a Dracula movie. Yes, that Dracula.

Reason

Review: Dracula: A Love Tale Casts the Title Character as a Trad Religious Hero

Director Luc Besson delivers a conservative interpretation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire novel.

Cinemablend

George Clooney's Dracula Audition Got The Ultimate Bad Reaction From Francis Ford Coppola, But I Think Horror Fans Would Agree It Was For The Best

My brain can't even contemplate what could have been.

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LiveScience

Vlad the Impaler: The medieval prince who inspired Dracula

Vlad the Impaler was a medieval prince whose bloodthirsty acts inspired the world's most famous vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Evening Standard

Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith review: Umi Myers is magnetic in this clever feminist take on the classic

4/5 There are plenty of scary moments in this reworking that asks whether vampires or the patriarchy are the real monsters

The Guardian - UK

Dracula review – Mina Harker bites back but drama is deadened by tricksy retelling

A fixation on how to frame Bram Stoker’s story disrupts the flow of this feminist reboot, killing the fear factor

Euronews

Tom Waits on film: Euronews Culture's Top 5 picks for the musician's best big screen performances

Starring in Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother', which just won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Euronews Culture takes a look back at the indelible – and often overlooked - mark legendary musician Tom Waits continues to make on the world of cinema.

Euronews

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Dracula: A Love Tale’ - Luc Besson’s accidental high camp gem

Worth sinking your teeth into? Only if you’re in the mood for what could be the accidental high camp masterpiece of 2025...

The Conversation

A new book of Edward Gorey’s drawings shows what’s lost when the artist’s sexuality is glossed over

Artist, illustrator and writer Edward Gorey would have turned 100 this year, and the recently published “From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey” is a fitting celebration of his wit and talent.

The Guardian - AU

Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End transfer of Australian show

Wicked star to play Bram Stoker’s bloodsucking fiend in a production from the creators of Olivier award-winning hit The Picture of Dorian Gray

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