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Dracula

Bela Lugosi - Dracula

Everyone knows that in 1897 Bram Stoker's novel Dracula became a best seller.

And everyone knows that in 1931, the movie version starring Béla Lugosi was a big hit in the theaters.

But there's one thing everyone wants to know.

Was there a real Dracula?

For years some people said, of course, there was. Or at least there was a real life count named Dracula although he didn't really change into a bat and fly around in a sanguinary manner looking for victims. And they point to the history of medieval Romania to prove their case.

But then came our modern era of debunking. Bram Stoker basing his character on a historical character? How ridiculous! How absurd! And as proof ...

Well, if you want to know a bit about Béla Lugosi, the fictional Count Dracula, and if there was a real Count Dracula, you might learn the TRUTH if you - freely and of your own free will - click here.