Dracula is an acclaimed 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist, the vampire Count Dracula. Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature....

Vlad III Dracula "Ţepeş"

Alucard Ţepeş

Dracula Ţepeş

Ţepeş (pronounced [ˈtsepeʃ]) is the surname given to Vlad III Dracula. The name means "impaler" in Romanian, according to some sources. Dracula impaled thousands of Turkish Muslims, to forestall the invasion of the Ottoman empire into Romania; and conducted other impalings as law enforcement techniques or for his personal reasons. Others connect the name Dracula with "Dragon," referring to the medieval Order of the Dragon to which Vlad III Tepes' father, and later Vlad III Tepes, also belonged. Tepes may refer to: