Tag Archives: Dracula

Why India & vampires are such a sexy combo

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Frank

A short quote from possibly the best vampire movie ever (The Hunger – see My Top Ten … Fantastic Female Vampires and The Hunger – Vampire Music?): Sarah Roberts: What’s that piece you’re playing? Miriam Blaylock: It’s Lakmé by Delibes. … Continue reading →

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The Road to Poenari

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Frank

Visiting Castle Bran the other day was fun, but as any vampire enthusiast knows the real Dracula’s castle is Poenari. A series of posts by Manning Leonard Krull in 2006 (see My Visit to Castle Poenari) has a detailed description … Continue reading →

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Holiday Snaps – Castles Peleş and Bran

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Frank

Travelled from Bucharest by train to Sinaia. The journey was flat and largely uninteresting most of the way – although I slept for most of it – until we reached the mountains and the track coiled up alongside a river, … Continue reading →

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A Cup of Blood, and other stories

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Frank

Kelly Sanders is a prolific writer of erotic short stories (‘an angelic office worker by day and a devilish writer of erotica by night’, according to her profile on Smashwords) with themes of BDSM, lesbian and paranormal sex. Here are … Continue reading →

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The Bisexual Examiner

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Frank

There’s an interesting post from 2009 at Examiner.com: A history of vampires and bisexuality: the real-life inspirations. I’ve read it before, but stumbled across it again today. The article makes a couple of questionable points. First about Erzsébet Báthory: Countess … Continue reading →

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