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The imposing exterior of the castle.


Bran’s castle in the morning mist.


Bran’s Castle is a national monument and a museum open to the public.


Real human connection. How novel. I think we might


learn something much more important than how to write a scarier story.


Every house is haunted.


It’s only to be expected in a place with so much history. Most of the buildings in these little Romanian villages are hundreds of years old. It’s exhilarating to be in a place where vampires and were-


wolves are not only legend – they’re respected and feared. Many Romanians still believe in them, although they won’t necessarily admit it unless they’ve gotten to know you. And they don’t like to talk about it. During my first evening, I was told so many places were


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This is a secret passage connecting the first to the third floor discovered when the castle was restored.


haunted that I had to laugh. It was getting ridiculous, al- ready! Talk about a horror writer’s paradise. Leading the pack is Bran Castle – the so-called Dracula’s Castle, where the real Dracula, Vlad Tepes, may or may not have spent some time. Te castle may or may not have in- spired Bram Stoker while he was writing his horror classic, but it’s the one that draws in 10,000 visitors per day during the tourist season. And yes, it’s reputedly haunted. I saw Dracula – over and over again. He was all over the


markets in Bran. Dracula mugs, T-shirts, fridge magnets, wall hangings, masks. Whether you want a Bela Lugosi- style Drac or the real thing – Tepes himself – you can find it


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Photo by Lhorpa.


Photo by Kosson.


Photo by Alessio Damato.


Photo by Emmanuel Dyan.


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