Visitors to Romania’s Hoia Forest report of intense feelings of anxiety. Moreover, some who have ventured off into the mysterious woods have emerged with unexplained rashes, scratches, burns, and other effects like migraines, nausea, vomiting, and even missing time.
The character of Count Dracula, the vampire from Bram Stoker’s novel, was named after the historical figure of Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, who was also known by the nickname Dracula. Researchers think they have found the dungeon where Dracula was held as a prisoner during the 15th century.
Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a secret tunnel, storage rooms, a military shelter, and two dungeons during restoration work on Tokat Castle, where Vlad III the Impaler, who served as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s character Dracula, is believed to have been held captive in the early 15th century.
A team of Estonian scholars believe they have finally discovered the long-lost location of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century Prince upon which Bram Stoker based his 1897 gothic novel ‘Dracula’.