Transylvania's Dark Side and Folklore Tradition

BYU humanities student Trent Leinenbach traveled to Transylvania on a folklore research project and studied the traditions and mythology of this Eastern European country. Although vampires are not part of the country's own folklore tradition, a dark character named Vlad III (who belonged to the order of the dragon or dracul) is regarded as the one who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel. See more about Trent's research at: http://news.byu.edu/archive12-oct-tra...

Video produced by BYU University Communications (Julie Walker, producer; Brian Wilcox, photographer; Jacob Olson, editor)
Additional video footage from the 1922 film Nosferatu, Journeyman Pictures, Pond5, and Trent Leinenbach.