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Secrets of the Dead
Bram Stoker's Notes and Research for Dracula
Pop culture has fixated on vampires, thrilling audiences with the horror of a deadly monster A nocturnal predator from Eastern Europe who rises from the grave to feed off the blood of its victims. But what if Dracula, and all the other vampires that have captured the public imagination, have a basis in reality?
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