Read more Dracula stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4195/dracula.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 05:26:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/93683/hey-twilight-fans-edward-really-is-related-to-dracula.htmlEvann Gastaldo<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=743508&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331192234' border='0' />This is sure to send all those Twilight -obsessed tweens into a tizzy: Robert Pattinson, aka Edward Cullen of the Twilight films, is related to Dracula. At least, he’s related to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula character, the AP reports. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is also,...Robert Pattinson portrays Edward Cullen, left, and Kristen Stewart portrays Bella Swan in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."http://www.newser.com/story/93683/hey-twilight-fans-edward-really-is-related-to-dracula.htmlThu, 24 Jun 2010 11:37:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49094/comedian-poet-vampire-anything-but-governor.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=176007&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331233418' border='0' />Rod Blagojevich probably didn’t help his case with his whirlwind media tour yesterday, “but he just might establish himself as an unofficial poet laureate of the criminal justice system,” Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . Blago quoted Tennyson and Kipling all day, proclaimed his innocence, compared himself to MLK...In this image released by ABC, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks during an interview with Barbara Walters Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, on "The View."http://www.newser.com/story/49094/comedian-poet-vampire-anything-but-governor.htmlTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:53:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47939/psychologists-victorian-novels-helped-us-evolve.htmlAmbreen Ali<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=171614&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331234015' border='0' />Victorian novels didn't just tout moralistic values of 19th-century British society, they helped altruistic genes flourish, a study claims. Evolutionary psychologists say classic characters such as Mr. Darcy and Count Dracula helped instill and promote a sense of right and wrong in society, the Guardian reports, specifically the notion that...Count Dracula, channeled here by actor Bela Lugosi circa 1956, represents the worst excesses of aristocratic dominance.http://www.newser.com/story/47939/psychologists-victorian-novels-helped-us-evolve.htmlWed, 14 Jan 2009 18:07:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3835/fangs-for-the-memories-draculas-castle-up-for-sale.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10234&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034315' border='0' />Count Dracula's Castle, complete with screeching bats, is up for sale—for a mere $135 million stake. Officially known as Bran Castle, the 700-year-old Transylvanian abode has only a tenuous link to Prince Vlad the Impaler, the bloodthirsty inspiration for writer Bram Stoker's legendary villain, but has became a major...Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania which was the temporary home to Vlad the Impaler, the Romanian 16th-century prince who inspired Bram Stoker's fictional Dracula, is seen Friday, May 26, 2000. The Romanian government defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, with the culture minister insisting Thursday June 14 2007 that the property's restitution had been legal. A legislative panel had argued the restitution was unlawful because of procedural errors. (AP Photo/Eugeniu Salabasev)http://www.newser.com/story/3835/fangs-for-the-memories-draculas-castle-up-for-sale.htmlWed, 04 Jul 2007 08:36:56 CDT