025: A Vampire's Heart

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Count Dracula's story is one of many pieces; a story of a man and the secrets that are hidden inside his castle. Bram Stoker, the story's author, is also a man of many secrets who constructed his own castle and built a fortress around his heart. The puzzle of Count Dracula is not complete until the intertwining pieces are put together.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When put together what do the pieces reveal about the story and the man behind it?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode Highlights:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A young lawyer encounters strange experiences inside the Count's castle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The captain of a Russian ship that has run aground is found lashed to the ship's wheel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A beautiful lady who hunts children in the night</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tragic death of a woman about to be married</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dracula is forced to flee to his castle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The search for the real Dracula</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The literary origin of Count Dracula</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who is Bram Stoker and his ties to prominent men of the time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The love that dare not speak its name</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stoker's own castle built to conceal his secrets</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the secrets reveal</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enjoyed this episode? Please support the show by rating, reviewing, and subscribing on</span> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pleasing-terrors/id1141063625?mt=2"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please visit</span> <a href= "http://www.pleasingterrors.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pleasing Terrors</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the podcast behind Old Charleston's best ghost tour, on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/pleasingterrors/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/pleasingterrors"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p>