277: Vlad the Impaler, vampires, and Dracula

With special guest Longinus, P&C drink and review Bloodline, an IPA by Flying Dog, then discuss Vlad the Impaler and Dracula.  The boys discuss the origins of vampire stories and the association between vampires and Dracula.  Bram Stoker loosely based his story on Vlad the Impaler, who was a 15th-century badass in the general area of modern-day Romania.  P&C review the basic historical situation and life of Vlad, and his reputation for cruelty. Some reports say he was a psycopath, worse than Caligula and Nero.  Stoker's book (and a few contemporary works) introduced many of the elements of the modern-day vampire story. No reflection in the mirror. Doesn't sleep at night. Fear of crosses and holy objects. Can change into a wolf or a bat. Is seductive and sophisticated.  The boys then review a series of Dracula movies based, to one degree or another, on Stoker's work.  To celebrate Halloween, they wrap up the show with a series of 2-sentence horror stories.