Impaler

When we heard that the studio behind "Twilight" would be producing a biopic about Vlad III, we naturally assumed there'd be some reference to the 15th century ruler's vampire legacy (Vlad the Impaler is the inspiration for the Dracula myth).

Sorry ‘Twilight’ Fans: ‘Vlad’ Won’t Play With Vampires » MTV Movies Blog 2009

Calyx Ro, you mean how Vlad the Impaler is depicted as turning back the superior-in-numbers, inferior-in-combat Ottomans?

When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists 2009

Vlad the Impaler is known for being a brutal, sadistic killer of men by most of the world.

Edward Zwick’s Defiance: New Poster and Movie Trailer | /Film 2008

"Impaler" - the modern day vampire military epic whose brief run at Image led to a trade paperback and ongoing series at

Comic Book Resources 2009

Prince William and Prince Harry are Pattinson's distant cousins; Vlad the Impaler was their distant uncle.

Robert Pattinson And Dracula Are Distant Relatives 2010

She denies that she is a runaway and that The Impaler is a pedophile.

2010 February : Law is Cool 2010

She denies that she is a runaway and that The Impaler is a pedophile.

Would-Be Undead Governor Seduces Youth? : Law is Cool 2010

One of her ancestors Stephen Bathory actually fought alongside Vlad III Dracul aka The Impaler during his wars against the Turks.

Archive 2009-10-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

One of her ancestors Stephen Bathory actually fought alongside Vlad III Dracul aka The Impaler during his wars against the Turks.

Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009

It sounds like a great story, it really does, and the whole mythology of Vlad the Impaler is a superb one that captures the imagination, except the real story is even better.

Filmstalker: Vlad the Imapler gets film 2009