The earliest surviving screen adaptaion of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel has had a long and dangerous life of its own. Almost destroyed by Stoker's widow because of copyright infringement, this film has outlasted many others of the silent era. There are many new releases of Nosferatu and all this goes to show that, "You can't keep a good vampire down."

• The coolest classic film event in Washington DC is Nosferatu at the AFI Silver theater in Silver Spring, Maryland. It's a 35mm print with live score by Silent Orchestra!

  Two shows: Friday October 26, 2007

  Washington Post picks Nosferatu at AFI.

  Listen Up! The District's Awake!

  Silent Orchestra visits Midnight Palace

  Check out their "thundering and hell bent" contemporary score.

• Speaking of dust and real estate... According to sources, the Bran Castle, was recently restored and ownership transferred to a descendant of the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of Austria-Hungary.

  It is thought that Bram Stoker's Dracula character was modelled after Vlad the Impaler, a fifteenth century Romanian prince known for his sharp wit, pointed attacks and a generally bad temper. Some believe he was a frequent visitor to the castle and for that reason it is commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" in Romania.

• From Moralist to Seducer: How Fiction Inverted The Meaning of The Real Dracula’s Bloodlust

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