DRACULA: a name that inspires thoughts of intrigue, fear, romance and in some a lifestyle of its own. Yet something that is not always known is that behind Dracula's legend a true story is hidden. More than one actually, the one in which man is a demon who justifies men, impressing them and eating their blood. Then there is the story of a patriot who takes care of his people and does only what he owes to protect him from invading armies. The latter is less known, but in the most famous book on Dracula, Bram Stoker exposes many of the real facts on Vlad țepeō also known as Vlad the impact. The complicated thing comes when we look at the reason why Bram Stoker chose what he did for the book, and later what Coppola chose to leave out or modify from the novel when he directed the film adaptation of Dracula by Bram Stoker in 1992. Stoker wrote his book based on more on a German vision of Vlad while Coppola modified his on the basis of a more cultured modern understanding of the times when Vlad țepeō lived, one of whom Vlad was seen as a hero for the Hungarian people e Initially not the wild that is made to him in many of the previous studies. The pseudo myth/made of Dracula is a topic that has two faces, one that says that Dracula is based on an evil man called Vlad the impact and one who says that it is an unjustified comparison with a man who rightly ruled, such as Beresford, Author of From Demons to Dracula (a complete report of vampires through history), provides us with a vision of the honorable leader by writing: “The Romanian peoples honestly believe that Dracula was a right and right sovereign, even if severe. Other versions of the stories adopt a completely different perspective "(Beresford 85). The idea that a Cou ... a half of paper ...... one of this world for over 300 years. Works mentioned Beresford, Matthew. From demons to Dracula: the creation of the modern myth of the vampire. London: Reakration, 2008. Stampa.Duula by Bram Stoker. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Prod. Francis Ford Coppola. By James V. Hart. Including. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins. Columbia Pictures, 1992 Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Prod. Francis Ford Coppola. By James V. Hart. Including. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins. Columbia Pictures, 1992. Dvddracula: true story. Dir. Matthias Kessler. Prod. Kurt Langbein. Of Langbein and Skalnik. Including. Mattia Kessler. Janson Media, 2007. DVD.Florescu, Radu and Raymond T. McNally. Dracula, the prince with many faces: his life and times. Boston, but: Piccolo, Marrone, 1989. 221-34. Press