Cult of Dracula: You Drool for Drac

The Independent has a great article on the story of Dracula, its historical inspirations, and the cult of Dracula in pop culture:
Yo, sucker: Cult Dracula
The article is in response to a re-release of the horror film at the Cannes Film Festival with additional bite.

"The Cannes Film Festival last night got its teeth into a re-release of the classic Hammer version of Bram Stoker's work - complete with scenes judged too gory for audiences in 1958. Ed Caesar and Arifa Akbar report on the premiere, while John Walsh profiles the men who will be forever associated with the vampire count."

The article mentions historical points of interest to Dracula fans including: Vlad the Impaler, The Inspiration For Dracula; Bram Stoker, the author we all owe our devotion to; Nosferatu, The German Dracula; Bela Lugosi, The Hollywood Dracula; Christopher Lee, The Hammer Dracula; and more recent George Hamilton IV, The Comic Dracula, in 'Love At First Bite;" and Gary Oldman, The Francis Ford Coppola Dracula.
Frankly, I think subtle piques of the imagination are better than gore.