Was Count Dracula's film character created to defame Islam?

No. Count Dracula was originally a book character based upon Prince Vlad III the Impaler, and was created to be the antagonist of a fictional horror story about a vampire in Transylvania. read more

Explanation of the famous quotes in Dracula, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues. read more

Though Dracula is a purely fictional creation, Stoker named his infamous character after a real person who happened to have a taste for blood: Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia or — as he is better known — Vlad the Impaler. read more