My toes tend to curl when I watch a lot of the documentaries on vampires or Dracula that turn up on TV, DVD or the internet. But I can now point to a documentary that is thoroughly worth watching if you are looking for a documentary on Bram Stoker, the genesis of his novel
Dracula, the locations in the novel and similar themes. I am referring to
Dracula: The Vampire & The Voivode that was made in 2008, and is available on DVD for £11.99 plus p&p. It has the benefit of having Dracula expert
Elizabeth Miller as script consultant, so various myths are discarded with or debunked. Furthermore, the documentary is shot on location in Dublin, Whitby, London and a number of places in Romania, and in Romania we get some insights from the late
Nicolae Paduraru on both Vlad Tepes and Romanian vampire lore.
The documentary is, however, very weak on vampires per se, so this is mainly a documentary for those who want to know more about Stoker's novel.
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