1 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,400 -Father. 2 00:00:57,705 --> 00:00:59,805 -Why have you come? 3 00:00:59,722 --> 00:01:01,622 You were banished from this place. 4 00:01:17,358 --> 00:01:21,727 -The night of the festival approaches. 5 00:01:21,551 --> 00:01:26,387 You summoned my brother home from abroad. 6 00:01:26,192 --> 00:01:30,328 Did you think that I would stand by and let him assume 7 00:01:30,161 --> 00:01:31,927 the mantle of power? 8 00:01:38,195 --> 00:01:41,496 I'm your firstborn. 9 00:01:41,364 --> 00:01:44,732 The bloodstone is my birthright. 10 00:01:44,597 --> 00:01:48,900 -You aren't content to live in peace, Radu. 11 00:01:48,726 --> 00:01:50,459 You crave evil. 12 00:01:50,391 --> 00:01:54,559 The bloodstone would give you too much power. 13 00:01:54,391 --> 00:01:56,358 This can never be. 14 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,914 -Your time is past. 15 00:01:58,808 --> 00:02:02,176 You have nothing more to say about it. 16 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:11,813 -I prayed it would not be necessary to 17 00:02:11,675 --> 00:02:13,642 destroy you, Radu. 18 00:02:13,564 --> 00:02:15,130 -Destroy me? 19 00:04:00,311 --> 00:04:03,879 Forgive me, Father. 20 00:04:03,735 --> 00:04:04,934 -Ah! 21 00:04:30,590 --> 00:04:32,556 [music playing] 22 00:05:58,763 --> 00:06:11,916 -Hey! 23 00:06:11,382 --> 00:06:12,081 Michele and Lillian! 24 00:06:12,055 --> 00:06:13,054 Over here! 25 00:06:13,015 --> 00:06:16,016 -Hey! 26 00:06:15,896 --> 00:06:18,363 -Hi! 27 00:06:18,264 --> 00:06:19,864 -I can't believe you're here. 28 00:06:19,801 --> 00:06:22,001 -Oh, you thought I wouldn't be here after you've come all the 29 00:06:21,913 --> 00:06:23,446 way from America? 30 00:06:23,386 --> 00:06:24,819 -I knew you'd be here. 31 00:06:24,762 --> 00:06:26,094 I wasn't sure when. 32 00:06:26,042 --> 00:06:28,376 -You have to admit, punctuality wasn't exactly 33 00:06:28,283 --> 00:06:29,416 your middle name in school. 34 00:06:29,372 --> 00:06:31,805 -Come on, you must be exhausted. 35 00:06:31,708 --> 00:06:33,675 We still have a long drive ahead. 36 00:06:33,596 --> 00:06:34,862 -Well, good. 37 00:06:34,813 --> 00:06:36,513 You can tell us everything that's happened 38 00:06:36,445 --> 00:06:38,011 since you left America. 39 00:06:37,950 --> 00:06:39,149 -Let's go. 40 00:06:42,815 --> 00:06:45,382 -So, did you find us a good hotel? 41 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:46,678 A bathroom, at least? 42 00:06:46,623 --> 00:06:49,391 -Well, I inquired but there aren't 43 00:06:49,281 --> 00:06:51,447 any hotels near Prejmer. 44 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,695 So the lady from the historical society offered to 45 00:06:54,561 --> 00:06:56,561 let us stay at the fortress. 46 00:06:56,482 --> 00:06:57,982 -The Prejmer fortress? 47 00:06:57,923 --> 00:06:59,155 -Mm-hm. 48 00:06:59,107 --> 00:07:01,074 The government maintains a part of the old monastery 49 00:07:00,995 --> 00:07:05,230 there for scholars for using the library. 50 00:07:05,060 --> 00:07:06,627 That's us, isn't it? 51 00:07:06,565 --> 00:07:07,063 -Yep. 52 00:07:07,045 --> 00:07:08,511 -Scholars. 53 00:07:08,453 --> 00:07:10,220 -Well, that's what we said in the grant application. 54 00:07:10,150 --> 00:07:11,115 -Mm-hm. 55 00:07:11,077 --> 00:07:13,411 -What a cute little car. 56 00:07:13,318 --> 00:07:14,918 -Hey, it's a Trabant. 57 00:07:14,855 --> 00:07:16,421 It's made out of cardboard. 58 00:07:16,359 --> 00:07:17,358 -No, seriously? 59 00:07:17,319 --> 00:07:18,318 -Mm-hm. 60 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:19,679 You want to drive? 61 00:07:19,624 --> 00:07:21,024 -Yeah, OK. 62 00:07:33,035 --> 00:07:35,001 [music playing] 63 00:07:59,185 --> 00:08:00,785 MARA: Come look at this view. 64 00:08:04,371 --> 00:08:08,139 LILLIAN: Wow, this is beautiful. 65 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:08,419 -Boo! 66 00:08:08,404 --> 00:08:10,371 -Hey. 67 00:08:10,293 --> 00:08:11,692 -Whoa. 68 00:08:11,637 --> 00:08:13,837 [music playing] 69 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,479 -Oh, wow. 70 00:08:59,424 --> 00:09:00,824 It's a parade. 71 00:09:06,114 --> 00:09:07,714 -It's not a parade, dummy. 72 00:09:07,651 --> 00:09:08,850 It's a funeral. 73 00:09:47,277 --> 00:09:48,676 -Come on, let's go around them. 74 00:09:48,621 --> 00:09:50,621 This is giving me the creeps. 75 00:09:50,541 --> 00:09:53,142 -Here we are taught to respect the dead. 76 00:09:53,038 --> 00:09:55,004 [music playing] 77 00:10:26,197 --> 00:10:30,967 -Ladies, I am Karl, caretaker of this historic monument of 78 00:10:30,775 --> 00:10:32,308 the people of Transylvania. 79 00:10:32,248 --> 00:10:33,447 -Hello. 80 00:10:35,352 --> 00:10:37,986 -It's nice to meet you. 81 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,548 -Joel and Rosa will take your things inside. 82 00:10:53,340 --> 00:10:56,475 -Imagine, we're in the very place where 500 years ago, a 83 00:10:56,349 --> 00:11:00,084 handful of Transylvanians held on against an army of Turks. 84 00:10:59,934 --> 00:11:03,302 -Ah, you know the history of Prejmer fortress. 85 00:11:03,167 --> 00:11:04,566 If 86 00:11:04,511 --> 00:11:06,311 -We studied medieval history together in school. 87 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:07,873 We're smarter than we look. 88 00:11:19,299 --> 00:11:21,432 -We have only two rooms prepared for you. 89 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:22,980 I trust that will suffice? 90 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:23,481 -Oh, yes. 91 00:11:23,460 --> 00:11:24,626 That'll be fine. 92 00:11:24,580 --> 00:11:27,081 We'll flip a coin to see who shares. 93 00:11:26,981 --> 00:11:29,782 -Yeah, loser sleeps alone. 94 00:11:47,050 --> 00:11:51,052 Mm, Posturepedic. 95 00:11:50,891 --> 00:11:52,157 -Oh, this'll do fine. 96 00:11:52,107 --> 00:11:55,775 It'll keep our minds focused on our work. 97 00:11:55,628 --> 00:11:56,827 -[inaudible]. 98 00:11:58,701 --> 00:12:01,602 -Hey, what's up there? 99 00:12:04,334 --> 00:12:07,735 A secret passageway for spying on the monks? 100 00:12:07,599 --> 00:12:12,202 -That is a defensive wall. 101 00:12:12,016 --> 00:12:14,016 Come, I show you. 102 00:12:17,938 --> 00:12:23,141 In 1443, Vlad Dracula raised a large army of peasants to 103 00:12:22,931 --> 00:12:24,731 defend all of Transylvania. 104 00:12:24,660 --> 00:12:27,794 While they fought the Turks in a huge battle near 105 00:12:27,668 --> 00:12:28,834 [inaudible]. 106 00:12:28,788 --> 00:12:33,023 This region suffered a savage attack. 107 00:12:32,853 --> 00:12:36,655 The survivors held out as long as they could. 108 00:12:36,502 --> 00:12:40,838 Soon, the food and the water ran out. 109 00:12:40,663 --> 00:12:44,531 -I read a translation of one of the survivor's diaries. 110 00:12:44,376 --> 00:12:46,777 -Then you know what happened. 111 00:12:46,681 --> 00:12:49,582 -There were less than 100 left alive in the fortress. 112 00:12:49,466 --> 00:12:53,067 -They were waiting to die, but no one attacked. 113 00:12:52,922 --> 00:12:56,791 Finally, some brave souls went outside the fortress. 114 00:12:56,635 --> 00:12:59,736 They found many dead Turks with bloody throats. 115 00:12:59,612 --> 00:13:02,413 The rest had run away. 116 00:13:02,301 --> 00:13:04,701 The peasants believed it was the work of vampires. 117 00:13:07,069 --> 00:13:08,936 -And still do. 118 00:13:08,862 --> 00:13:11,663 Three nights from now is the festival which celebrates the 119 00:13:11,551 --> 00:13:15,019 night the vampires saved the people of Prejmer. 120 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,413 [mouse squeaking] 121 00:13:16,352 --> 00:13:17,918 -Hey, what's up there? 122 00:13:17,856 --> 00:13:20,156 KARL: Nothing, just an old storage space. 123 00:13:20,065 --> 00:13:20,731 -Oh, cool. 124 00:13:20,705 --> 00:13:21,870 Let's check it out. 125 00:13:21,825 --> 00:13:23,525 -No, the stairs are old and rotten. 126 00:13:23,458 --> 00:13:24,857 -I'll be careful. 127 00:13:39,910 --> 00:13:41,109 Wow. 128 00:13:42,854 --> 00:13:46,022 -The monks who occupied this place were well prepared for 129 00:13:45,895 --> 00:13:48,629 the afterlife. 130 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:49,419 Come. 131 00:13:49,384 --> 00:13:50,783 There's food. 132 00:14:00,715 --> 00:14:02,381 -Mm, great. 133 00:14:02,315 --> 00:14:03,514 I'm starving. 134 00:14:11,149 --> 00:14:12,549 -[speaking romanian]. 135 00:14:14,510 --> 00:14:16,110 -Are we the only guests here? 136 00:14:16,047 --> 00:14:17,579 Besides the ghosts? 137 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:19,753 -There is one other scholar staying here at the moment. 138 00:14:19,664 --> 00:14:21,397 -Oh, another folklorist? 139 00:14:21,328 --> 00:14:23,161 -A zoologist. 140 00:14:23,088 --> 00:14:25,455 But I doubt you will see much of him. 141 00:14:25,361 --> 00:14:27,495 He's busy with his work. 142 00:14:27,410 --> 00:14:32,279 If you'll excuse me, I will get the rest of your things. 143 00:14:32,082 --> 00:14:33,648 -[inaudible]. 144 00:14:33,587 --> 00:14:34,953 Hmm. 145 00:14:34,899 --> 00:14:38,234 -Here's toasting Prejmer. 146 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:39,266 May we all publish our 147 00:14:39,220 --> 00:14:42,922 dissertations and get our PhDs. 148 00:14:42,774 --> 00:14:44,040 -Is there any white? 149 00:14:43,990 --> 00:14:46,824 -Oh, in Transylvania the best wine is red-- 150 00:14:46,710 --> 00:14:48,109 blood red. 151 00:15:04,378 --> 00:15:05,778 RADU: Bring me the bloodstone. 152 00:16:02,825 --> 00:16:04,391 MICHELLE: This is incredible. 153 00:16:04,329 --> 00:16:05,795 -Mm-hm. 154 00:16:05,738 --> 00:16:09,306 According to the legend, this was a place inhabited by 155 00:16:09,162 --> 00:16:11,096 vampires in the 14th century. 156 00:16:22,286 --> 00:16:23,485 -[speaking romanian]. 157 00:17:01,879 --> 00:17:02,645 -OK. 158 00:17:02,616 --> 00:17:06,818 One, two, three. 159 00:17:06,649 --> 00:17:08,115 Hope this comes out. 160 00:17:08,057 --> 00:17:09,490 There's barely enough light. 161 00:17:45,954 --> 00:17:48,021 MARA: You know, the funny thin about Castle 162 00:17:47,939 --> 00:17:51,474 Vladislas is that nobody ever says anything about it. 163 00:17:51,332 --> 00:17:52,764 -You're right. 164 00:17:52,708 --> 00:17:55,910 Nobody's mentioned it once. 165 00:17:55,781 --> 00:17:56,680 LILLIAN: Let's see if we can 166 00:17:56,646 --> 00:17:58,012 get inside the castle. 167 00:17:57,958 --> 00:17:59,624 I've never been inside one before. 168 00:17:59,558 --> 00:18:01,191 -Come on, we can't right now. 169 00:18:01,126 --> 00:18:01,825 It's getting too dark. 170 00:18:01,799 --> 00:18:03,165 We've got to get back. 171 00:18:03,111 --> 00:18:04,076 -Oh, come on. 172 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:05,138 Don't poop out on me now. 173 00:18:28,205 --> 00:18:29,204 -Come on, Lillian. 174 00:18:29,165 --> 00:18:30,565 I'm hungry. 175 00:18:32,910 --> 00:18:34,309 -Ouch. 176 00:18:36,527 --> 00:18:39,161 Oh, shit. 177 00:18:39,055 --> 00:18:42,157 -God, are you OK? 178 00:18:42,033 --> 00:18:45,034 We'd better get back and wash it off. 179 00:18:44,913 --> 00:18:46,078 Come on. 180 00:19:26,971 --> 00:19:27,970 -Hi, guys. 181 00:19:27,931 --> 00:19:29,531 -How is your room? 182 00:19:29,468 --> 00:19:31,034 -I think it'll be OK. 183 00:19:34,653 --> 00:19:36,420 What's this? 184 00:19:36,350 --> 00:19:38,083 MICHELLE: Well, you know, I've been thinking 185 00:19:38,014 --> 00:19:40,815 about what Mara said this afternoon, about no one ever 186 00:19:40,703 --> 00:19:42,803 mentioning Castle Vladislas. 187 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,453 And I went through all my notes. 188 00:19:44,384 --> 00:19:46,350 I even looked at the index of all the stuff that's been 189 00:19:46,272 --> 00:19:48,539 published about this region over the years. 190 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:50,915 Not one mention of the castle. 191 00:19:50,817 --> 00:19:52,350 -Strange, isn't it? 192 00:19:52,289 --> 00:19:54,356 -Well, it just doesn't make sense. 193 00:19:54,274 --> 00:19:57,375 How can something as old and imposing as that castle not be 194 00:19:57,251 --> 00:19:59,084 part of the local lore? 195 00:19:59,011 --> 00:20:00,978 -Maybe even something that's been here as long as that 196 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,300 castle becomes invisible to all but the 197 00:20:03,204 --> 00:20:04,604 most sensitive eyes. 198 00:20:09,414 --> 00:20:10,946 Pardon me if I frightened you. 199 00:20:10,886 --> 00:20:12,486 My name is Stefan Belescu. 200 00:20:12,423 --> 00:20:15,924 -Oh, the zoologist Karl told us about. 201 00:20:15,783 --> 00:20:17,917 -Yes. 202 00:20:17,832 --> 00:20:19,565 -I'm Lillian. 203 00:20:19,496 --> 00:20:20,762 That's Mara, and the hardworking 204 00:20:20,713 --> 00:20:23,514 scholar here is Michelle. 205 00:20:23,402 --> 00:20:26,136 -I thought I should introduce myself so you won't be alarmed 206 00:20:26,026 --> 00:20:29,227 if you see me coming or going at odd hours. 207 00:20:29,099 --> 00:20:31,166 -Would you like to join us? 208 00:20:31,084 --> 00:20:32,250 -I can't at the moment. 209 00:20:32,204 --> 00:20:33,903 My research keeps me busy at night. 210 00:20:33,836 --> 00:20:36,203 -What kind of research do you do? 211 00:20:36,108 --> 00:20:38,942 -I'm cataloging nocturnal animal life 212 00:20:38,829 --> 00:20:40,396 unique to this area. 213 00:20:40,334 --> 00:20:43,602 I'm afraid it's a rather boring subject to most people. 214 00:20:43,471 --> 00:20:44,436 -Oh, no, no. 215 00:20:44,398 --> 00:20:45,798 Not to us. 216 00:20:45,743 --> 00:20:47,142 Um, we're studying the folklore of the region, and 217 00:20:47,087 --> 00:20:50,288 animals often figure in folktales. 218 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,160 Please, tell us more. 219 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,048 -Another time, perhaps. 220 00:20:54,929 --> 00:20:56,028 I must go. 221 00:20:55,985 --> 00:20:57,384 Ladies. 222 00:21:00,755 --> 00:21:03,155 -Animals often figure in folklore. 223 00:21:03,059 --> 00:21:06,594 Please, tell us more. 224 00:21:06,452 --> 00:21:07,851 -Knock it off. 225 00:21:18,871 --> 00:21:22,239 -Hey, wait up, you guys. 226 00:21:22,104 --> 00:21:25,105 Let's rest a minute. 227 00:21:24,984 --> 00:21:30,221 -Not yet, in just a little bit farther up this hill. 228 00:21:30,010 --> 00:21:30,942 MICHELLE: Five interviews in one day. 229 00:21:30,906 --> 00:21:32,339 Not a bad start, huh? 230 00:21:32,283 --> 00:21:34,383 MARA: And this could be the best one yet. 231 00:21:34,299 --> 00:21:35,999 This old lady is very strange. 232 00:21:44,989 --> 00:21:47,690 This is the mask you wear at the festival of the undead? 233 00:21:50,015 --> 00:21:53,984 -It's likeness of the gypsy who made the 234 00:21:53,824 --> 00:21:55,223 truce with the vampires. 235 00:21:59,233 --> 00:22:09,241 Wear the mask and I tell you the story of the gypsy. 236 00:22:08,836 --> 00:22:13,238 The vampires killed the Turks. 237 00:22:13,061 --> 00:22:19,766 And in gratitude, the people said, let them have the great 238 00:22:19,494 --> 00:22:24,997 ruins, which is where the vampires sleep. 239 00:22:24,775 --> 00:22:28,744 The vampires were still hungry. 240 00:22:28,585 --> 00:22:32,120 They would come out of their wings at 241 00:22:31,977 --> 00:22:35,345 night and drink blood. 242 00:22:38,219 --> 00:22:45,958 This gypsy, he knew that the pope of Rome had a stone which 243 00:22:45,644 --> 00:22:48,946 dripped the blood of all the saints. 244 00:22:48,814 --> 00:23:01,391 So she went to Rome, stole the stone, and took it to the king 245 00:23:00,881 --> 00:23:02,280 of the vampires. 246 00:23:05,041 --> 00:23:11,346 And since that time, no one in Prejmer has 247 00:23:11,091 --> 00:23:13,992 been bitten by a vampire. 248 00:23:13,876 --> 00:23:17,077 -You think there are still vampires here? 249 00:23:16,948 --> 00:23:20,082 -Vampire do not die. 250 00:23:19,957 --> 00:23:23,459 They live for many, many centuries. 251 00:23:23,318 --> 00:23:27,653 -And you believe they still sleep in the ruins? 252 00:23:27,478 --> 00:23:29,745 -Stay away from the ruins. 253 00:23:29,655 --> 00:23:31,589 Stay away. 254 00:23:31,512 --> 00:23:34,880 You might interfere with the way things are. 255 00:23:37,978 --> 00:23:39,477 -Well, what do you think? 256 00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:41,819 Think vampires really sleep here? 257 00:23:41,723 --> 00:23:43,155 -Don't be silly. 258 00:23:43,098 --> 00:23:45,699 The peasants here have such colorful imaginations. 259 00:23:45,595 --> 00:23:49,197 -I don't care if Dracula himself sleeps here. 260 00:23:49,053 --> 00:23:50,552 I'm not going another step. 261 00:23:57,054 --> 00:23:59,021 -Strange story, isn't it? 262 00:23:58,943 --> 00:24:02,144 The stone which drips the blood of saints. 263 00:24:02,015 --> 00:24:05,550 -Yeah, there's a fascinating story cycle going on here. 264 00:24:05,408 --> 00:24:07,041 First the peasants can't explain 265 00:24:06,977 --> 00:24:08,510 what killed the invaders. 266 00:24:08,449 --> 00:24:11,283 Maybe it was food poisoning or some disease, something 267 00:24:11,170 --> 00:24:13,804 15th-century people didn't understand. 268 00:24:13,698 --> 00:24:16,232 Lillian, do you-- 269 00:24:16,131 --> 00:24:17,864 oh, poor baby. 270 00:24:17,795 --> 00:24:19,962 She must be coming down with something. 271 00:24:23,780 --> 00:24:28,450 MARA: This place has an eerie feeling about it. 272 00:24:28,262 --> 00:24:29,828 Does it frighten you? 273 00:24:29,766 --> 00:24:31,299 -No. 274 00:24:31,239 --> 00:24:33,406 We're probably safer here than any city in America-- 275 00:24:35,624 --> 00:24:38,725 as long as we get out of here before the sun goes down and 276 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,101 the vampires wake up. 277 00:25:43,736 --> 00:25:45,670 Mara! 278 00:25:45,593 --> 00:25:46,225 Lillian! 279 00:25:46,202 --> 00:25:47,000 Wake up. 280 00:25:46,969 --> 00:25:48,903 We have to get back. 281 00:25:48,826 --> 00:25:50,258 -What time is it? 282 00:25:50,202 --> 00:25:50,968 -Oh, my God. 283 00:25:50,938 --> 00:25:52,838 We've slept for two hours. 284 00:25:52,763 --> 00:25:55,297 -Come on, before it gets too dark to find the way. 285 00:25:55,196 --> 00:25:56,462 -Don't worry. 286 00:25:56,412 --> 00:25:58,011 We'll take a shortcut through the woods. 287 00:25:57,948 --> 00:25:59,948 [music playing] 288 00:27:01,804 --> 00:27:03,603 -Listen. 289 00:27:03,532 --> 00:27:05,799 Did you hear that? 290 00:27:16,367 --> 00:27:19,569 -Oh, it's probably just an animal. 291 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,406 Don't you think? 292 00:27:44,182 --> 00:27:45,148 -It's all right. 293 00:27:45,111 --> 00:27:46,310 -Stefan. 294 00:27:48,279 --> 00:27:49,912 -You scared this shit out of us! 295 00:27:49,848 --> 00:27:51,381 -We were lost and we thought we heard 296 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,887 somebody following us. 297 00:27:53,785 --> 00:27:56,586 -But you're all right now, yes? 298 00:27:56,473 --> 00:27:58,273 -Yes. 299 00:27:58,202 --> 00:27:59,167 -All right. 300 00:27:59,130 --> 00:28:00,163 I'm going to the fortress. 301 00:28:00,122 --> 00:28:01,721 Come back with me, all right? 302 00:28:01,658 --> 00:28:03,658 [music playing] 303 00:28:50,759 --> 00:28:51,724 Father. 304 00:28:51,687 --> 00:28:53,687 [music playing] 305 00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:26,463 -Such a touching tableau. 306 00:29:29,808 --> 00:29:34,844 Your pain, little brother, makes me feel sick. 307 00:29:37,298 --> 00:29:41,267 It's such a mockery of human feelings. 308 00:29:47,124 --> 00:29:48,791 Our father was a fool. 309 00:29:51,894 --> 00:29:53,394 So are you. 310 00:29:53,335 --> 00:29:55,501 [music playing] 311 00:31:53,332 --> 00:31:55,532 [knocking on door] 312 00:32:05,015 --> 00:32:06,214 -Stefan. 313 00:32:09,208 --> 00:32:10,407 -The king is dead. 314 00:32:13,049 --> 00:32:15,450 -Radu. 315 00:32:15,354 --> 00:32:17,554 [music playing] 316 00:33:02,213 --> 00:33:04,180 [DOOR OPENING AND RUNNING FOOTSTEPS] 317 00:33:04,101 --> 00:33:06,301 [music playing] 318 00:34:17,815 --> 00:34:20,316 -Here it is, Stefan. 319 00:34:20,216 --> 00:34:21,949 This what you looking for? 320 00:34:21,881 --> 00:34:24,048 [music playing] 321 00:34:35,099 --> 00:34:36,666 -Feeling weak, brother? 322 00:34:36,605 --> 00:34:40,840 Don't you realize that the sun is rising? 323 00:34:40,669 --> 00:34:46,239 You too far from your crypt to make it back. 324 00:34:46,014 --> 00:34:50,150 That's what you get for pretending you are human. 325 00:34:53,344 --> 00:34:59,515 I'm taking the castle and those three little beauties as 326 00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:01,233 my consorts. 327 00:35:01,154 --> 00:35:09,894 Tell me, Stefan, is there one you like more than the others? 328 00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:14,710 I'll make sure to treat her with special care. 329 00:35:14,502 --> 00:35:16,502 [music playing] 330 00:35:38,347 --> 00:35:40,747 -Stefan. 331 00:35:40,652 --> 00:35:42,953 STEFAN: Follow him, Karl. 332 00:35:42,861 --> 00:35:44,127 Find his crypt. 333 00:35:44,077 --> 00:35:46,010 -There is no time, Stefan. 334 00:35:45,933 --> 00:35:47,065 You must help me. 335 00:35:47,021 --> 00:35:48,788 Try to get up. 336 00:35:48,718 --> 00:35:50,718 [music playing] 337 00:36:02,129 --> 00:36:03,929 -You must find it. 338 00:36:03,858 --> 00:36:06,659 Find his, his resting place. 339 00:36:10,196 --> 00:36:12,396 [music playing] 340 00:37:05,729 --> 00:37:08,129 -[speaking romanian]. 341 00:37:08,033 --> 00:37:10,968 -Doctor asks if you suffer from anemia? 342 00:37:10,851 --> 00:37:12,250 -No, never. 343 00:37:15,140 --> 00:37:16,339 -[speaking romanian]. 344 00:37:40,394 --> 00:37:42,995 -He wants to known when you cut your arm. 345 00:37:42,891 --> 00:37:44,056 -Yesterday, I think. 346 00:37:44,010 --> 00:37:45,176 -The day before. 347 00:37:45,130 --> 00:37:46,396 MARA [speaking romanian]. 348 00:37:47,948 --> 00:37:50,582 -[speaking romanian]. 349 00:37:50,477 --> 00:37:53,611 -He thinks maybe you lost a lot of blood. 350 00:37:53,485 --> 00:37:54,050 -Get serious. 351 00:37:54,029 --> 00:37:55,429 It's a scratch. 352 00:38:01,102 --> 00:38:02,802 -[speaking romanian]. 353 00:38:02,735 --> 00:38:07,371 -Take this medicine and stay in bed another 24 hours. 354 00:38:07,184 --> 00:38:08,583 -[speaking romanian]. 355 00:38:12,242 --> 00:38:13,641 -[speaking romanian]. 356 00:38:21,811 --> 00:38:23,211 -[speaking romanian]. 357 00:38:28,918 --> 00:38:33,787 -Well, I guess this means the festival's out. 358 00:38:33,590 --> 00:38:35,624 -You can't miss it because I can't go. 359 00:38:35,543 --> 00:38:38,110 It's the high point of our research. 360 00:38:38,008 --> 00:38:40,208 -We can't leave her alone. 361 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:41,586 Yeah, you can. 362 00:38:41,528 --> 00:38:42,728 I'll be OK. 363 00:38:44,761 --> 00:38:48,029 -Stakes cut from ancient oak. 364 00:38:50,843 --> 00:38:57,081 Spear carved from heart of blackthorn tree. 365 00:38:56,829 --> 00:39:01,431 And this, for chopping off his head. 366 00:39:01,245 --> 00:39:04,847 -You've prepared. 367 00:39:04,703 --> 00:39:07,103 You hoped he would return. 368 00:39:07,007 --> 00:39:09,041 -You and your father should have killed 369 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,359 him a long time ago. 370 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:21,500 I would have destroyed him myself, but I was afraid. 371 00:39:21,154 --> 00:39:22,954 I could never get close enough to drive a 372 00:39:22,883 --> 00:39:26,018 stake through his heart. 373 00:39:25,892 --> 00:39:28,492 But I can get close enough to shoot him. 374 00:39:31,045 --> 00:39:33,945 -Karl, lead won't stop him. 375 00:39:33,829 --> 00:39:35,462 He'll laugh in your face. 376 00:39:35,398 --> 00:39:36,164 -Lead? 377 00:39:36,134 --> 00:39:37,300 No. 378 00:39:37,255 --> 00:39:39,522 I have another idea. 379 00:39:39,431 --> 00:39:40,997 [music playing] 380 00:39:49,674 --> 00:39:50,806 -Rosary beads. 381 00:39:50,761 --> 00:39:52,728 KARL: Cut of wood. 382 00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:54,984 Holy relics. 383 00:39:54,891 --> 00:39:56,924 That is what I will shoot him with, 384 00:39:56,843 --> 00:39:59,177 straight through the heart. 385 00:39:59,084 --> 00:40:01,918 -I'll watch over the girls until dawn. 386 00:40:01,805 --> 00:40:04,506 Can you make sure they leave by tomorrow without telling 387 00:40:04,397 --> 00:40:05,829 them the truth? 388 00:40:05,773 --> 00:40:07,006 -I can try. 389 00:40:06,958 --> 00:40:14,597 -They mustn't know anything, especially about me. 390 00:40:14,288 --> 00:40:17,155 KARL: You are falling in love. 391 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,008 -Don't be foolish. 392 00:40:19,889 --> 00:40:22,556 -The way you look at her-- 393 00:40:22,449 --> 00:40:25,617 it is you who are foolish if you think you can fall in love 394 00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:28,324 with a mortal woman. 395 00:40:28,211 --> 00:40:29,778 -She's different. 396 00:40:29,716 --> 00:40:32,216 -From you, yes. 397 00:40:32,116 --> 00:40:34,450 She will die, you will live. 398 00:40:34,357 --> 00:40:36,590 Why do you want to take the risk? 399 00:40:39,670 --> 00:40:45,073 -When I look at her, when I look into her eyes, I-- 400 00:40:44,855 --> 00:40:46,255 there's this light. 401 00:40:50,104 --> 00:40:51,771 She makes me want again. 402 00:40:51,705 --> 00:40:53,871 -She has your mother's eyes. 403 00:40:56,666 --> 00:40:57,866 -Yes. 404 00:41:01,787 --> 00:41:03,787 [music playing] 405 00:41:31,459 --> 00:41:35,428 -This festival is based on a very strange old custom. 406 00:41:35,268 --> 00:41:38,235 The peasants used to believe-- and many still do-- that 407 00:41:38,116 --> 00:41:43,787 sickness and misfortune are caused by ghosts, the undead. 408 00:41:43,558 --> 00:41:46,025 Hey, stop looking for Stefan. 409 00:41:45,926 --> 00:41:47,358 Keep your mind on your work. 410 00:42:19,214 --> 00:42:22,015 -To cure the illness that plagued the village, they 411 00:42:21,903 --> 00:42:24,337 brought a white horse through the cemetery and made it jump 412 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:26,140 over the fresh graves. 413 00:42:26,065 --> 00:42:30,100 If the horse refused to jump over a grave, there lay one 414 00:42:29,937 --> 00:42:31,336 who was undead. 415 00:43:15,837 --> 00:43:20,906 They will unearth the grave, break open the coffin, and 416 00:43:20,701 --> 00:43:23,135 drive a stake through the heart of the undead. 417 00:43:25,183 --> 00:43:32,288 Then they take the heart from the body and boil it. 418 00:43:32,001 --> 00:43:36,337 Everyone will drink from that water, and the 419 00:43:36,162 --> 00:43:39,163 illness will be cured. 420 00:43:39,043 --> 00:43:42,644 -A barbaric custom handed down from ancient times. 421 00:43:42,499 --> 00:43:44,833 -Stefan. 422 00:43:44,740 --> 00:43:45,939 -What are you doing here? 423 00:43:45,892 --> 00:43:47,792 You should be watching over Lillian. 424 00:43:47,716 --> 00:43:50,417 -Well, this is an important part of our research. 425 00:43:50,309 --> 00:43:52,475 -Speaking of research, give me the camera. 426 00:43:52,389 --> 00:43:54,323 I want to make some photos. 427 00:43:54,246 --> 00:43:56,212 [music playing] 428 00:44:15,211 --> 00:44:16,410 -Stefan, what's wrong? 429 00:44:19,980 --> 00:44:22,981 -I'm afraid for you. 430 00:44:22,861 --> 00:44:25,662 You're so beautiful. 431 00:44:25,549 --> 00:44:28,517 This can be such a-- such a cruel place. 432 00:44:28,398 --> 00:44:29,998 If anything should happen. 433 00:44:29,935 --> 00:44:31,935 [music playing] 434 00:45:04,279 --> 00:45:05,111 -I-- 435 00:45:05,079 --> 00:45:06,612 I must leave now. 436 00:45:06,552 --> 00:45:08,752 [music playing] 437 00:45:24,348 --> 00:45:25,447 -Mara. 438 00:45:25,404 --> 00:45:27,671 -Hey, what's wrong with you? 439 00:45:27,581 --> 00:45:29,548 -I've got a strange feeling. 440 00:45:29,470 --> 00:45:32,137 I want to go and check on Lillian. 441 00:45:32,030 --> 00:45:35,198 -Is it Lillian you've got a strange feeling for or Stefan? 442 00:45:35,071 --> 00:45:36,437 -I'm serious, Mara. 443 00:45:36,383 --> 00:45:38,449 Can I take the car and I'll come back and 444 00:45:38,367 --> 00:45:39,767 get you in a while? 445 00:45:42,081 --> 00:45:44,048 -You sure you can find your way? 446 00:45:43,969 --> 00:45:44,968 -Yeah. 447 00:45:44,930 --> 00:45:46,362 -And don't worry about me. 448 00:45:46,305 --> 00:45:48,506 I'll get a ride back later, OK? 449 00:45:48,419 --> 00:45:49,418 -OK. 450 00:45:49,379 --> 00:45:50,945 [music playing] 451 00:48:53,232 --> 00:48:55,265 -Tell me what's going on here, Stefan. 452 00:48:58,353 --> 00:48:59,553 Tell me the truth. 453 00:49:02,034 --> 00:49:03,233 Please? 454 00:49:05,651 --> 00:49:09,219 -Centuries ago, my father fell under 455 00:49:09,076 --> 00:49:12,044 the spell of a sorceress. 456 00:49:11,925 --> 00:49:14,892 She was evil and powerful, and she 457 00:49:14,773 --> 00:49:18,142 craved an unusual offspring. 458 00:49:18,006 --> 00:49:21,707 Radu is the issue of that union. 459 00:49:21,559 --> 00:49:25,428 -But you can't be-- 460 00:49:25,272 --> 00:49:28,807 -Yes, I can. 461 00:49:34,554 --> 00:49:37,922 But I live in the way of my father, at peace with the 462 00:49:37,787 --> 00:49:39,187 mortal world. 463 00:49:42,267 --> 00:49:45,402 In the years following the siege of Prejmer, my father 464 00:49:45,277 --> 00:49:47,777 fell in love with a mortal woman-- 465 00:49:47,677 --> 00:49:49,077 my mother. 466 00:49:53,150 --> 00:49:54,550 Radu and I are half-brothers. 467 00:49:57,760 --> 00:49:58,959 -And your mother? 468 00:50:01,761 --> 00:50:03,327 -She died a very long time ago. 469 00:50:17,092 --> 00:50:19,059 [music playing] 470 00:50:30,183 --> 00:50:34,452 When morning comes you must take her away from here. 471 00:50:34,280 --> 00:50:37,215 But what about Mara? 472 00:50:37,098 --> 00:50:40,966 -If she's not back by morning, Karl will go into the village 473 00:50:40,810 --> 00:50:41,542 and find her. 474 00:50:41,514 --> 00:50:45,483 And then you must leave. 475 00:50:45,324 --> 00:50:46,890 [music playing] 476 00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,175 -I must go now and sleep. 477 00:51:07,057 --> 00:51:09,657 Sun will be up soon. 478 00:51:09,553 --> 00:51:11,520 [music playing] 479 00:51:36,344 --> 00:51:40,213 -What are you going to do now? 480 00:51:40,057 --> 00:51:41,656 -I must destroy him. 481 00:51:45,402 --> 00:51:47,302 -I want to help you. 482 00:51:47,227 --> 00:51:48,993 -You leave here. 483 00:51:48,923 --> 00:51:51,157 As soon as the sun is up you leave here and 484 00:51:51,068 --> 00:51:52,467 you never look back. 485 00:51:54,557 --> 00:51:56,357 That is how you can help me. 486 00:52:28,677 --> 00:52:31,277 -I must leave you now, my pet. 487 00:52:34,822 --> 00:52:38,824 But my little friends will keep you 488 00:52:38,663 --> 00:52:41,864 company until tonight. 489 00:52:41,736 --> 00:52:43,670 [music playing] 490 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:46,087 -It's too late. 491 00:53:49,081 --> 00:53:50,480 -Dear God. 492 00:53:52,826 --> 00:53:54,993 I could not find Mara. 493 00:53:54,907 --> 00:53:56,840 The villagers are afraid. 494 00:53:56,763 --> 00:54:00,298 A woman was murdered last night, her throat torn open, 495 00:54:00,156 --> 00:54:01,689 body drained of blood. 496 00:54:01,628 --> 00:54:03,561 -Oh, my God. 497 00:54:03,485 --> 00:54:04,751 -There is still hope. 498 00:54:04,701 --> 00:54:07,034 She may have found refuge in the village. 499 00:54:11,006 --> 00:54:12,205 -[speaking romanian]. 500 00:54:16,447 --> 00:54:21,117 -The doctor say cause of death was poisoning of the blood. 501 00:54:20,929 --> 00:54:22,328 [distant shouting] 502 00:54:37,668 --> 00:54:40,436 -It is the body of the old woman. 503 00:54:40,326 --> 00:54:43,727 They drove a stake through her heart and cut off her head. 504 00:54:46,471 --> 00:54:49,873 If they find out that Lillian is dead, they will 505 00:54:49,736 --> 00:54:53,104 do the same to her. 506 00:54:52,969 --> 00:54:55,769 He is telling them that you have gone. 507 00:54:55,657 --> 00:54:57,057 They will leave now. 508 00:54:59,530 --> 00:55:02,531 They wanted holy water from the church 509 00:55:02,411 --> 00:55:05,979 to cleanse the body. 510 00:55:05,836 --> 00:55:07,235 -[speaking romanian]. 511 00:55:11,533 --> 00:55:13,934 -Oh, God. 512 00:55:13,838 --> 00:55:15,237 They [inaudible]. 513 00:55:38,356 --> 00:55:41,790 -I will hide you in my truck and take you to Sinaia. 514 00:55:41,652 --> 00:55:43,252 -Not without Mara. 515 00:55:43,189 --> 00:55:44,989 -You must think of yourself. 516 00:55:44,918 --> 00:55:46,117 Pray Mara is safe. 517 00:55:48,759 --> 00:55:52,360 -I can't let them to that to Lillian. 518 00:55:52,215 --> 00:55:54,349 -Then we must bury her quickly. 519 00:55:54,264 --> 00:55:58,032 The villagers are afraid of the cemetery in the ruins. 520 00:55:57,880 --> 00:55:59,513 We must bury her there. 521 00:56:02,682 --> 00:56:04,849 [music playing] 522 00:56:59,912 --> 00:57:01,745 -We must leave now. 523 00:57:01,672 --> 00:57:05,040 It is a long drive down the mountains. 524 00:57:04,905 --> 00:57:08,573 -I'm not leaving until we find Mara. 525 00:57:08,426 --> 00:57:10,026 We have to help Stefan. 526 00:57:09,963 --> 00:57:11,863 -How can you help? 527 00:57:11,787 --> 00:57:13,787 -We can move around in the daylight. 528 00:57:13,708 --> 00:57:16,309 If we can find Radu's coffin, we can destroy 529 00:57:16,205 --> 00:57:19,139 him while he sleeps. 530 00:57:19,021 --> 00:57:20,420 -I know where he sleeps. 531 00:57:20,365 --> 00:57:22,565 [music playing] 532 01:01:09,445 --> 01:01:12,847 I told you to leave. 533 01:01:12,711 --> 01:01:15,745 -Lillian is dead. 534 01:01:15,623 --> 01:01:18,858 And Mara never came back. 535 01:01:18,728 --> 01:01:21,829 -You should have left while they were still alive. 536 01:01:21,705 --> 01:01:23,705 [music playing] 537 01:01:41,614 --> 01:01:44,648 -Stefan, please cross this threshold and enter. 538 01:01:56,082 --> 01:02:01,018 -A vampire cannot enter the house of God unless invited. 539 01:02:00,818 --> 01:02:04,553 You and Karl will be safe here while I search for Radu's new 540 01:02:04,403 --> 01:02:05,836 resting place. 541 01:02:05,780 --> 01:02:10,416 -Tomorrow, while he sleeps, we will open his coffin. 542 01:02:10,229 --> 01:02:13,397 I would put both barrels against his chest and shoot 543 01:02:13,270 --> 01:02:14,836 him with the rosary beads. 544 01:02:14,774 --> 01:02:21,478 Then we will chop off his head and drive in the stake, too. 545 01:02:21,207 --> 01:02:22,607 -I'll go look for Mara. 546 01:02:22,552 --> 01:02:24,752 [music playing] 547 01:03:37,482 --> 01:03:40,650 -Stefan taught me that there is good and evil among 548 01:03:40,523 --> 01:03:45,192 vampires as there is among men. 549 01:03:45,004 --> 01:03:47,738 He also told me that the old tales of the 550 01:03:47,628 --> 01:03:49,195 bloodstone were true. 551 01:03:49,133 --> 01:03:52,034 -The bloodstone really exists? 552 01:03:51,918 --> 01:03:57,054 -A drop of blood from the stone is life to a vampire. 553 01:03:56,847 --> 01:04:00,449 But to Radu, it is like a drug. 554 01:04:00,304 --> 01:04:04,406 The more he drinks, the more he needs, the 555 01:04:04,241 --> 01:04:06,975 more his evil grows. 556 01:04:06,866 --> 01:04:08,199 LILLIAN: Help! 557 01:04:08,146 --> 01:04:09,678 -What's that? 558 01:04:09,618 --> 01:04:11,518 -Shh. 559 01:04:11,442 --> 01:04:12,641 -Michelle! 560 01:04:14,771 --> 01:04:18,340 Let me in! 561 01:04:18,197 --> 01:04:21,164 Please! 562 01:04:21,045 --> 01:04:22,244 -My God, it's Lillian! 563 01:04:27,799 --> 01:04:28,931 We got to let her in! 564 01:04:28,887 --> 01:04:29,653 -No! 565 01:04:29,624 --> 01:04:30,189 It's a trick! 566 01:04:30,167 --> 01:04:31,366 She's a vampire. 567 01:04:31,320 --> 01:04:33,220 If you let her in, then I'll shoot her. 568 01:04:35,673 --> 01:04:37,740 [screaming] 569 01:04:37,658 --> 01:04:39,658 [music playing] 570 01:05:08,896 --> 01:05:09,895 -Mara. 571 01:05:09,857 --> 01:05:22,802 [music playing] 572 01:05:22,276 --> 01:05:24,276 -God, Mara. 573 01:05:24,197 --> 01:05:26,197 [music playing] 574 01:06:58,076 --> 01:06:59,075 Shh. 575 01:06:59,036 --> 01:07:00,436 Shh. 576 01:07:00,381 --> 01:07:01,380 Shh. 577 01:07:01,341 --> 01:07:02,340 Mara, Mara. 578 01:07:02,301 --> 01:07:03,300 Shh. 579 01:07:03,262 --> 01:07:05,862 Shh. 580 01:07:05,758 --> 01:07:06,190 Shh. 581 01:07:06,174 --> 01:07:07,106 Mara. 582 01:07:07,070 --> 01:07:08,069 Mara. 583 01:07:08,030 --> 01:07:09,029 Shh. 584 01:07:08,990 --> 01:07:10,990 [music playing] 585 01:07:26,243 --> 01:07:27,642 Stefan! 586 01:07:27,587 --> 01:07:29,787 [music playing] 587 01:07:39,494 --> 01:07:41,694 RADU: Now I have it all. 588 01:07:41,607 --> 01:07:44,408 Don't I, little brother? 589 01:07:44,296 --> 01:07:52,569 The castle, the bloodstone, and your pitiful 590 01:07:52,234 --> 01:07:55,501 little mortal girl. 591 01:07:55,370 --> 01:07:56,470 -No! 592 01:07:56,427 --> 01:07:58,427 No! 593 01:07:58,347 --> 01:08:07,621 It will be such a sweet pleasure to desecrate her 594 01:08:07,245 --> 01:08:10,212 before your self-righteous eyes. 595 01:08:16,944 --> 01:08:19,945 -No! 596 01:08:19,824 --> 01:08:21,824 No! 597 01:08:21,745 --> 01:08:24,112 No! 598 01:08:24,017 --> 01:08:26,617 No! 599 01:08:26,513 --> 01:08:27,712 No! 600 01:08:29,779 --> 01:08:31,178 No! 601 01:08:34,195 --> 01:08:35,394 No! 602 01:08:38,036 --> 01:08:39,235 No! 603 01:08:45,687 --> 01:08:47,086 No! 604 01:08:47,030 --> 01:08:50,031 No! 605 01:08:49,911 --> 01:08:50,810 No! 606 01:08:50,775 --> 01:08:51,874 STEFAN: No! 607 01:08:51,832 --> 01:08:53,432 -No! 608 01:08:53,368 --> 01:08:54,567 No! 609 01:08:57,593 --> 01:09:00,594 No! 610 01:09:00,474 --> 01:09:02,374 No! 611 01:09:02,298 --> 01:09:03,297 No! 612 01:09:03,259 --> 01:09:13,668 [screaming] 613 01:09:13,246 --> 01:09:15,446 [music playing] 614 01:11:16,860 --> 01:11:17,825 -Michelle! 615 01:11:17,788 --> 01:11:19,455 [music playing] 616 01:11:54,501 --> 01:11:55,700 MICHELLE: Stefan! 617 01:11:55,653 --> 01:11:57,453 [music playing] 618 01:12:19,180 --> 01:12:20,579 -Michelle. 619 01:12:23,788 --> 01:12:26,189 Please. 620 01:12:26,093 --> 01:12:28,059 Don't hurt me. 621 01:12:27,981 --> 01:12:30,182 [music playing] 622 01:12:39,056 --> 01:12:40,723 -You can't destroy my, Stefan. 623 01:12:43,890 --> 01:12:45,289 Nothing can. 624 01:12:45,234 --> 01:12:47,434 [music playing] 625 01:13:25,051 --> 01:13:28,052 -Stefan. 626 01:13:27,932 --> 01:13:29,131 The sun is rising. 627 01:13:31,773 --> 01:13:33,173 -The bloodstone. 628 01:13:33,118 --> 01:13:35,318 [music playing] 629 01:15:11,158 --> 01:15:12,657 -Will I be all right? 630 01:15:15,735 --> 01:15:17,134 -I don't know. 631 01:15:20,728 --> 01:15:24,997 -I don't want to be like him, Stefan. 632 01:15:24,825 --> 01:15:26,024 Make me like you. 633 01:15:32,475 --> 01:15:34,875 -I can't. 634 01:15:34,779 --> 01:15:35,945 -No, please, Stefan. 635 01:15:35,900 --> 01:15:37,733 Please. 636 01:15:37,660 --> 01:15:39,493 There's no other hope for me. 637 01:15:39,420 --> 01:15:40,820 [music playing] 638 01:16:19,943 --> 01:16:21,075 -Sleep now, my love.