Not many names invoke as much fear and/or dread as Vlad the Impaler - and this guy had TWO super sick nicknames. Why is a lame title like “The Handsome” when you could terrify people with “The Impaler”?

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But how exactly does one earn such a name? Well unfortunately Coco is going to tell you in very specific detail EXACTLY how this particular Wallachian prince did, and a whole lot of other things about a guy who led a fascinating and terrible life.

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From the palaces of the Ottoman Empire, to the forests of Transylvania - from biological and psychological warfare, to feasts with unhappy endings - from the fall of Constantinople to Isabel and Ferdinand, and everything in between, this one has it all!

Get ready to be horrified by the life story of a man who became a terror in his own lifetime, and a monster inspiring countless other legends after - the one and only Vlad Dracul.

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Follow that up with a Happy Ending with Betsy… you might need it after this one!

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