Vlad the Impaler.  With a nickname like that, you know you’re dealing with a bad dude – or a porn star, one of the two.  How did the man behind the character, Dracula, get his name?  Was he one of the worst human beings or all time, or was this kind of stuff just par for the course back then?  We’ll dive into these questions and many more on this Spooktacular episode of AHC Podcast. 

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