Transylvanian Superstitions
Podcast: The Powers of Darkness PodcastPublished On: Mon Oct 12 2026
Description: Season Two travels to Transylvania to uncover the folklore that helped shape Dracula. Iris Ichishita and Dacre Stoker welcome Transylvanian-born tour guide and practicing Wiccan Nora Vintila. She traces back Bram Stoker's fascination with the writings of Scottish author Emily Gerard, whose journeys through the region introduced her to restless spirits, the evil eye, protective garlic, strange omens, and the legendary devil's school known as the Scholomance. The journey explores which traditions remain alive in Transylvania today, how "Nosferatu" may have emerged from a linguistic misunderstanding, and what Stoker borrowed, misunderstood, or transformed for Dracula. Along the way, Nora reveals how surprisingly close some Victorian accounts come to traditions still practiced more than a century later. Powers of Darkness, Season One: www.orwhatevermovies.com/limited-series Noa Vintila with Experience Transylvania: https://www.transylvania.se/en-gb The Ally of Madness and Related Horrors by Dacre Stoker: https://a.co/d/0chh6LX5 The Bram Stoker Estate: https://www.bramstokerestate.com Dacre Stoker: http://dacrestoker.com
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