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    Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul
    Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul
    Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul
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    Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul

    By Alan C. Baird

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    Many will assume this is just another retelling of the "Dracula" horror myth... but Vlad's story is true. Hitler's Holocaust killed approximately 10% of Germany's people, while some estimates claim that Vlad exterminated more than 20% of his fellow Wallachians. A gruesome genre-bender with perverse humor, based on 15th-century history. Warning: graphic transgressive violence.

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    PublisherAlan C. Baird
    Release dateOct 22, 2015
    ISBN9781518730009
    Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul
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    Alan C. Baird

    Alan C. Baird enjoys referring to himself in the third person. Born down east, he now lives just a stone's throw from Phoenix... which is fine and dandy, until the stones are thrown back. Bibliography: http://amazon.com/author/acb Filmography: http://imdb.com/name/nm6248253 CV: http://9TimeZones.com/b Portfolio: http://9TimeZones.com/scr Côte d'Azur availability: http://9TimeZones.com/cote.htm 11K Virgins availability: http://9TimeZones.com/11000v.htm Merlinsky availability: http://9TimeZones.com/mrlnsky.htm Vlad availability: http://9TimeZones.com/vladti.htm

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      Vlad the Impaler - Alan C. Baird

      Vlad the Impaler: Son of Dracul

      By Alan C. Baird

      Copyright 2015 Alan C. Baird

      ISBN 1518730000

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copies from their favorite authorized retailers. Thanks for your support!

      Cover image: Painting (circa 1560) of Vlad from the Ambras Castle in Austria, reportedly a copy of a portrait made during his lifetime (1431-1476).

      Screenplay log line: Many will assume this is just another retelling of the Dracula horror myth... but Vlad's story is true.

      WARNING: GRAPHIC TRANSGRESSIVE VIOLENCE

      Based on 15th-century history. A gruesome genre-bender, with perverse humor.

      Find Vlad on Facebook: http://facebook.com/vladti

      ToC Bookmarks:

      ROAD TO GALLIPOLI

      BRASOV, TIMPA HILL

      POENARI FORTRESS

      VLASIA FOREST

      INT. MEHMET'S BEDROOM - CRISP SPRING DAY IN 1447

      VLAD, a wiry young lad of 15, leans out an open window, peering at something with intense interest. SHOUTS come from the courtyard below.

      RADU, an 11-year-old boy, reclines on the bed, watching MEHMET, an effeminate boy/man just slightly younger than Vlad. Mehmet demonstrates with a rag doll and pointed stick:

      MEHMET: You see, dear Radu, my men dig a verrrry deep hole, and plant the stake upright, like this. Then the prisoner is dropped onto it.

      When he releases the rag doll from his extended arm, the sharp stick pierces its side. Vlad turns around, outraged.

      VLAD: You really enjoy experimenting with new methods of torture in front of us, don't you, Mehmet?

      Mehmet pulls the doll off the stick, and jams the sharpened end into its chest.

      MEHMET (ignores Vlad): Sometimes, my sweet Radu, I suspect the condemned man will try a fancy gymnastic move, by twisting around like this, so the stake enters his heart.

      Vlad crosses the room, grabs the doll and removes the stick.

      MEHMET (continuing): But I guess your brother prefers the old side-skewer.

      VLAD: We all know which way you like it, Mehmet.

      Vlad inserts the stick into the doll's backside, roughly forcing it all the way up through the body and out of the mouth. He throws the impaled doll at Mehmet, who deflects it, smiling.

      VLAD (continuing): Come on Radu, let's get out of here.

      RADU: I... I don't know, Vlad.

      Suddenly, a piercing SCREAM comes from the courtyard. Radu runs to the window, followed by Mehmet, who wraps his arms around the younger boy from behind. Radu grinds his butt into Mehmet's crotch, and they both LAUGH. After a few moments, Mehmet turns back toward Vlad, gloating:

      MEHMET: It seems your brother would prefer to spend his time with the future Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

      Disgusted, Vlad strides out the door and SLAMS it behind him.

      INT. VISEGRÁD PRISON - AFTERNOON, 16 YEARS LATER

      Two guards, CSOMBOR and BULCSU, sit at a small table in the dismal prison hallway and play cards to pass the time. Occasional SQUEALS and CHIRPS come from the cell a few yards away.

      CSOMBOR: That Wallachian devil is up to his old tricks. He just can't help himself.

      BULCSU: What do you mean?

      CSOMBOR: Come and see.

      They abandon their cards, and walk toward the cell. Along the way, Csombor picks up a tiny cage containing two live mice. He BANGS on the bars of the cell door with his truncheon.

      CSOMBOR: Come on Vlad, show us your garden!

      An extremely hairy hand reaches out of the cell, grabs Csombor's neck, and pulls the guard's face up against the bars. Vlad is only in his early thirties, but he looks old and haggard.

      VLAD: Voivode. VOIVODE! How many times do I have to tell you? A head of state must be addressed by his proper title.

      Csombor struggles briefly to escape Vlad's clutches, then rubs his neck and CHUCKLES nervously. He holds up the mouse cage.

      CSOMBOR: Okay, okay! Voy-vode, you can have two more, if you show Bulcsu that garden you're working on.

      Vlad's nostrils flare briefly, when he sees the mice. He turns and shuffles over to a dark corner of his cell, then slowly kicks a dirt-filled box over toward the cell door. As it moves closer to the dim light in the hallway, a small forest of planted sticks becomes visible.

      Each stick impales a tiny animal: one side of the box contains dead birds; the other, mice.

      VLAD: What do you think, Bulcsu? Does my garden please you?

      Bulcsu is shocked. Horrified.

      CSOMBOR: You keep them separate, eh?

      VLAD: We can't have the noble class of Boyars mixing with the peasants, can we?

      CSOMBOR: Whatever you say, Voy-vode. Here are the next two.

      When Csombor opens the tiny mouse cage, Bulcsu attempts to prevent the transfer of two more victims. However, he's no match for the determination of the two older men. Vlad walks away from the cell door, holding one mouse in each hand, and WHISPERS to the rodents:

      VLAD: You were naughty little Boyars, weren't you? Heh.

      Csombor motions Bulcsu back to the card table.

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