Vlad (R)

synopsis

Whether or not one believes vampires ever existed, the blood-curdling fact is that in 15th-century Romania, Vlad Drakul -- or Vlad the Impaler as he was known -- launched a horrific reign of terror, literally skewering countless victims through the body and skull. Many view him as the source of the vampire "myth." Now four international graduate students, at the behest of a Bucharest professor, embark on a journey to enter the draconian heart of Vlad Drakul's dark past. As suspected by their Romanian guide, one of the students secretly carries the fabled necklace once buried in Vlad's tomb, which possesses of an evil so powerful it transcends time and space. Warning to all: Sometimes it's best to let sleeping wolves lie or else discover, too late... there are things worse than death.