Lord Dracula - Brian Hayles
Category: Horror
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Horror, Radio Productions, Full Cast
As the condemned struggles, the executioner pushes the stake inside his body. With a brutal, but very quick move, the stake is inserted in such a way as not to kill; it is designed to punish, invoke terror and much, much later, death. It has been reported that sometimes it would take several days for the person to die, with the wooden stake inserted in the pelvis (or the posterior) area and its top touching the back of the spinal cord or exiting the mouth , This play is not about Bram Stokers gothic creation, but rather the historical 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad III Tepes, known as Drakul / Dracula - The Impaler. Nevertheless, Brian Hayles takes the opportunity of stitching onto the historical Dracula all the attributes of vampirism - rejuvenation through blood-sucking, sleeping in coffins, etc. - so lovers of blood, gore and sexual titillation will not be disappointed , Approx. 85 minutes. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Saturday Night Theatre 27th April 1974., Vlad Dracula ruled a unit
