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The legends of vampires like Dracula have generated large interest throughout time. Indeed, the story of a guy (in some versions an extremely attractive, dashing man), who feeds on the blood of virgins in order to make it through, and who walks the planet earth only during the night, has been revived throughout the centuries in different forms. However, one famous tale that has been lost among the legends is the story of a female Dracula, an informed girl from a well-known family of 16th century Hungary who was simply so afraid to lose her beauty and young looks that she involved in dangerous tactics, combining witchcraft with exsanguination. Countess Elizabeth Báthory is this female Dracula. She is thought to have drained the blood of around 600 young women, in order to drink it, multiply it all over her body as a nurturing combination, or simply to bathe in it. Her personal preferences for such tactics can be discussed by several factors, including the practices of the time as far as torture was concerned, her genetic heritage, personal madness, and the fear of fading beauty. Despite the general impression that Báthory was exsanguinating these young girls and bathing in their blood, it would appear that she did much more. Sources reveal that most of the girls have been beaten, tortured, and even pressured into particular intimate activities. Irrespective, her tries to do anything to keep her beauty seemingly travelled for naught, because upon her death, Báthory was no longer the stunning and young girl she desired to be. In essence, it seems that all her legal efforts have been in vain. Based on her habit and the reactions to it throughout time, it is nearly impossible to create Erzséguess Báthory in a identity typology. On one hand, she could certainly be a bored wife remaining alone by her man for extended periods of time, time that she used to build up passions for same-sex relations and an acute curiosity about inflicting pain on her behalf subjects. She might be seen as a emotionally unstable person who found great enjoyment in torturing others. Perhaps most disturbing of all, there are a probability that the countess was a common identity within the nobility of the 16th century who was acting normally predicated on the traditions and norms of her period. Adding to the unknown of the story is that historical records are still mostly inaccessible due to language obstacles (most historical resources are in Hungarian). As a result, researchers enthusiastic about her life tale and background usually rely on a limited volume of available resources, such as biographies, articles, released letters thought to have belonged to her, and scholarly articles on the topic.
