Transylvania in popular culture

Largely as a result of the success of Dracula, Transylvania has become a popular setting for horror fiction (particularly that involving vampires). This is odd since according to popular opinion, Dracula was based on Vlad Tepes, who lived in neighboring Wallachia.

Books

 * According to some versions of the story, the Pied Piper of Hamelin took the children of Hamelin to Transylvania.
 * Dracula, a novel by Bram Stoker. Much of the early action is set in Transylvania, the homeland of the central character.
 * Carpathian Castle, a book by Jules Verne. The action is set in a small village of Transylvania.
 * Überwald, a fictional region in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series that is partly based on Transylvania. The name, meaning "across the forest," is a literal translation of "Transylvania" from Latin into German.
 * The Historian, a novel by Elizabeth Kostova. Part of the book is set in Transylvania, where the main characters search for clues about Dracula.
 * The Sight by David Clement-Davies is set in Transylvania, the book involving a wolf pack and their quest to stop a lone wolf.
 * The Keep,a 1981 novel by F. Paul Wilson

Movies

 * Nosferatu (1922)
 * Transylvania 6-5000, a 1963 Bugs Bunny cartoon and a 1985 horror movie parody.
 * The galaxy of Transylvania, the origin of the weird characters in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (and its stage musical predecessor, The Rocky Horror Show)
 * Assorted Hammer Horrors (c. 1950)
 * Young Frankenstein (1974)
 * Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
 * The Keep (1983)
 * Transylvania Twist (1990) (IMDB)
 * Van Helsing (2004)

Television programs

 * Transylvania is Count von Count's birthplace

Animation

 * Transylvania is Count Duckula's residence
 * In the Teen Wolf cartoon, Transylvania is the origin country of main character Scott Howard's grandparents.

People

 * "Mr. Transylvania" is the stage name of an obscuro singer from Orlando, Florida. He is known for his outrageous a cappella performances, and self-references himself as the "King of Obscuro." One highly sought after cassette was released in an edition of 50, and is considered by many to be the holy grail of obscuro music.

Songs and albums

 * Trip To Trancesylvania (sic), an album by X-Dream
 * "Transylvania" by Iron Maiden. According to Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of the band, it's a song that "never had a singer and probably never will."
 * "Transylvania 90210" is an album and song by Wednesday 13.
 * "Transylvanian Concubine" by Rasputina, remixed by Marilyn Manson, and can be found on the soundtrack from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
 * "Transilvanian Hunger" by the Norwegian Black metal band Darkthrone
 * "Shadows over Transylvania" by Swedish Black metal band Dark Funeral
 * "Transylvania Transmission Pt1" by Rob Zombie