Dracula In 1983, McNally additionally suggested that Stoker was influenced by the history of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who allegedly tortured and killed between 36 and 700 young women. It was later a commonly believed rumor that she committed these crimes to bathe in their blood, believing that this preserved her youth. Báthory's castle was also located in the Carpathian Mountains, just as Dracula's, albeit in a different region. In her book "The Essential Dracula", Clare Haword-Maden suggested that the castle of Count Dracula was inspired by Slains Castle, at which Bram Stoker was a guest of the 19th Earl of
Ryan Michelle Bathe Ryan Michelle Bathe Ryan Michelle Bathe (born July 27, 1976) is an American actress. Bathe grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she received a Master of Fine Arts from New York University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. In June 2007, Ryan Michelle Bathe married fellow actor (and Stanford alum) Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons. Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, include "ER", "Half & Half", "Girlfriends", "Brothers & Sisters", and "How I Met Your Mother". She was regular cast member during the