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Get inspired to see Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (now through May 10, 2026) with a fun game of “Stake or Fake.

How to Play:

Pair your knowledge of Dracula with your funny bone, and guess whether the following statements are Stake (True) or Fake (False). Compete against your friends, and keep score or just play for laughs.

Statements

1. Bram Stoker originally named Dracula “Count Wampyr.”
2. Garlic repels vampires because they are allergic to sulfur compounds.
3. Dracula can turn into a bat, a wolf, and mist.
4. The original novel Dracula was banned in Transylvania for 50 years.
5. Vampires cannot cross running water unless carried in a coffin.
6. Dracula was inspired by a real historical figure, Vlad the Impaler.
7. Vampires sparkle in sunlight.
8. The word “vampire” comes from the Latin word for “blood drinker.”
9. Dracula has no reflection in mirrors because he has no soul.
10. The first film adaptation of Dracula was a silent movie called Nosferatu in 1922.

Answers

1. Stake (True)
2. Stake (True)
3. Stake (True)
4. Fake (False)
5. Stake (True)
6. Stake (True)
7. Fake (False — thanks, Twilight!)
8. Fake (False — it’s Slavic in origin)
9. Stake (True)
10. Stake (True)

“Stake and Fake” generated with the assistance of CoPilot.