We Explore Dracula's Abandoned Castle - The Castle That Inspired Bram Stoker 4K 

“I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.”- Bram Stoker🦇🦇🦇....thank you both for such a beautiful film 💚🖤💚

I am a retired professional Broadcast TV Cameraman living a few miles from Slains in Aberdeenshire, so well filmed very professional and great to put Slains on the Dracula Map....Very well done as per usual. I would have thought any Hollywood producer looking at this stunning footage could easily build a brilliant script on a new Dracula movie, using this location as the start of the film ???

The fog just adds to the magical ambience the ruin just radiates.

The way Baby Goul's hair and the green plants stand out against ruins is so beautiful!

Bringing that drone was a smart move. That descending shot into the octagon really gives viewers the ruin's scale. And I get the impression it was meant for ceremonies. Just a gut feeling.

Scotland in the sunshine is magical but you landed so lucky to get bright conditions, mist and no rain for your shots there, perfect.

That low tone/tempo, droning chant you use in these videos really shivers the ivories. That coupled with the haunting dense fog compels me to remind everyone watching this video at night to check those corners the next time you feel obliged to go downstairs for a drink of water in the kitchen.

The mist rolling in from the sea was just the most perfect visuals for your visit to both here and to Sawney Bean's cave.

As you were walking through the ruins I am imagining those that walked the halls many many many moons ago in the 16th-century, and then imagining Bram Stoker roaming the grounds pulling inspiration for Dracula. Reading Dracula in high school sparked my love for all things gothic. AMAZING video, as per usual.

What's so heartbreaking is that we have horrific cliff erosion round our coast now, and unless something drastic is done in the near future, that's going to start crumbling away along with the cliff! What I was most surprised, and saddened about. is not only the lack of any kind of upkeep or protection, but there are no safety barriers or catch netting anywhere. Wow!*! Thanks for the vid though, you might be really glad you captured this in the not too distant future as I think it won't stay looking like that for much longer!*! ❤

You know that it's a true love that will last forever, when she shares her Oreos with you. She says, I love you more than Oreos! HUGE moment. HUGE!

Can you imagine being the one to light all those fire places to try to keep warm? My goodness lol. It's such a shame that the castle fell into such disrepair.

Hands down my favourite location you've shown us (so far). It's so isolated and beautiful. So atmospheric and peaceful. I wish the castle was still there, but even in ruins, it whispers over the wind.

I read a story in Reader's Digest about that place. This guy went there in the 1960's and spent the night. In the morning he found two puncture wounds on his neck. He went to the doctor and it was determined that he was bitten by a spider that was common to the region.

I'm two minutes in and I'm already in total awe of the location 💚

I absolutely love your concern for your wife as she walks on the wall near the cliff and the stairs in the castle. It is so precious! Thank you for letting us explore these wonderful places with you!

Can't believe you made it to my castle near my home. I live in Edinburgh now, but I often travel north to my folks. I've not been there for a while, and last time I went, it was sealed off to the public, and I also went at night. A dangerous place that has sadly claimed a number of lives of unaware visitors.

OMG! Those ruins are more precarious than I had ever imagined them to be!

I was waiting for a worm to pop up and tell you" Things aren't always what they seem in this place......" Seriously tho, this is the best place you have visited so far. Gave me chills....

This is absolutely stunning, although it's just the structure of it. Imagine all the ppl who walked where you're walking back in the day.This is insanely gorgeous.

The Last Unicorn song IMMEDIATELY came back to me. Thank you for the sparked childhood memory.

Legend says Grimm Life waited for the perfect day to make this presentation. And it was not going to be sunny. The mist completely set the tone. Well played good sir. 💪🔥👍

Again.... Just amazing beauty! Bram Stoker was very lucky to have been part of this experience. Thanks for sharing this! 😊

The mist just gives the video its perfect vibe, the most perfect Dracula mood. Hearing you read a part of the book and seeing that location makes me want to reread that masterpiece again. Another amazing video, you guys just always seem to find the most unique places. Can't wait till the next one!

I live in the UK and I’ve got to say your videos are the best I’ve seen on these places. Your enthusiasm and passion for our history and buildings shines through, so glad I stumbled across your channel 😊

I'm from Scotland and I'm a huge fan of Dracula AND had no idea this place existed! Will definitely take a trip there now. What a beautiful video at an inspiring location. Its amazing that you're both in Scotland, hope you have an incredible time here 😊

The opening to the video with the fog overhead was something else! 👌🏻

Jessica is right it does make me think of the movie The last Unicorn, such a beautiful and sad story. I love ruins of old castles but I don't visit them that much because I don't get the chance.This is so beautiful and I can imagine what it must have looked like when it was active. I love seeing how much you both love and respect the history of old places. So very beautiful and had no idea he was inspired by such a lovely place when writing Dracula.

You two are like a couple of giddy kids, it's so much fun to watch how excited you are to be in the very castle that inspired the epic tale by Bram Stoker. Greatly enjoyed this.

Fantastic video Mike and Jessica. Your camera work is superb, and showcases the castle beautifully. The mist coming off the North Sea is known as Haar. I'm originally from Aberdeen (now London, not far from where Bram Stoker's ashes are kept) and have family connections with Cruden Bay; so have been to Slains a few times. It never ceases to blow my mind. I was on tenterhooks seeing Jessica near the cliff edge 🫣 Bram stayed at The Kilmarnock Arms hotel, and he signed the guest book which they still have to this day. Makes me homesick watching this! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😊

How wholesome do you wanna be? Michael and Jessica: YES!

That intro in the middle of fog... You nailed. 😊😊

Dude, I was hugging my couch while you hugged the walls at the end.

This is incredible. My mom's family is from Scotland and this is exciting for both of us! (She's a fan BTW) so thank you for this opportunity to live vicariously through the two of you! ❤

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Really great photography guys! Really enjoyed this. I could almost feel the chill of the mist and smell of the sea. Another place in the U.K that I didn't know existed. I think they call this mist Haar up there in Scotland, it happens this time of year. Probably was 70 degrees or something in Glasgow to the west haha, but great for the atmosphere. M

This is wonderful! So pleased you got to visit, Jessica and Michael! The sea mist rolling in added to the atmosphere of this video. My husband and I hope to visit Cruden Bay and Slains later this year, as our friends moved near there last year. I saw Dacre Stoker on Thursday evening and Friday evening. He talked about how Bram wrote Dracula in Cruden Bay and that Slains was an influence for Dracula's castle. He combined Bran Castle and Slains for the castle. Dacre came to Derby in England for the Dracula Returns to Derby - a new project to shed light on legacy. I contacted you several times on social media to let you know about Dacre Stoker coming here, as I wondered if you were still in the UK. I appreciate you probably get a lot of messages, so may have missed my messages. 😊

Also always adore/love baby ghoul's green hair.. SO pretty 😯💚

The fog, the castle ruins, the SHOTS. Can you imagine the grounds illuminated by torch fire at night, with fog - the eerie and unsettling atmosphere - the perfect environment for a stalking vampire.🧛‍♂

Absolutely breathtaking. Your filming and curiosity captured the mystique.

The castle in the mist looked so spooky and cool at the same time. Great video!

I really liked the drone footage at the beginning. That foggy, lush green landscape is breathtaking. What an absolute dream it would be to visit there. Thank you so much for sharing.

Its sad that plans to rebuild this were as recent as 2009. Can one imagine how expensive that would be? Your story telling & cinematography are great!

my imagination ran wild, with putting life into the castle.....how cool!

Don't think you could have picked a better day for this. That mist was perfect, especially when you used the drone. What an amazing atmosphere you presented.

Great to see you visit the area I grew up in. I was brought up in Cruden Bay. Stoker penned some of Dracula in the local hotel, the Kilmarnock Arms. Played along those cliffs and in the castle as a child, looking back I think how mad that was. Great memories though, thanks for visiting 🧛🏼

I love the haunting music!! So much!

Such a cool video! All anyone brings up is Bran Castle so seeing this one in Scotland is so interesting! The mist and the sound of the sea make it too.

Awesomely atmospheric! Oh, …and the mist! 😍 That’s production value that simply cannot be bought. Your UK series has been my favourite of all your published work. Thank you!

Amazing, it's really fun for people like me who can't travel for health and financial reasons, being able to travel through your videos, fun adventures, historical places, thank you very much. That would be a dream for me to see places like this.

I’m rather new here and I love how sweet you are and how you call your lady “baby guel” haha - keep on you two! Absolutely loved this episode! What a mystical magical place! You’re so lucky to have visited! Thanx for bringing us along! 💖

Beautiful very green enjoy Scotland

EPIC. Thank you for sharing my favorite spook, Bram Stokers Dracula 💜🖤⚰️🧛‍♀️

I'm absolutely blown away right now guys. Wow. I can't even imagine the adrenaline rushing thru you being there. How frickin cool 😎.

Oh my, how beautiful. I’m a huge fan of “the Last Unicorn” and you’re absolutely right, it’s does bring that image to my mind. Still cry when I watch it ❤

Hi Micheal and Jessica !💚🖤💚🖤

That Drone footage is really cool !!! Stay well

I have virtually went through this castle with another RU-vid person but you tell the story way cooler!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Every time you guys do a video in Europe, I always say "This is my favorite Grimm video!" You guys go to the most fascinating places. Great video once again!

Awesome video

The 2 of you are an asset to the horror community!🤘I know you get to visit cool locations but alot of hard work is also done behind the scenes. Thanks for that.. Happy Halloween 🦇

That may be the coolest place I have ever seen. I so appreciate your efforts in sharing these places with us!

I done a ghost tour at Dublin castle at night. Our tour guide told us that bram stoker worked there as a accountant and he left as he was having nightmares,while he was awake. And it’s written in the night watchman’s books. That he saw bram stoker fighting with someone but there was no one there. He left there and a few years later wrote Dracula.

I love how we can hear the sheer joy and excitement in Michael's voice. Love you guys xx

I'm currently working on a vampire hunter journal and I've been debating weather to bring Dracula into it or not but this video has helped me make my decision up so thank you guys and the castle is beautiful will have to go myself

YAY! I love the last unicorn! No lie just watched it again 3 days ago. I so want a remake. And Christopher Lee said he'd love to voice the king again. ❤🦄

I want to thank you, not much of a traveler, but really great to see trough your eyes theses great places.

There's a real one in Transylvania .. hint .hint..

Omg I got nervous as she was walking and you look and there’s just a drop! So beautiful but I had chills thinking Baby Ghoul don’t fall! Don’t wanna test out your bat wings that way! It’s eerie feeling with the fog but so beautiful too because it’s like you are looking into the unknown! It’s also crazy because as soon as Baby Ghoul walked through the arch of the ruins it felt honestly like a scene from Harry Potter! It’s so crazy but cool to get these images in your head of this beautiful place and cannot help but picture in your head the wonders of how this castle looked and knowing it’s historic! With the fog and the eerie feeling you get chills and it’s almost as if your blood runs cold, but it’s exciting at the same time! Walking around the ruins felt like I was right there! Picturing Bram walking through here to inspire Dracula is amazing and that room it’s legit walking through history! So so incredible and amazing and eerie and beautiful! And the drone shots of the ruins icing on the cake so so crazy but I’m loving it! Another bucket list place added to my second notebook for sure! Just so amazing I’m so glad you both got to be there and experience the history and adventure! Safe travels always, love you both! 🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️💚🦇👻

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You guys are so lucky to be able to do what you do. I loved this one.

I love old castles! I think, it has moved onto it's best shape at the moment, cause it looks cold and dreary and reminds me of Game of Thrones. Sometimes nothing much is left from old castles, but this one has many passages! So great to see this footage! Thanks!

Diving into this now! I just got home and am resting from a dye injection MRI and am resting comfortably with a new adventure from my besties! And it’s going to be a gooooooood one! 👻💚🦇🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏻‍♂️

Huge fireplace in one of the first rooms you walked through, would be Kool if they offered a horse drawn couch to take visitors out there, or night time tours with torches and a campfire! 😊

I'm so jealous, i won't ever get to go. Thank you for showing us!!! It's amazing!

This is so very cool. I love Scotland and the amazing history. Thank you .

you know i thought the creature of the black lagoon set visits were tops to see you all at.....but this....this is just that cherry on top. thank you for going there. dreams!

Howdy Mr and Mrs Grimm hope you guys are doing great, sorry I was kinda late on your last video really looking forward to this one 😊

I love seeing old castles. Thus is so beautiful! I can definitely see how Bramstolker got his inspiration for Dracula or at least for the housing part. I definitely agree with the ocean sounds. I can see myself falling asleep to it every night.

That is the most atmospheric vid I've ever seen from you. As someone who doesn't like heights the tension was building as Michael climbed the steps - the palms of my hands were sweating!

What a beautiful castle. Awesome video as always! Much respect to you both! Thanks for sharing and safe travels.

Do one about the real Vlad Dracula, he was a military genius who led an army of 30k against an ottoman invasion of a million and won

Dark Shadows vibes overlooking the coastline from the cliffs and the mist..perfect. I would be very tempted to take A stone just for historical reasons

Love this channel ❤ I’m on a binge now lol 😂 I love Bram Stoker’s Dracula and actually saw The Last Unicorn in the theater when I was little. Glad I found y’all and especially enjoyed the video on Devon. My new favorite!

What year was the photo taken?

That adventure was sick. Scottland, Rocks... Castle Rocks :p

WOW! This was SO COOL!!! Seems like the weather was the perfect backdrop for this tour. Thank you so much for ‘taking me’ to so many awesome places I’ll likely never get to visit. You & Baby Ghoul are such a great couple with a true transparent love. Super enjoyable vicarious trip for me and so many others, I’m sure. 😊🩷👍🏻!!!

Great video, that mist was perfect timing for the video. Thanks 👍

What a beautiful mystic castle plus the mist and the ocean only added to it. My brother was lucky enough to travel to Transylvania Romania to see Dracula’s castle when he was on business. He said it was amazing and a once in a lifetime adventure so much history was there 🖤

you guys should visit the real one In Brasov Romania !!!

Wow! Me and my buddy visited here 2 years ago and had ambitions to camp beside the ruins but we got creeped out and noped! Very atmospheric 😮.

This has got to be the coolest place you've been, and that's saying something. Thanks for sharing.

This place is off the wall!! Love it!!🧛🦇👍

Be creepy at night

OMW this is beautiful. An absolute scene so ideal !

As a fan of Dracula and history, I am so inspired by your film to now visit Slains Castle. Plus I love Baby Ghoul's hair!

Hey Grimmms, Wow, Michael your camera work is awesome and that drone footage is to die for!! You two stay safe, Jessica you are soo cute, I like how you are the first to go into the scary places.Regards from Arizona

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the mist just made it perfect

12:14 omg yes Jess 😊 I am a huge fan of The Last Unicorn book and movie and agree with you completely ❤❤

It look so eerie...and beautifull! It's like just by watching it, i foprget the rest of the world for a moment! Thank for sharing yout aventure, i'm a diseable person! And been able to travel the world trough your videos...just make life a bit more magical!