Evil Cabal

The Telegraph reports that Vlad The Impaler’s castle, aka Castle Dracula, is up for sale for $40m.

I’ll be setting up a Paypal donation site entitled “Please Help Fund The Refurbishment Of Our Fortress Of Evil,” with the aim of turning the castle into a techno-base for my criminal cabal. With the psychic emanations of Vlad on our side we’ll become a kind of National Trust*-meets-S.P.E.C.T.R.E. – a secret organisation of international fascists, bent on hardcore architectural preservation, mandatory heritage-appreciation, and occasional world domination.

*The National Trust slogan “for ever, for everyone” has a vaguely Orwellian tone to it.

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3 Responses to “Evil Cabal”

  • DuBBle Says:
    January 24th, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    What’s the upkeep on a castle of this magnitude? I heard Colditz went up for sale for a measly price – perhaps $1 – but had no takers.
    I suppose your clan of appreciative ne’erdowells would require a significant salary hike in order to maintain Vlad’s pad in working order. Best ask before purchase, eh?

  • Rossignol Says:
    January 24th, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    We would use indentured political slaves to keep things economical and environmentally friendly.

  • Thedood Says:
    January 28th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

    Bagsy the ritual chamber in the tower.