| VLAD | ___ the Impaler, voivide of Wallachia who was an inspiration for the character Count Dracula |
| STOKER | Author who created the character Count Dracula (6) |
| VLADTHEIMPALER | 1450s dictator of Wallachia who inspired Stoker's Dracula |
| ELLIS | Philologist who was an inspiration for Pygmalion's professor and identified several English dialects, including Cumbrian, Pitmatic and that of the Smoggies; or, an author who explored yuppie nihilism |
| HEARST | Publisher who was an inspiration for "Citizen Kane" |
| HAS | Rumor - It, 2005 romantic comedy him in which a woman learns that her mother was the inspiration for the character of Elaine (3) |
| ARACHHNE | Mythological character who served as an inspiration for the musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' |
| MUCHWENLOCK | Shropshire village whose sports were an inspiration for the modern Olympic Games (4,7) |
| WINTERDANCE | Non-fiction book written by Gary Paulsen which is an inspiration for the Disney movie Snow Dogs |
| ATHOS | Alexandre Dumas character, Count de la Fere, has to be revealed namely! (5) |
| NEALCASSADY | US writer who was the model for the character Dean Moriarty in the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road (4 |
| MUSE | Term for one of the Greek goddesses who were an inspiration for creative people |
| THOMASCOCHRANE | Admiral of the fleet, and first governor of Newfoundland; another admiral, an inspiration for Horatio Hornblower |
| REGAN | Pilot episode of the 1975- 8 ITV police drama The Sweeney, named for the character played by John Thaw (5) |
| TEXTURE | From "web, to weave", term for the character of a fabric, thus the consistency, feel, grain, tactile quality etc of any tangible thing (7) |
| IMPALER | Vlad The ____ , military governor of Wallachia noted for his unusually cruel punishments (7) |
| MOON | The largest satellite orbiting the Earth? It's an inspiration for a werewolf (4) |
| ERIKSATIE | ____ was an inspiration to the composers called Les Six (4,5) |
| OFTHEGALAXY | Guardians ___ 2014 superhero film in which Vin Diesel (birthday today) provided the voice for the character of Groot: 3 wds. |
| NICKELODEON | Channel for the character named by the ends of 18-, |
