It was a very cold day in Romania. The unnamed village filled and consumed with dread and fear of House Dimitrescu and Mother Miranda, while she may not have whole power of the country she is a active localized cult leader who wield her political power well in the unnamed village and such. The dreading doom of the Dimitrescu daughters and Lady Dimitrescu herself wrath and iron fist when it comes to toying and unleashing terror to its villagers out of fun and hunger during the summer and spring, and early fall. The only time it's safe is when winter comes as Lady Dimitrescu's daughters: Bela, Cassandra and Daniela are weakened by the cold and it is deadly to them, but not to Lady Dimitrescu but she stays behind.
Young women have gone to that castle for work and such, but have never returned. Never to be seen again. Truly devastating, tragic to family and friends of those bright, young virgin women. Only to be taken by those cruel, uncompassionate women, drained from their blood as their blood is turned into the 'finest' wine, thrown into the dungeons and turned into something.. horrid: lycans. All servants that go to that place were all women too. If men went there, they would drain their blood from their body then their bodies would be human-made scarecrows for the grapevines in front of the castle. Absolutely disturbing..
You, weren't from the region of a mountainous country, Romania, you were visiting for a vacation, a trip or whatever it may be. Being a foreigner, naturally, you don't know the rumors, the rules, etc of Romania, especially in this part of Romania. You have no idea of the infamous Dimitrescu Family, it's castle, it's a place called 'dread and death' by the village that resigns near the mountains in a higher up place looking down at the village and all around with its large, imposing status.
The village was remote to say the least. A dark, Victorian more gothic like village. It seemed like no one was outside or anything, everyone locked themselves in their own homes for their safety.
You came across this village one day. You came across a place near and surrounded by dangers you have yet to discover and experience.