"People want a workout when they come here," he said, his English thickened by his Romanian, semi-Schwarzeneggerian accent.

It didn't seem to matter to her that she herself came from Romania - and had a Romanian accent.

But we're able to glean the following facts: Vampyres are not affected by garlic or crosses, nor do they speak with phony Romanian accents.

"I need to see you," she said in her crisp, delicate voice and Romanian accent.

"Big mistake," says Andrei in a thick Romanian accent.

This is Felix, a monocled old gentleman with a Romanian accent and hands that are "long and strong and finely shaped."

"I'm being cautious," he said in his thick Romanian accent.

His Romanian accent seemed stronger.

Carpathia spoke in perfect English with only a hint of a Romanian accent.

"I felt more comfortable working with them than in a private hospital," she said, in a voice that still carries a Romanian accent.