Most people associate pointy teeth and wooden stakes with Transylvania, not cutting-edge club culture. But Romania's second city Cluj Napoca hides a not-so-secret portal with a mysterious pulling power more magnetic than even that of ol' Vlad Dracul himself.

More of a multi-purpose venue than a strictly dance music space, bizarre bookings for male strip act The Chippendales notwithstanding, Obsession has brought megastars like Tiësto to Northwestern Romania, and attracts more credible and cool names like James Zabiela and Hernan Cattaneo. It's a vital electronic music lifeline for Romanian dance fans not based in the capital Bucharest.