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Bran Castle, Romania – location

Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and …

Death Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – Overview by Kevin Grant

Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …

FADE TO BLACK (1980) Reviews and overview

Fade to Black is a 1980 American satirical horror film written and directed by Vernon Zimmerman. Executive producer Irwin Yablans also produced John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). The movie stars Dennis …

LAKE OF DRACULA (1971) Reviews and overview

Lake of Dracula is a 1971 Japanese supernatural horror film made by the Toho company following Hammer’s Gothic tradition. The film is considered the second in a trilogy of films …

Famous Monsters Speak – spoken word album

Famous Monsters Speak was a 1960s album written by Cherney Berg and voiced by Gabriel Dell. Sold via the ads in the back pages of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the …

Dracula – Sunny D advert

Dracula meets Sunny D in this 2008 advert: “Unleash the power of the sun”. Sunny Delight, marketed as SunnyD in some regions, is an orange-coloured drink developed by Doric Foods of …

DRACULA: SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED (1980) Animated Japanese horror

Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned is a 1980 animated Japanese TV movie version of Marvel’s The Tomb of Dracula comic produced by Toei and directed by Minoru Okazaki. It was titled Yami no Teiō: …

LADY DRACULA Review of West German comedy horror

Lady Dracula is a 1977 West German comedy horror film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb. The movie stars Evelyne Kraft (The French Sex Murders; The Mighty Peking Man), Brad Harris (who devised the story), Theo …

Creepy Creatures – jigsaw puzzles

Creepy Creatures two-sided jigsaw puzzles were produced in the US in 1974 and 1975 by H-G Toys Inc, of Long Beach, California. Featuring the Frankenstein Monster, Count Dracula, and Egyptian …

Monster Parade – magazine, 1958 – 1959

‘Tales to give you nightmares!’ Monster Parade was an American horror magazine issued by Irwin Stein’s Magnum Publications in 1958 and 1959. It was an attempt to cash-in on the success …

Fantastic Monsters of the Films – magazine

‘Horror guaranteed to shock you dead or your life refunded!’ Fantastic Monsters of the Films was a 1962 – 1963 American horror magazine published by Black Shield Productions. The mag was the brainchild …

‘Pink Plasma’ – Episode of The Pink Panther and Friends

‘Pink Plasma’ is a six-minute 1975 animated episode of The Pink Panther and Friends directed by Art Leonardi from a story by John W. Dunn. It was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng …

Dracula Lives! – comic magazine, 1973 – 1975

Dracula Lives! was an American black-and-white horror comic magazine series published by Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s. Thirteen issues and one reprint annual were printed. Dracula Lives! was released concurrently with Vampire …

THE HARDY BOYS AND NANCY DREW MEET DRACULA (1978) Review and overview

“The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula” was a double-episode of The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries American TV series which aired for three seasons on the ABC network from January 1977 to …

Skywald Publications – comic magazine publisher

Skywald Publications was a 1970s American publisher of black-and-white comic magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream. Skywald’s first publication was Nightmare #1 (Dec. 1970). The company lasted until early 1975, with …

GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNT DRACULA? (1970) Reviews and overview

‘Trip… into a nightmare of evil!’ Guess What Happened to Count Dracula? is a 1970 PG-rated American comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Lawrence Merrick (The Demons; Manson). …

Udo Kier – actor

“From time to time you have to make a film like Armageddon so people see that you’re still around.” Udo Kier is a German actor who has appeared in over …

DRACULA 3000: INFINITE DARKNESS (2004) Reviews and overview

‘In space the sun never rises’ Dracula 3000: Infinite Darkness is a 2004 British/German science fiction horror film set in space in which the crew of a salvage ship encounters …

DRACULA IN THE PROVINCES aka YOUNG DRACULA (1975) Reviews and overview

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco ovvero: Dracula in Brianza, internationally released as Dracula in the Provinces; Bite Me, Count and Young Dracula, is a 1975 Italian film directed by Lucio Fulci …

STRETCH SCREAMERS – Toys

Stretch Screamers is a series of electronic toys manufactured by Games Quest/Manley Toys Limited of Hong Kong. As their name implies, Stretch Screamers could be stretched, causing them to apparently scream …

Paul Naschy – Actor, screenwriter and director

Paul Naschy – born Jacinto Molina Álvarez, September 6, 1934, to November 30, 2009 – was a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals …

English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema – book

English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema is a British film reference book written by Jonathan Rigby, first published in 2000 and expanded to include more recent films and TV productions …

‘The Bride of Dracula!’ – episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends TV series

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions starring established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman and an original character, Firestar. As a trio called …

NOCTURNA: GRANDDAUGHTER OF DRACULA (1978) Reviews and overview

‘She gives good fang!’ Nocturna – usually referred to by its promotional title Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula – is a 1978 American comedy horror film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written …

Frankenstein and Vasaria – The Fictional Locations of the Classic Universal Horror Films

Although the continuity is a little wayward, the events of many of the Golden Age of Universal horror films actually take place in one of two fictional locales – the …

Dwight Frye – actor

Dwight Iliff Frye (February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American stage and screen actor, noted for his appearances in the classic horror films Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and Bride of …

Horror spitballs

Horror-themed spitballs – rubber balls that when filled with water and squeezed, squirt the water back out – were manufactured and sold by American company Entertech in 1989. There were four …

CREATURE FEATURE (2010) Overview

‘A monster legacy comes to life!’ Creature Feature – aka Creature Feature! – is a 2010 American comedy horror film aimed specifically at adults. Produced by and featuring Tom Byron, it was directed …

VINCENT PRICE’S DRACULA aka DRACULA: THE GREAT UNDEAD (1982) Reviews and overview

Vincent Price’s Dracula (aka Dracula: the Great Undead) is a 1982 American documentary directed by John Muller and Jerry Fijalkowski from a script by Kate Lonsdale and Ted Lonsdale. Vincent Price presents …

Frankenstein, The Alien and Dracula Glow Putty – toy

Frankenstein Glow Putty, The Alien Glow Putty and Dracula Glow Putty was a range of three American toys produced in 1979 by the Larami Corporation for “ages 3 and up.” …

HALLOWEEN HELL (2014) Reviews and overview

‘Demons are real. Reality TV is demonic.’ Halloween Hell is a 2014 American comedy horror film produced by Herb Linsey and written and directed by Ed Hunt (Bloody Birthday, The …

Genuine Soil from Dracula’s Castle – novelty item

Soil from Dracula’s Castle was a novelty sold by Warren Publishing, through ads in their magazines such as Famous Monsters of Filmland, Eerie and Creepy. Launched to coincide with the ‘year …

DRACULA 2012 (2012) Overview

Dracula 2012 is an Indian Malayalam 3-D horror film directed by Vinayan, starring Sudheer Sukumaran, Prabhu, Monal Gajjar, Nassar, Shraddha Das and Thilakan. Portions of the film were shot in Bran Castle in Romania. It was released on 8 February 2013. The film was also …

DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE (2013) Reviews and overview

Dracula: The Dark Prince is a 2013 American horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo (The Curse of Sleeping Beauty; Necromenta; The Evil Inside) from a screenplay co-written with Steven Paul and Nicole Jones-Dion. In his …

THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN (1971) TV series

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian children’s television series produced by Hamilton, Ontario’s independent station CHCH-TV in 1971. It was syndicated to TV stations across Canada and the USA. The producers were fortunate enough to get horror icon Vincent Price to …

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE MONSTERS (1962) Reviews

‘All your favorite make-believe characters’ Little Red Riding Hood and the Monsters is a 1962 Mexican children’s film directed by Roberto Rodríguez from a screenplay by Fernando Morales Ortiz and Adolfo Torres …

X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula – comic book

X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula is a four-issue comic book limited series published in 2006 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Clayton Henry and was collected into a trade paperback in October …

‘Blood Feud’ – episode of Avengers Assemble animated series

Avengers Assemble is a 2013 American animated television series, based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, which has been designed to capitalize on the success of the 2012 film adaptation. Falcon (the newest member of The …

VAMPIRES (1979) BBC TV play

Vampires is a 1979 made-for-television play, broadcast by the BBC as part of their Play For Today strand. Concerning the obsessions of two school boys who suspect their neighbourhood is inhabited …

Kali: Devil Bride of Dracula; Vampirella; Nessie; Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls – Unfilmed ’70s Hammer projects

In the mid-1970s, as Michael Carreras struggled to keep British company Hammer Films afloat, they announced a number of projects that, unfortunately, never went into production. With promotional advance sales …

THE FLINTSTONES MEET ROCKULA AND FRANKENSTONE (1979) Reviews and overview

The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone is a 45-minute Halloween television special featuring the Flintstones. It was produced in 1979 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. When Fred Flintstone wins the big prize on the “Make A Deal or …

DRAKULA HALÁLA (1921) Overview

Drakula halála is a 1921 Hungarian horror film written and directed by Károly Lajthay. Currently believed to be lost, the film is notable because it marks the first screen appearance …

Black Park, Buckinghamshire, England – film location

Black Park is a country park in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England. Covering roughly 530 acres of woodland, heathland and grassland, the park includes an imposing avenue of mature pine trees and …

SON OF DRACULA Reviews of rock ‘n roll comedy horror

‘The First Rock-and-Roll Dracula Movie!’ Son of Dracula is a 1973 British rock ‘n’ roll musical horror comedy film starring Harry Nilsson and ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr as Merlin the …

DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT (1995) Reviews of Mel Brooks’ misfire

Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 comedy horror film starring Leslie Nielsen (Day of the Animals) and directed by Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein). It is a parody of the …

DRAK PACK (1980 – 1982) Animated TV series

Drak Pack is an animated sixteen episode television series produced by Hanna-Barbera’s Australian subsidiary. The series aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning between September 6, 1980 and September 12, 1982. Drak (voiced by Jerry Dexter), Frankie and Howler (both …