Dracula Archives - MOVIES and MANIA

BRAM STOKER’S VAN HELSING (2021) Reviews of British take on Dracula

Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing is a 2021 British horror film that focuses on the legend of Dracula through the eyes of his greatest foe. Written, photographed and directed by Steve …

THE CREEPS (1997) Reviews and overview

‘Undersized, undead and angry!’ The Creeps is a 1997 American comedy horror feature film about a scientist that brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein’s Monster to life… but …

HOUSE ON BARE MOUNTAIN (1962) Reviews and overview

House on Bare Mountain is a 1962 American comedy ‘nudie cutie’ film featuring monsters directed by Lee Frost (Love Camp 7, The Thing with Two Heads), Peter Perry Jr., Wes Bishop. Horror/exploitation producer …

DRACULA – BBC Netflix mini series (2020) Reviews and overview

‘The legend gets some fresh blood’ Dracula is a 2020 British three-part television mini-series co-written by Mark Gatiss (Jekyll series, 2007) and Stephen Moffat (Doctor Who). The BBC One project …

DRACULA (1979) Reviews and overview

‘A Love Story’ Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror feature film directed by John Badham from a screenplay by W. D. Richter (Needful Things; Invasion of the Body Snatchers), loosely …

HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) Reviews and overview

House of Dracula is a 1945 American horror film released by Universal Pictures. It is a direct sequel to House of Frankenstein, and continued the theme of combining the studio’s three most popular monsters: Frankenstein’s …

BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1973) Reviews and free to watch online

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a 1973 American television horror film adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s 1897 novel Dracula written by Richard Matheson and produced and directed by Dark Shadows creator Dan Curtis …

THE TRAIL OF DRACULA (2013) Reviews and overview

‘From folklore to screen’ The Trail of Dracula is a 2013 British feature documentary written, directed and shot by Dave Mitchell. The documentary examines Bram Stoker’s classic novel, the life of …

DRACULA 2000 (2000) Reviews and overview

Dracula 2000, also known internationally as Dracula 2001, is a 2000 American horror feature film written and directed by Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry; My Bloody Valentine 3D; Dracula II and III) from a …

The Monsters Chess Set – game

The Monsters Chess Set featuring Universal Studios monsters was a limited edition chess set issued in 1999 by a company named Spencer. The King and Queens of both pieces are 3 …

Monster Old Maid – card game, 1964

Monster Old Maid is a 1964 American card game created by the Milton Bradley Company from Springfield, Massachusetts for children aged five to ten years old. Based on the card …

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 …

Werewolf By Night – comic book

Werewolf by Night – birth name Jacob Russoff, legal name Jacob Russell, nicknamed Jack – is a fictional character, an anti-heroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night …

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 …

DRACULA (1931) with Philip Glass score performed by the Kronos Quartet

In 1998, Philip Glass composed a score, performed by the Kronos Quartet, for Universal’s 1931 film version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The original film, directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela …

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: …

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 …

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 …

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 feature film aimed specifically at adults. Produced by and featuring Tom Byron, it was …

Oakley Court – film location

Oakley Court is a Victorian Gothic country house overlooking the River Thames at Water Oakley in Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It was built in 1859 and is currently a luxury hotel. In the past, it has been often used as …

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.” …

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 …

Horror-themed Pinball Machines

Pinball machines as we now know them first appeared in the early 1930s and almost immediately were seized upon as opportunities for branding and cash-ins of all shape and form, …

Legend Horror Classics – magazine

Legend Horror Classics was a British magazine published by Legend Publishing and which ran for thirteen issues between 1974 and 1975. The magazine was very much a second fiddle imitation of …

Dave Allen – comedian

David Tynan O’Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian and actor, perhaps best known for his 1970s BBC TV series, which …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

DRACULA (1931) Reviews of Bela Lugosi Universal classic

Dracula is a 1931 horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. The film was produced by Universal and is based on the 1924 stage play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is based …

VAN HELSING (2004) Reviews and overview

‘Adventure lives forever’ Van Helsing is a 2004 American action adventure horror feature film about a monster slayer sent to Transylvania to defeat Dracula. The movie was written and directed …

DRACULA aka HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) Reviews and overview

Buy Blu-ray: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk ‘The Terrifying Lover – who died – yet lived!’ Dracula is a 1958 British supernatural horror feature film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay by Jimmy …

DRACULA AND SON (1976) Reviews and overview

Dracula and Son – original title: Dracula père et fils – is a 1976 French comedy horror feature film written and directed by Édouard Molinaro, who would subsequently go on to make …

THE BATMAN VS DRACULA (2005) Overview

The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 direct-to-video animated American movie based on The Batman television series. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale, …

DRACULA (THE DIRTY OLD MAN) (1969) Reviews and overview

Dracula (The Dirty Old Man) is a 1969 American comedy horror feature film written and directed by William Edwards. Plot: Count Dracula (Vince Kelley) – or Alucard, as he is called …

Universal Monsters – merchandise

The global popular cultural significance of the 1930s and 1940s Universal movie monsters cannot be understated. These films were smash hits that, despite the efforts of censorial prigs on both …

MAD MONSTER PARTY? (1967) Reviews and overview

Mad Monster Party? is a 1967 American animated comedy film directed by Jules Bass and written by Mad Magazine creator Harvey Kurtzman. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for Embassy Pictures. Although promoted …

The Tomb of Dracula – comic book

The Tomb of Dracula is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The seventy issue series featured a group of vampire …

Monster Mag (1974 – 1976) British magazine

Monster Mag is a British horror magazine published between 1974 and 1976. It achieved notoriety due to the gory images it reveled in publishing. Published by Top Sellers, Monster Mag was …

I Vant To Bite Your Finger: The Dracula Game – game

I Vant to Bite Your Finger is a board game designed by Charles Phillips and Charlie Leicht for Ideal Toys in collaboration with Hasbro in 1979. The waking Count Dracula, represented as a standee on the game board, …

THE HOUSE OF HAMMER (1976 – 1978) British magazine

The House of Hammer was an influential British horror movie magazine that was initially published between 1976 and 1978. The magazine was the brainchild of comics editor Dez Skinn, who had …

Jack P. Pierce – makeup artist

Jack P. Pierce (born Janus Piccoula; May 5, 1889 – July 19, 1968) was a Hollywood makeup artist most famous for creating the iconic makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Universal Studios’ 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, along with various …