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What are your top 5 movies and/or books that are based around Dracula?



Which of the following movies have you seen? Or others?
1 Nosferatu (1922)
2 Dracula (1931)
3 Count Dracula (1977)
4 Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979)
5 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
6 Dracula (1958)
7 The Monster Squad (1987)
8 Hotel Transylvania (2013)
9 Dracula (2020)
10 Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

The only one of those I've seen is Hotel Transylvania. I also like:

Dracula: Dead & Loving It (1995)
BtVS #5.01 "Buffy vs. Dracula" (2000)
Castlevania (2017-2021)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

I guess I have limited Dracula exposure compared to what exists, but I really enjoyed the Castlevania anime. Also, Van Helsing (2004...Wait, really? 17 years ago? Dang.)

Well, from that list, I've seen 'Nosferatu', and the old Bela Lugosi 'Dracula', and 'Dracula (1958) aka 'Horror of Dracula' (with Christopher Lee), and 'Monster Squad', and 'Shadow of the Vampire'. Think 'Shadow' was the first movie I ever saw Willem Dafoe in.

Here's a fun trivia fact------------back when they were filming Bela Lugosi's 'Dracula', they simultaneously filmed a Spanish-language version of the movie, using all the same sets and props (even some costumes) from the English-language version. (Presumably the technology hadn't yet advanced to the point of subtitling or dubbing in another language. I mean, it was 1930-------talkies had only been around a couple years at that point.)

There's something about the dignity of Dracula that makes it especially funny to put him in a farce. Whether he's having his schemes unraveled almost accidentally by Abbott and Costello, getting turned out of his castle by Eastern Bloc government thugs in 'Love at First Bite' ("Without me, Transylvania will be about as exciting as Bucharest! On a Monday night!"), or having trouble commanding people from afar in 'Dead and Loving It', there's just something comical about seeing Dracula all flustered.

I have the first 3 Hotel Transylvania movies and watch them for language practice. I've also read Salem's Lot by Stephen King (not such a great decision considering my fears afterwards.)

Last time I was out in Dakota (over Hallowe'en), I was doing a silly dracula voice whilst carving pumpkins with the kids, and Riv and Maxy both nitpicked me going "bleh!", the little finks. I'm given to understand that comes up in the 'Hotel Transylvania' flicks. Danged old Adam Sandler, messin with my biz.

Has anyone watched the newest season of Castlevania? Is it good?

It's good.

I only liked the first season of Castlevania.

As for vampire movies, the only one I can remember watching is Interview With a Vampire. I remember thinking it was weird but fairly interesting. I can't even think of very many vampire video games that I liked aside from a few Castlevania games and Bloodstained. I don't know if Skyrim counts but I chose werewolf anyway.

Booyakasha wrote: ↑

Fri May 28, 2021 8:04 pm

Last time I was out in Dakota (over Hallowe'en), I was doing a silly dracula voice whilst carving pumpkins with the kids, and Riv and Maxy both nitpicked me going "bleh!", the little finks. I'm given to understand that comes up in the 'Hotel Transylvania' flicks. Danged old Adam Sandler, messin with my biz.

Oh, I've been known to 'bleh!' irl... >.> Just don't tell anyone I told you.