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The Brides of Dracula are three seductive female vampires who make their first appearance in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. They live with Count Dracula in his castle in Transylvania where he provides them with victims to feed upon, mainly infants and children. Further reading Christopher Frayling - Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula 1992. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, who is best known today for his 1897 horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about the novel. ... Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stokers 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ...

Like Dracula, they are immortal shapeshifters repulsed by religious objects and vulnerable to the sun. In chapter three of the novel, two are described as dark haired and the other as blonde, though in some film adaptations one is red-headed, one is blonde, and one is brunette. Look up immortal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). ...

Novel

Although the three vampire women in Dracula are popularly referred to as the "brides of Dracula", they are never referred to as such in the novel. The exact nature of their relation to Dracula is never mentioned. The two dark-haired women, however, are described by Harker to have "high aquiline noses, like the Count's". It has been suggested from this that it may have been Stoker's intent that these two are Dracula's daughters, extending the sexuality metaphor of vampirism to incest. ^[1]

Jonathan Harker and Abraham Van Helsing are both attracted and repulsed by them. Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Helsing and Van Helsing redirect here. ...

Sometime near the beginning of the novel, they visit Harker and try to feed on him. Harker yields to their seduction but is saved by Dracula, who drives them back though leaves him to for the brides when he heads for England after Harker finishes their business deal. Fortunately, Harker manages to escape the castle.

Near the end of the novel, they attack a camp consisting of Van Helsing and Mina, beckoning the latter to join them in undeath, even referring to her as "their sister." Helsing wards them off, however the brides manage to kill their horses. Van Helsing then follow then back to their crypt during the day and, despite admiring their beauty, overcomes his initial attraction and kills the three vampires.

In film

Although missing from the silent film Nosferatu, the Brides made silent appearances in the 1931 film Dracula and the Spanish language Drácula. (The latter film, shot simultaneously on the same sets at night with a separate cast and crew, depicts the brides as more obviously sexual than in the more chaste English-language version.) Likewise the three brides were present but silent in the Jack Palance television adaptation. They had lines in the 1977 BBC production entitled Count Dracula. A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror) is a German Expressionist film by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. ... Dracula is a 1931 horror film produced by Universal Pictures Co. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Dracula is a spanish-language version of the more famous Tod Browning directed Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Count Dracula (1977) was a television adaptation of the famous novel by Bram Stoker. ...

Commonly all three brides appear, though some adaptations (such as the 1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It) show less than three. They are usually depicted in flowing nightgowns, are extremely beautiful and act in a sexually aggressive manner. The blonde vampire is usually depicted as the "leader" of the three, as one of the brunettes describes in their encounter with Jonathan, "Yours is the right to begin," meaning that the blonde has first bite of any of their victims. The brides are powerful in their own right, but live in fear of Dracula, although the blonde vampire can be seen defying him when she demands to feed upon Jonathan. Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 movie directed by Mel Brooks. ...

In Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, the brides (played by Monica Bellucci, Michaela Bercu and Florina Kendrick) converse with their master in Romanian and essentially rape Harker. Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964 or 1968) is an Italian actress and fashion model. ... Michaela Bercu (born March 31, 1967 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli model and actress. ... Born on November 14, 1966 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. ...

While the Brides usually remain nameless, they are called Marishka, Aleera, and Verona (played by actresses Josie Maran, Elena Anaya and Silvia Colloca, respectively) in the 2004 film Van Helsing. For the first time, the Brides are more than brief background, becoming important minions of Dracula and powerful combatants. Johanna Selhorst Maran known as Josie Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American supermodel and actress. ... Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975 in Palencia, Spain) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995. ... Silvia Colloca (born on May 23, 1978, in Milan) is an Italian actress. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

The concept was also present in the 1987 horror comedy The Monster Squad, where Dracula has abducted three teenage girls and turns them into his vampire brides. In Dracula 2000 the Brides are composed of Dracula's victims Solina, Valarie Sharpe, and Lucy Westerman. Each bride is destroyed in the end. This article is about the film. ... Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries) is a horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula into the setting of a modern teen horror film. ...

In literature

In the alternate history novel Anno Dracula, Dracula (instead of being killed by Van Helsing) becomes dominant in Britain and eventually weds Queen Victoria, becoming Prince Consort and Lord Protector. Despite being married to Victoria he keeps his retinue of brides, who despise the now-powerless and chained Victoria. It is mentioned that one of the brides is Barbara of Celje. Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... A prince consort, generally speaking, is the husband of a Queen regnant, unless he himself is a king. ... Lord Protector is a particular English title for Heads of State, with two meanings (and full styles) at different periods of history. ... Barbara of Celje (Slovenian Barbara Celjska) or Barbara of Cilli (about 1390/1395 - 11 July 1451) was Holy Roman Empress. ...

In the first sequel, The Bloody Red Baron, the Brides of Dracula are mentioned as including Mata Hari, Lady Marikova (from the novel The House of Dracula by Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes), Lola-Lola (from the film The Blue Angel), Sadie Thompson, Lemora, and the Baron Meinster (from the film The Brides of Dracula). Mata Hari, exotic dancer and convicted spy, made her name synonymous with femme fatale during World War I. For the Indonesian supermarket/department store chain, see Matahari. ... Blue Angel might be used to refer to several different things: three movies based on Heinrich Manns novel Professor Unrat (1905), about the downfall of a teacher, obsessed with love: The Blue Angel (1930 movie), (in English) starring Marlene Dietrich as Lola, featuring the song Falling in Love Again... Sadie Thompson is a 1928 film which tells the story of a fallen woman who comes to Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In the beginning of the second sequel, Judgment of Tears, a list of Dracula's official brides are given. They are: Elisabeta of Transylvania (from Bram Stoker's Dracula), 1448-1462; Ilona Szilagy (Vlad III's real-life second wife), 1466-1476; Marguerite Chopin of Courtempierre (from Vampyr), 1709-1711; Queen Victoria, 1886-1888; and Sari Gábor, 1948-1949. The plot surrounds Dracula's engagement to Princess Asa Vajda (from Black Sunday). This article is about the region in Romania. ... Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Portrait of Vlad III Vlad III Dracula (Also known as Vlad Ţepeş /tsepesh/ in Romanian or Vlad the Impaler) born November/December, 1431 - died December 1476, and reigned as Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476. ... Events Chimú Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. ... Events March 2 - Battle of Grandson. ... Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg (who appeared under the screen name Julian West). ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 1711 (MDCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Zsa Zsa Gábor (born Sári Gábor on February 6, 1917)) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Black Sunday (Italian title: La maschera del demonio) is a 1960 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava, from a screenplay by Ennio De Concini and Mario Serandrei, based very loosely on Nikolai Gogol’s short story Viy. The film stars Barbara Steele, John Richardson, and Ivo Garrani. ...

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has written two biographical novels of a declared trilogy called Sisters of the Night, each featuring the story of one of brides: The Angry Angel (1998) and The Soul of an Angel (1999). Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born September 15, 1942) is a professional writer. ...

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