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The character of Count Dracula from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the Count as a villain, while others have named him in their titles, such as Dracula's Daughter, Brides of Dracula, and Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. The number of films that include a reference to Dracula may reach as high as 649, according to the Internet Movie Database. Dracula has enjoyed enormous popularity since its publication and has spawned an extraordinary vampire subculture in the second half of the 20th century. More than 200 films have been made that feature Count Dracula, a number second only to Sherlock Holmes, (and several hundred more that have vampires as their subject). More than 1,000 novels have been written about Dracula or vampires along with a plethora of cartoons, comics, and television programs. At the center of this subculture is the place myth of Transylvania, which has become almost synonymous with vampires. Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stokers 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about the novel. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 â€“ April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Draculas Daughter is a 1936 horror film, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. ... For the characters, see Brides of Dracula. ... Zoltan, Hound of Dracula is a 1978 film in which a 17th century innkeeper (played by Reggie Nalder) becomes the willing thrall to the line of Dracula. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ...

Most tellings of the Dracula story include not only the count but the rest of the "cast": Jonathan and Mina Harker, Van Helsing, and Renfield. (Notably, the novel roles of characters Jonathan Harker and Renfield are more than occasionally reversed or combined, as are the roles of Mina and Lucy. Quincey Morris is usually omitted entirely, as is Arthur Holmwood.) Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Wilhelmina Mina Harker is a fictional character of Bram Stokers seminal horror novel Dracula. ... Helsing and Van Helsing redirect here. ... Dwight Fry as Renfield in the 1931 adaptation of Dracula. ... Quincey Morris is a is a fictional character in Bram Stokers novel Dracula. ... The Honourable Arthur Holmwood (later Lord Godalming) is a fictional character in Bram Stokers novel Dracula. ...

Films

Early adaptations

One of the first film adaptations of Stoker's story caused Stoker's estate to sue for copyright infringement. In 1922, silent film director F. W. Murnau made a horror film called Nosferatu: eine Symphonie des Grauens ("Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror"), which took the story of Dracula and set it in Transylvania and Germany. In the story, Dracula's role was changed to that of Count Orlok, one of the most hideous versions of the vampire ever to be created for a movie, played by Max Schreck (whose name literally means 'fright'). (Previously, Murnau had similarly made an unauthorized version of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde called Der Januskopf, starring Conrad Veidt in the dual role.) The Cathach of St. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... F. W. Murnau. ... â€œHorror Movieâ€ redirects here. ... This article is about the 1922 silent film. ... This article is about the region in Romania. ... Graf Orlok (ger. ... Maximilian Max Schreck (September 6, 1879 â€“ February 19, 1936) was a German actor. ... Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850â€“December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, and a representative of neo-romanticism in English literature. ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... The Head of Janus (Der Januskopf) was a 1920 silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. ... Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black (1939). ...

The Stoker estate won its lawsuit, and all existing prints of Nosferatu were ordered destroyed. However, a number of pirated copies of the movie survived to the present era, where they entered the public domain. Nosferatu was also remade 1979 by Werner Herzog. The Cathach of St. ... Werner Herzog (born Werner StipetiÄ‡ on September 5, 1942) is a critically and internationally acclaimed German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. ...

In 1924, with the permission of the Stoker estate, the story was adapted for the stage by Hamilton Deane, in an English touring production starring Deane himself as Van Helsing. In 1927, the play, as substantially revised by John L. Balderston, opened on Broadway in a production starring Bela Lugosi (Hungarian-born actor) and Edward Van Sloan as the count and Van Helsing, respectively. (See Dracula (play).) American screenwriter John L. Balderston (1889 - 1954) specialised in writing plays and horror and fantasy scripts for movies. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein with Edward van Sloan as Dr. Waldman (right) in Frankenstein Edward Van Sloan (1 November 1881â€“6 March 1964) was an American film character actor remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films. ... Dracula is a 1924 stage play adapted by Hamilton Deane from the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, and subsequently revised by John L. Balderston. ...

The 1931 film version of Dracula starred Bela Lugosi and was directed by Tod Browning. It is one of the most famous versions of the story and is commonly considered a horror classic. In 2000, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. It is an adaptation of the 1927 play, and Van Sloan also transferred his role to the big screen. The films had music only during the opening and closing credits. In 1999, Philip Glass was commissioned to compose a musical score to accompany the film. The current DVD release allows access to this music. Dracula is a 1931 horror film produced by Universal Pictures Co. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... Charles Albert Browning, Jr. ... Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is a three-times Academy Award-nominated American composer. ...

At the same time as the 1931 Lugosi film, a Spanish language version was filmed for release in Mexico. It was filmed at night, using the same sets as the Tod Browning production with a different cast and crew, a common practice in the early days of sound films. George Melford was the director, and it starred Carlos Villarías as the count, Eduardo Arozamena as Van Helsing and Lupita Tovar as Eva. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... George Melford, 1920 George H. Melford (February 19, 1877 â€“ April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and film director. ... Lupita Tovar (born July 27, 1911 in Oaxaca) is a Mexican-born actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of Dracula. ...

Because of America's movie industry censorship policies, Melford's Dracula contains scenes that could not be included in the final cut of the more familiar English version. There is considerable debate among fans over which film is better. Fans of Melford's version say the acting of the Spanish version is crisper and the pace is much quicker -- and there are not any hammy close-ups of the Count. It is also included on the Universal Legacy DVD.

During the 1930s and 1940s, the Universal Studios horror films made Dracula a household name by starring him as a villain in a number of movies, including several where he met other monsters (the most famous being the comedy Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in which Lugosi played Dracula on film for only the second and final time.) This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (onscreen title: Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein) is a 1948 comedy/horror film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. ...

One 1944 oddity from Columbia Pictures that is worthy of mention is The Return of the Vampire, in which rescue workers revive a previously staked vampire during the London Blitz. Bela Lugosi plays the undead Armand Tesla, who is Dracula in all but name. The Return of the Vampire is a 1944 film starring Bela Lugosi. ... The Blitz, a popular English contraction of the German word Blitzkrieg, was the sustained and intensive bombing of Britain, particularly London, from September 7, 1940 through to May 1941 by the German Luftwaffe in World War II. Although the Blitz is named after Blitzkrieg, it was not an example of...

Universal Studios productions of Dracula

The Universal Studios films in which Dracula (or a relative) appeared (and the actor portraying the character) were:

In 1938, Orson Welles and John Houseman chose Dracula to be the inaugural episode of the new radio show featuring their Broadway production company, The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The adaptation was faithful to the book, although condensed to fit in the show's hour-long format. Welles was the voice of both Dracula and Arthur Seward. The music was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Dracula is a 1931 horror film produced by Universal Pictures Co. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Draculas Daughter is a 1936 horror film, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. ... Gloria Holden as Draculas Daughter Gloria Holden (September 5, 1908 - March 22, 1991) was a film actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Son of Dracula is an American horror film released in 1943. ... Lon Chaney, Jr. ... House of Frankenstein was an American horror film produced in 1944 by Universal Studios as part of its ongoing series of monster films. ... John Carradine (February 5, 1906 â€“ November 27, 1988) was a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns. ... House of Dracula was an American horror film released by Universal Studios in 1945. ... Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (onscreen title: Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein) is a 1948 comedy/horror film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. ... Dracula is a 1979 horror/romance film starring Frank Langella as Count Dracula. ... Frank A. Langella, Jr. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Richard Roxburgh (born January 1, 1962) is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in prominent supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains. ... George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 â€“ October 10, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor and producer for film, stage, radio and television. ... John Houseman (September 22, 1902 â€“ October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born actor and film producer. ... The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hammer Films productions of Dracula

1958, Hammer Films produced Dracula, a newer, more Gothic version of the story, starring Christopher Lee as Dracula and Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. It is widely considered to be one of the best versions of the story to be adapted to film, and in 2004 was named by the magazine Total Film as the 30th greatest British film of all time. Although it takes many liberties with the novel's plot, the creepy atmosphere and charismatic performances of Lee and Cushing make it memorable. It was released in the United States as Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier Lugosi version. This was followed by a long series of Dracula films, usually featuring Lee as Dracula. Hammer horror refers to horror films produced in the late 1950s through the 1970s by the British film studio Hammer Films. ... Dracula is a 1958 British horror film, and the first of a series of Hammer Horror films inspired by the Bram Stoker novel Dracula. ... For other persons named Christopher Lee, see Christopher Lee (disambiguation). ... Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE, (26 May 1913-11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite his close friend Christopher Lee. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

The Hammer films in which Dracula (or a relative) appeared (and the actor portraying the character) were:

Though Dracula is pronounced as dead in The Brides of Dracula he is resurrected for Dracula: Prince of Darkness, before being killed off again. This formula is followed in each succeding film apart from the last: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. Dracula is a 1958 British horror film, and the first of a series of Hammer Horror films inspired by the Bram Stoker novel Dracula. ... For other persons named Christopher Lee, see Christopher Lee (disambiguation). ... For the characters, see Brides of Dracula. ... David Peel (1920-1981) was a British actor. ... Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Hammer Studios. ... Taste the Blood of Dracula is a horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. ... Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Studios. ... Dracula A.D. 1972 is the seventh film in hammers Dracula series, and the sixth film to star Christopher Lee in the title role. ... The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a 1974 Hammer Horror film directed by Alan Gibson, and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. ... The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, released in 1974, was very much a movie of its time. ...

Christopher Lee, the British actor who played in the Hammer Dracula films, reminisced in a 1999 interview for NPR [2].

Other productions 1957 – 1979

The Blood of Dracula (1957) was producer Herman Cohen's attempt to cash in on his previous success with I Was a Teenage Werewolf. The film was basically "I was a Teenage Dracula," with the same story of a wayward teenager (Sandra Harrison) being transformed into a legendary fiend by an ill-willed adult (Louise Lewis). Herbert L. Strock directed. I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager and Whit Bissell as the primary adult. ... Herbert Strock (January 13, 1918-November 30, 2005) was a B-movie director behind such titles as I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, How to Make a Monster and The Crawling Hand. ...

The Return of Dracula (1958) brought the Count to modern day America. Matinee idol Francis Lederer played Dracula, who flees vampire hunters in Transylvania to take up residence in small-town America in the guise of an artist he had previously murdered. The Count begins to feed on the local populace and create more vampires before he is tracked to his lair in an abandoned mine and destroyed. Paul Landres directed from a screenplay by Pat Fielder. The film is also known, for some reason, as The Fantastic Disappearing Man. It has been shown on television under the title The Curse of Dracula. Francis Lederer Francis Lederer (November 6, 1899 - May 25, 2000) was a Czech actor. ...

Billy the Kid Vs. Dracula (1966) saw the Count in America's old west, facing off with a pre-outlaw years Billy the Kid. John Carradine returned to the role of the Dracula under the direction of William Beaudine. William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 - March 18, 1970) was an American film director. ...

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) was directed by Roman Polanski and introduced him to Sharon Tate. This was a parody of Hammer's films, and featured Ferdy Mayne as the Dracula-like Count Krolock. The Fearless Vampire Killers is a 1967 movie directed by Roman PolaÅ„ski and written by GÃ©rard Brach. ... Roman Polanski (born August 18, 1933) is an Academy Award-winning film director, writer, actor, and producer. ... Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 â€“ August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Ferdy Mayne (11 March 1916 - 30 January 1998) was a German actor. ...

Thames Television's (UK) anthology series Mystery and Imagination ran an episode based on the book in 1968. It featured Denholm Elliott as Dracula. Elliott in The Signal-Man Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 â€“ October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his appearances on stage, film and television. ...

Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969) was a low-budget entry from director Al Adamson. Alex D'Arcy and Paula Raymond play Count and Countess Dracula,who have taken up residence in a castle in America under the aliases of Count and Countess Townsend. Too genteel to stalk their prey by night, these fiends are content to sip their blood from cocktail glasses prepared by their faithful butler George (John Carradine). In the end, they meet their doom in the rays of the morning sun. Blood of Draculas Castle is a 1969 horror cult b-movie directed by Al Adamson. ... Al Adamson (July 25, 1929 - August 2, 1995) was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. ... John Carradine (February 5, 1906 â€“ November 27, 1988) was a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns. ...

Jonathan (1969) was an arty take on the legend from Germany. Jonathan (played by Juergen Jung) infiltrates the castle of the undead Count (who is never actually named in the film) played by Paul Albert Krumm. The whole thing is a partially successful allegory on the dangers of fascism by director/writer Hans Geissendoerfer.

Count Dracula (1970), directed by Jesus Franco starring Christopher Lee as Dracula. In spite of its star, Franco's film is not a part of the Hammer series, and was shot on a small budget. Regarded by many as a poor film, it never-the-less claims to be closer to the spirit of the book than other versions. Lee is made up to look like the description of the Count from Stoker's novel, and he does seem to grow younger as the story progresses, but the film otherwise takes some huge liberties with the plot. The international cast includes Herbert Lom as Van Helsing and Klaus Kinski as Renfield. Count Dracula (German: Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht) was a film adaptation of Bram Stokers novel Dracula. ... Jesus (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as JesÃºs Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. ... Herbert Lom [Czech IPA: ] is an international film actor. ... Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 â€“ November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. ...

Jess Franco followed this with Vampyros Lesbos in 1970, in which Soledad Miranda plays Nadina, a descendant of the Dracula family. Vampyros Lesbos is a 1971 film directed by Jesus Franco. ... Soledad RendÃ³n Bueno, (Sevilla July 9, 1943 - Lisbon August 18, 1970), better known under the pseudonym Soledad Miranda was a Spanish actress who frequently starred in the films of Jess Franco. ...

1970 saw Al Adamson return with Dracula vs. Frankenstein, a grade Z budget film with Zandor Vorkov as the Count terrorizing a California boardwalk community with Frankenstein's monster in tow. Screen legends J. Carroll Naish and Lon Chaney Jr. appeared, and Famous Monsters of Filmland editor Forrest J. Ackerman cameoed as an unlucky victim. Al Adamson (July 25, 1929 - August 2, 1995) was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. ... Dracula vs. ... J. Carrol Naish or Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1897 â€“ January 24, 1973) was an American actor born in New York City, New York. ... Lon Chaney, Jr. ... Famous Monsters of Filmland #14, October 1961 issue. ... Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916 in Los Angeles, California) is a legendary science fiction fan and collector of science fiction-related memorabilia. ...

In 1972, Paul Naschy starred in Dracula's Great Love, directed by Javier Aguirre for the Spanish production company Janus Films. This movie predated Francis Ford Coppola's vision of Dracula as a romantic figure by 20 years. 1972 also saw the release of Blacula, a low-budget blaxploitation horror film about an African prince vampirized by Count Dracula himself (who is portrayed by Charles Macaulay in a brief opening prologue). Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina on September 6, 1934 in Madrid) is a Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. ... Javier Aguirre OnaindÃa (born December 1, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a former Mexico national football team player and coach. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Blacula is the name of a fictional character that appeared in two blaxploitation horror films produced for American International Pictures in 1972 and 1973, respectively. ... Shaft (1971) Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words â€œblackâ€ and â€œexploitation. ...

In 1973, a major television movie version starring Jack Palance was produced by Dan Curtis, best known for producing the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows from a script by sci-fi favorite Richard Matheson. Filmed in Yugoslavia and England, it was a relatively faithful to the novel, though it tried to paint Dracula as a tragic, rather than evil, character in search of his lost love. It also drew the connection between Dracula and the historical figure of Vlad the Impaler, which was a popular notion at the time (see above). In these respects, it, too, is a close fore-runner of Coppola's later film. Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Dan Curtis (born August 12, 1928) is a director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows, which originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for the last thirty years. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. ... Richard Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American author and screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror, or science fiction. ... Motto Brotherhood and Unity Anthem Hey, Slavs Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throughout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... 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. ...

In 1974, Andy Warhol presented an outrageously campy Dracula (also known as Blood for Dracula), directed by Paul Morrissey and starring cult icons Udo Kier (as the Count) and Joe Dallesandro. Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 â€” February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist who was a central figure in the movement known as Pop art. ... http://www. ... Paul Morrissey (born on February 23, 1938 in New York City) is a film director. ... Udo Kier (born October 14, 1944) is a German actor. ... Andy Warhol presents: Joe Dallesandro in Paul Morrisseys Flesh 1968 Joseph Angelo (Joe) Dallesandro (born December 31, 1948 in Pensacola, Florida) is an Italian American actor known for his voluptuous physical beauty, on-screen nudity and openly stated bisexuality. ...

Dracula Père et Fils ("Dracula Father and Son"), a French comedy again starring Christopher Lee as Dracula, here having trouble convincing his son to take up the family mantle of vampirism. (In interviews, Lee has claimed that his character was not called Dracula during filming, and that the producers only decided to make it a Dracula film after the fact.)

1977 saw a solid BBC version entitled Count Dracula. It was made for television and starred Louis Jourdan as the Count and Frank Finlay as Van Helsing. It was directed by Philip Saville. This version is one of the more faithful adaptations of the book. It includes all of the main characters (only blending together Arthur and Quincey) and has scenes of Jonathan recording events in his diary and Dr. Seward speaking into his dictaphone. Count Dracula (1977) was a television adaptation of the famous novel by Bram Stoker. ... Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919, 1920, or 1921[1]) is a French film actor. ... Francis Frank Finlay, CBE (born 6 August 1926) is a British stage, film and television actor. ... Philip Saville (sometimes credited as Philip Savile) (born 1929) is a British television director, active in the genre since the late 1950s. ...

1977 also saw a revival of the 1927 Broadway version. The atmospheric sets and costumes were designed by Edward Gorey. The Count was portrayed by Frank Langella, who, like Lugosi before him, would go on to perform the role on the big screen. The same Gorey sets and costumes were used for a U.S. touring version of the play starring Jeremy Brett. The Deane-Balderston lines were altered somewhat and played for a more comedic effect. Edward St. ... Frank A. Langella, Jr. ... Peter Jeremy William Huggins (November 3, 1933 â€“ September 12, 1995), better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the British television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ...

In 1978, an independent film company produced the horror thriller Zoltan, Hound of Dracula starring Michael Pataki as the mild-mannered family psychiatrist destined to encounter the resurrected hound of Dracula. Zoltan, Hound of Dracula is a 1978 film in which a 17th century innkeeper (played by Reggie Nalder) becomes the willing thrall to the line of Dracula. ... Michael Pataki (b. ...

1979 saw three film versions released. In the first Frank Langella starred opposite Laurence Olivier as a sexually charged version of the Count in the big budget Dracula. Based on the 1977 broadway play, it was directed by John Badham and featured a score by John Williams. That year also saw the release of Love at First Bite, a romantic comedy spoof set in contemporary New York City starring George Hamilton as the count. The third film is the previously mentioned Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht starring Klaus Kinski and directed by Werner Herzog. Additionally, a television movie was released on the Disney Channel, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't. Frank A. Langella, Jr. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM, (IPA: ; 22 May 1907 â€“ 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Dracula is a 1979 horror/romance film starring Frank Langella as Count Dracula. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Love At First Bite is a 1979 comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. ... Romantic comedy films are movies with light-hearted, humorous dramatic stories, centered around romantic ideals such as a true love able to surmount most obstacles [1] or the perfect couple. Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... George Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American film and television actor and occasional film director. ... Klaus Kinski (October 18, 1926 â€“ November 23, 1991) was a German actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen intensity, and for his explosive temperament. ... â€œTelefilmâ€ redirects here. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... VHS cover. ...

Dracula movies 1980 – 1999

In the 80s, Dracula appeared as the leader of the monsters in The Monster Squad, and was one of the monsters featured in Waxwork. This article is about the film. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

In 1992, Francis Ford Coppola produced and directed a new version of the film, called Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, and Anthony Hopkins. Coppola's story includes a backstory telling how Dracula (who is the historical Vlad Ţepeş in this version) became a vampire, as well as a subplot in which Mina Harker was revealed to be the reincarnation of Dracula's greatest love. This story is not part of Stoker's original. The soundtrack includes 'Love Song for a Vampire', sung by Annie Lennox. 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. ... Gary Leonard Oldman[1] (born March 21, 1958) is an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild-nominated, Saturn and BAFTA award-winning English-born American[2] film actor, writer and director. ... Winona Laura Horowitz[1] (born October 29, 1971), better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ... For the composer, see Antony Hopkins. ... Portrait of Vlad III Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Å¢epeÅŸ IPA: in Romanian or Vlad the Impaler) (November/December, 1431 â€“ December 1476) reigned as Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456â€“1462 and 1476. ... This article is about the theological concept. ... Annie Lennox (born Ann Lennox on 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician, vocalist, and Academy Award-winning songwriter. ...

In 1995, Mel Brooks did a comedic parody, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, which parodied all of the standard Dracula themes, but especially noteworthy was the scene where Dracula's reflection was noticeably absent in a mirror as he danced at a ball, to the horror of those watching. A scene where Van Helsing has Harker pound a stake into a sleeping Lucy's chest with a seemingly impossible amount of blood spraying back on himself asks the question: just where does all the blood go? Mel Brooks played Van Helsing as an aged Professor. Dracula was played by Leslie Nielsen. Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Dracula: Dead and Loving It is a 1995 movie directed by Mel Brooks. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian born American comedian and actor. ...

Dracula adaptations 2000 – present

Patrick Lussier took a stab at the legend with his modern day Dracula 2000, promoted as Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000. Wes Craven was an executive producer. It was released in the UK as Dracula 2001. To discover how to destroy Dracula, Van Helsing (portrayed by Christopher Plummer) keeps himself alive with injections of Dracula's blood. When thieves steal the vampire and crash near New Orleans, Van Helsing and his ward Simon, must track down the vampire and save Van Helsing's daughter Mary who shares his blood. The film also gives Dracula (played by Gerard Butler) a new identity as Judas Iscariot, forbidden by God to die following his betrayal of Christ and intent on corrupting the innocent and finding Mary, whose nightmares he has haunted for years. Patrick Lussier is a Horror & Thriller genre writer, editor & director. ... 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. ... Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in 300 and The Phantom in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. ... For other uses, see Judas. ... This page is about the title, office or what is known in Christian theology as the Divine Person. ...

In 2001, Dracula, the Musical, composed by Frank Wildhorn, premiered in California. It went on to Broadway in 2004 to play 157 performances. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Frank Wildhorn is an American composer. ...

In 2002, Canadian cult film director Guy Maddin released his screen adaptation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's version of the count's tale, a ballet set to the music of Gustav Mahler and titled Dracula, Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Mainly greyscale until Dracula is cut and bleeds gold coloured coins. Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter and director of both features and short films. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... Mahler redirects here. ... Dracula: Pages from a Virgins Diary is a 2002 horror film directed by Guy Maddin. ...

In 2002, Dracula, an Italian telemovie of Dracula set in modern times. Dracula (2002) was an Italian TV movie made in 2002. ...

In 2002, director Jesus Franco made a movie in titled, The Killer Barbys vs. Dracula starring the real life band, The Killer Barbies who's new song woke Dracula from his eternal slumber. Jesus (or Jess) Franco (born May 12, 1930 as JesÃºs Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. ... The Killer Barbies is a Spanish punk band fronted by singer/guitarist Silvia Superstar (real name: Silvia LÃ³pez). ...

Mina Harker appeared as a capable leader and investigator of unusual phenomena in the comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In the 2003 film adaptation, the character was revised into a vampiric superheroine, played by Peta Wilson. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For the film adaptation, see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film). ... Peta Gia Wilson (born November 18, 1970) is an Australian actress and model. ...

Van Helsing is a film based on the vampire-hunter Van Helsing from the book, played by Hugh Jackman, only reinvented as an immortal action hero assigned by the Vatican to hunt monsters. Richard Roxburgh portrays Dracula in this reinvigoration of the 1930s and 1940s Universal Horror monsters which also featured new versions of the Frankenstein Monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Wolf Man. In this movie, Dracula is some kind of super vampire, impervious to the normal methods of killing a vampire. The only way he could die was through a werewolf bite. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968 in Pymble, New South Wales) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. ... Richard Roxburgh (born January 1, 1962) is an Australian actor, who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in prominent supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains. ... Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll1and Mr. ... For other uses, see Wolf man. ... For other uses, see Werewolf (disambiguation). ...

A character named Drake serves as the primary antagonist in Blade: Trinity, in which a group of vampires summon him in order to finally defeat Blade. It is stated directly that Drake is in fact Dracula but this is only one of many names he has gone by throughout the centuries. Dominic Purcell portrays Drake. Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ... Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell[1] (born February 17, 1970) is a British-born Australian actor, of Norwegian-Irish extract, most active in the United States. ...

2005 saw the premiere of Dracula's most recent stage incarnation, an adaptation by playwright P. Shane Mitchell. By the end of 2005, the opera Dracula, by the Colombian composer Héctor Fabio Torres Cardona, opened in Manizales, Colombia. P. Shane Mitchell- Became the Artistic Director of TBA Theatre Company in Anchorage Alaska in 2003. ...

Also in 2005 WB released the direct to DVD animated film The Batman vs. Dracula. It is a continuation of The Batman cartoon series in which The Dark Knight faces the Prince of Darkness.

Lust for Dracula, a softcore lesbian pornographic semi-parodical film with an all-female cast, was also released in 2005 with actress Darian Crane as Count Dracula. Dracula and Jonathan Harker were apparently male characters, albeit played by women.

A French Canadian musical production (Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort[3]) opened in Montreal in January 2006, starring Bruno Pelletier. Dracula - Entre lamour et la mort is a QuÃ©becois musical created by Bruno Pelletier. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region MontrÃ©al Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government - Mayor GÃ©rald Tremblay Area [1][2][3] - City 365. ... Bruno Pelletier (born August 7, 1962), is a Quebecois singer. ...

On December 28, 2006, a made-for-TV film adaptation of Dracula was aired on BBC One. The film starred Marc Warren as Dracula, David Suchet as Van Helsing, Dan Stevens as Lord Holmwood and Sophia Myles as Lucy.^[1] Dracula is a television adaptation of Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula produced by ITV Productions for BBC Wales in 2006. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... Marc Warren (born March 20, 1967 in Northampton) is an English actor, best known for his role as Danny Blue in Hustle. ... David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ... Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982 in Croydon, England) is a British actor. ... Sophia Myles (IPA: ) (born March 18, 1980) is an English film and television actress. ...

Producer/director Jan De Bont's Blue Tulip Productions and Atchity Entertainment are in pre-production on The Un-Dead, a direct sequel to Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. The script by Ian Holt is the first sequel to Dracula officially approved by the Stoker estate. It is to be directed by Ernest Dickerson, and will star Javier Bardem as Dracula, John Hurt as Abraham Van Helsing, and Monica Bellucci as Lucy Westenra. The film's plot picks up 25 years after the events of Stoker’s novel and incorporates all the characters who lived through those events, along with Inspector Cotford, whom the author excised from his original manuscript. Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch cameraman and film director. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 â€“ April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about the novel. ... Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American film director and cinematographer. ... Javier Ãngel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is an Academy Award-, four-time Goya Award-, BAFTA-, two-time European Film Award-, two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-, two-time Coppa Volpi- and Golden Globe-winning Spanish actor. ... For the singer, see Mississippi John Hurt. ... Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (born September 30, 1964 or 1968) is an Italian actress and fashion model. ...

And there was "Dracula Spectacula", a slightly spoof-esque musical written by John Gardiner.

Popular culture

Novels

Like Frankenstein, Dracula has inspired many literary tributes or parodies, including Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Kim Newman's Anno Dracula, Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Fred Saberhagen's The Dracula Tape, Wendy Swanscombe's erotic parody Vamp, Dan Simmons's Children of the Night, and Robin Spriggs's The Dracula Poems: A Poetic Encounter with the Lord of Vampires. Loren D. Estleman's novel The Case of the Sanguinary Count pits Dracula against that equally venerable Victorian-era character Sherlock Holmes, as does Fred Saberhagen's The Holmes-Dracula File. In Jim Butcher's novel Grave Peril, Dracula is mentioned (under the name "Drakul") by the character Harry Dresden as being "still in eastern Europe when we last checked". Freda Warrington's Dracula the Undead is a sequel to Dracula. Caitlín R. Kiernan's short fiction has drawn upon Dracula a number of times — most notably in "Emptiness Spoke Eloquent" (which follows the lonely life of Mina Harker after the vampire's death), "The Drowned Geologist", and "Stoker's Mistess." Curiously enough, few or none of the film versions of the Count wear a moustache or a beard, as opposed to the character in the book. There is also a great deal of emphasis in the films on his alliance with bats, while in the book he is allied more closely with wolves. For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ... Kim Newman (born July 31, 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. ... The Anno Dracula series by Kim Newman is a work of fantasy depicting an alternate history in which vampires are a common and more-or-less accepted part of society (as a result of Draculas successful conquest of England, depicted in Anno Dracula, the first in the series). ... Anne Rice (born on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and later religious themed books. ... Interview with the Vampire is a vampire novel by Anne Rice written in 1973 and published in 1976. ... Elizabeth Johnson Kostova (born December 26, 1964) is an American author. ... The Historian is a 2005 novel by Elizabeth Kostova about a quest, reaching through the past five centuries, for the historical Dracula. ... Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930â€“June 29, 2007[1][2]) was a Chicago-born American science fiction and fantasy fiction author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction stories. ... Wendy Swanscombe is an erotic writer from England published by Nexus Books. ... Porn redirects here. ... Vamp is a 1986 vampire film starring Grace Jones. ... Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Hyperion and its sequel The Fall of Hyperion. ... Robin Spriggs is an enigmatic figure in a variety of artistic fields, including Dark Fantasy literature,[1] theatre, and film. ... Loren D. Estleman (born September 15, 1952) is an American writer of of detective and Western fiction. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930â€“June 29, 2007[1][2]) was a Chicago-born American science fiction and fantasy fiction author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction stories. ... Jim Butcher is a New York Times Best Selling author[1][2] most known for his contemporary fantasy book series The Dresden Files. ... Freda Warrington is a British author, known for her epic fantasy, vampire and supernatural novels. ... CaitlÃn Rebekah Kiernan (born May 26, 1964 in Skerries, Dublin, Ireland) is the author of many science fiction and dark fantasy works, including six novels, many comic books, more than one hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes, and numerous scientific papers. ... Edgar Allan Poe grew a moustache later in his life. ... For other uses, see Beard (disambiguation). ... For the flying mammal see bat. ...

In the book series Vampire Hunter D which takes place ten thousand years in the future, D's adversary Count Magnus discovers that D is the son of Dracula, the Ancient Ancestor. D also nearly states this during a psychological attack in the second volume, Raiser of Gales. Vampire Hunter D ) is the title character of a series of novels by Japanese horror and pulp author Hideyuki Kikuchi. ...

Dance

A ballet based of Dracula was created by choreographer David Nixon and has become popular at Halloween among many companies in the US and England. This article is about the holiday. ...

Comics

Dracula has been a recurring character in many comic books, most notably, the Marvel comic version of Dracula featured in Tomb of Dracula written primarily by Marv Wolfman (following two issues each by Gerry Conway, Archie Goodwin and Gardner Fox) and drawn by Gene Colan for Marvel Comics in the 1970s (Prior to that Dell Comics had produced a superhero [http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics74.html version of Dracula). In 2003, Dracula was re-invented as the globe-trotting "Osama Bin Laden of vampires" in the Image Comics series Sword of Dracula. More recently, in 2005, Dracula was sent back in time by Lucifer to face off against King Arthur in the Silent Devil Productions series Dracula vs. King Arthur. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ... Archie Goodwin (September 8, 1937 â€“ March 1, 1998) was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. ... Gardner Francis Fox (May 20, 1911, Brooklyn, New York â€“ December 24, 1986) was an American writer best known for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... Sword of Dracula Sword of Dracula is a horror comic book created by science fiction writer Jason Henderson and first published in 2003. ...

Mina Harker is a member of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a pastiche comic book, and film featuring numerous Victorian characters.(Her portrayal in the film of the same name is markedly different from the character in the comic. The comic version of Mina seems to be, largely, an ordinary human, while her film counterpart is a vampire herself. How this is meant to be reconciled with Mina being freed from Dracula at the end of Stoker's novel is unclear.) Promotional still for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

One popular Elseworlds book by DC Comics is Batman and Dracula: Red Rain, which features the caped crusader fighting Dracula, who has come to Gotham City. An animated movie called The Batman vs. Dracula pitting the two characters against one another aired on Cartoon Network and has been released on DVD. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the fictional place. ... The Batman vs. ...

Dracula is a main villain in the webcomic, Clan of the Cats, since 2004. Webcomics, also known as online comics and internet comics, are comics that are available to read on the Internet. ... Clan of the Cats is an urban fantasy Web comic by Jamie Robertson. ...

Games

Vlad Teppes is one of the more mysterious elder vampires in Vampire: The Masquerade. An Autarkis of the Tzimisce Clan, he has been present at many of the major events in the World of Darkness, serving the Camarilla, Sabbat and Inconnu at various times throughout his existence. In Vampire: the Requiem, Dracula is the historical Vlad Tepes and a legendary figure among vampires. His clan is not known, as he, and his followers, claim that he was cursed by God himself for his atrocities. The Ordo Dracul claims that they follow his teachings about overcoming the curse of vampirism. The games draw much from the novel Dracula and vampire myths in general. Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) cover. ... An Autarkis is a fictional term found in White Wolf Game Studios Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games. ... The Tzimisce (pronounced //) are a fictional clan of vampires in White Wolf Game Studios books and role-playing games Vampire: The Masquerade and Vampire: The Dark Ages. ... In White Wolf Game Studios role-playing games about vampires, a clan (often in uppercase) is a group of vampires joined by blood relations (i. ... The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes. ... The Camarilla is a fictional sect of vampires in the World of Darkness, the setting of White Wolf Game Studios role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. ... The Sabbat are a fictional alliance of vampires, composed of two clans, from White Wolf Game Studios Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games. ... The Inconnu is a fictional sect of vampires in the World of Darkness, the setting of White Wolfs role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. ... This articles content is specific to the fictional setting known as the World of Darkness. ... The Ordo Dracul is one of the five covenants in the World of Darkness role-playing game Vampire: The Requiem published by White Wolf. ...

In Warhammer Fantasy Battles there is a long dynasty of titled vampires in the Empire who rose up against the mortal Emperor and started the Undead wars. The von Carstein Trilogy (Inheritance, Dominion and Retribution) as novelised by Steven Savile fictionalises the lives of the most infamous these Vampires, Vlad Von Carstein and his gets, Konrad and Mannfred. Vlad himself draws on Dracula stereotype. Warhammer Battle miniatures - Dwarfs, Gotrek & Felix Warhammer Fantasy Battles (often abbreviated as Warhammer or WHFB) is a tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop and set in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. ... This article is about the political and historical term. ... Steven Savile is a British fantasy and horror writer, editor, and publisher living in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

In Dracula's Riddle, an online riddle game, Dracula is the evil Count who has put a curse on the world, slowly turning it into his dark realm. As he is vanquished in the first game, his curse lives on to possess his slayer who serves as the evil power in the sequel, Dracula's Riddle 2.

Video games

In most videogames of the Castlevania series (known as "Akumajo Dracula" (Demon Castle Dracula) in Japan), Count Vlad Tepes Dracula, as he is known in the series, is the ultimate source of evil that the protagonists must confront, after adventuring through Dracula's castle. The other aspect in relations to the Count is his son, Adrian Farenheights Tepes, commonly known as "Alucard", who has dedicated his life to ensure the survival of the human race and the preventing of his father's tyranny. It is often said by both fans and Konami that the Castlevania timeline is meant to exist in the same universe as the Bram Stoker novel. This is evidenced in Castlevania:Bloodlines, as one of the protagonists is a relative of Quincy Morris. Aside from Alucard, Dracula's major enemies come from the Belmont clan, which includes the Belmont, Graves, Morris, and Schneider families. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... This article is about the entire video game series. ... Dracula ) is a fictional vampire from the multi-platform Castlevania video game series. ... For other uses, see Castle (disambiguation). ... This article or section on a video game-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... Listed below are characters from all of the Castlevania video game series. ...

In The first Castlevania game in 1986 Dracula turns into a large bat-like creature, in 1992 he does this again, in Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola. These may have inspired the forms he takes in Van Helsing, Blade: Trinity, and many of the later Castlevania games. Bram Stokers Dracula is a 1992 horror romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ...

Now-defunct software company CRL produced a series of games in the 1980s featuring classic horror classics including Dracula. These were the first game titles in the UK to receive BBFC certification (they were rated "15"), normally reserved for films and videos. There were two adventure games, Dracula: Resurrection and The Last Sanctuary. Both took place after the novels end and continued Jon and Mina's fight against the Count. CRL Group PLC is a defunct brittish video game company. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ...

In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Count of Skingrad is a vampire not unlike Transylvania's Count, Dracula. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a game currently under development by Bethesda Softworks for the PC, Xbox 2, and Playstation 3. ...

In Namco's Vampire Night, The Count of Auguste is a vampire, a reference to Count Dracula. This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... Vampire Night is a light gun game produced by Sega, Wow Entertainment, distributed through Namco and released in 2000 for video game arcades. ...

Anime and manga

In the manga and anime series Hellsing, the vampire Alucard (note: Dracula spelled backwards) is actually Dracula himself, having been magically bound into servitude to the Hellsing family rather than being destroyed outright. He hunts and kills other vampires, armed with two specially-made pistols that are too heavy to be effectively carried by humans. In later chapters of Hellsing, Alucard, dressed in armor, summons an army of the undead. Some members of this army are holding flags, recognized by Enrico Maxwell as those from Wallachia, and with later admittance from Alucard himself, it is confirmed that he is Vlad Tepes. (Note that Vlad Dracula the Impaler is believed to be the inspiration of Bram Stoker's character Dracula, and, in Hellsing, seem to be considered the same person.) This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... AnimÃ© redirects here. ... This article is about the manga and anime franchise. ... Alucard ) is a fictional character in the Hellsing anime and manga series created by Kohta Hirano and the main protagonist of the Hellsing franchise. ... Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing ) is one of the main characters from the anime and manga series Hellsing. ... Enrico Maxwell (ã‚¨ãƒ³ãƒªã‚³ãƒ»ãƒžã‚¯ã‚¹ã‚¦ã‚§ãƒ« lit. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Portrait of Vlad III in the Innsbruck Ambras Castle Vlad III Dracula (November or December, 1431â€“December 1476), has also been known as Dracula (also DrÄƒculea â€” see below, or Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Å¢epeÅŸ IPA: in Romanian). ...

In an anime and manga series, Shaman King a man named Boris Tepes Dracula is a descendant of Vlad Tepes Dracula the Impaler, revealing all of history and joining forces with Hao Asakura to get revenge on Humanity, he is ultimately defeated by Ryu. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump Banzai! Original run 1998 â€“ 2004 Volumes 32 TV anime Director Seiji Mizushima Studio XEBEC Network TV Tokyo Original run July 4, 2001 â€“ September 25, 2002 Episodes 64 Specials The Documents of the Shaman Fight (Yujo no Katachi) The Form that Friendship Takes (Ai... Hao Asakura (éº»å€‰è‘‰çŽ‹ Asakura Hao, also written as ãƒã‚ª Hao), known as Zeke Asakura in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Shaman King. ...

In an anime and manga series D.Gray-Man, there's man names Arystar Krory. He has a vampire like powers and lives in big castle. All villagers fear him, because he started to attack villagers. But the villagers that he have attacked, are not humans. They are Akumas that Millennium Earl created. Demographic ShÅnen Serialized in Weekly ShÅnen Jump Original run May 31, 2004 â€“ Ongoing Volumes 14 (as of March 2008) TV anime Director Nabeshima Osamu Studio TMS Entertainment Network TV Tokyo Original run October 3, 2006 â€“ Ongoing Episodes 75 (as of March 18, 2008) Game: Developer Konami Genre Action... This is a list of followers of the Earl of Millennium, a character in the anime and manga series D. Gray-man, by Katsura Hoshino. ...

Television

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Cartoons

Dracula has even been adapted for children's literature and entertainment, serving as the basis for several vampire cartoon characters over the years, although in the interest of creating child-friendly characters, the vampiric nature of the character is often understated or not referenced at all.

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Mad Magazine has published countless spoofs of Dracula. In one, appearing in the Mad Summer Special 1983, on the inside front cover, a cartoon sequence drawn by Sergio Aragonés shows Dracula attacking a hippie who has taken LSD; Drac staggers away, seeing colorful hallucinations including blood, bats and such. Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ... Sergio self-portrait from Groo the Wanderer comic Issue #84 Sergio AragonÃ©s Domenech (born 1937) is a cartoonist and writer probably best-known for his contributions to Mad Magazine. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... A hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). ... For the flying mammal see bat. ...

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