As the actor joins the supernatural romance Pretty Kill Machine, we revisit previously unpublished-online interviews with the creators of his 2013 Dracula series, revealing their ambitious plans and what made Meyers their ideal Count Jonathan Rhys Meyers is returning to the world of vampires, although this time he won’t be the one sinking his teeth […]
For generations, we’ve been told that Count Dracula was inspired by a bloodthirsty Romanian ruler. But the real origins of Bram Stoker’s immortal vampire may lie in a childhood haunted by death, a domineering theatrical legend and the darkest fears of Victorian England, all of which is explored in a new Mystik Manor video, “Why […]
Garlic has been one of humanity’s favorite weapons against vampires for generations. Hang it around your neck, place it near a window or scatter it around a doorway, and supposedly even the most determined bloodsucker will think twice about coming inside (assuming they’re not just waiting to be invited inside). It’s a wonderfully simple defense […]
The new Gothic thriller follows a centuries-old vampire aristocrat whose pursuit of revenge becomes complicated when she encounters the reincarnation of her lost love. Dracula may be the most famous vampire in literary and cinematic history, but the Count isn’t necessarily the central character in every story bearing his name. The latest example is Dracula: The […]
What do you get when you combine Dracula, an army of zombies, a small American town and the gloriously excessive imagination of 1950s science-fiction filmmakers? Apparently, you get Vampire Zombies… From Space!, a Canadian horror-comedy that embraces everything from Ed Wood’s low-budget monster movies to the irreverent humor of Mel Brooks. Directed by Mike Stasko […]
There have been plenty of interpretations of Count Dracula over the years, from Bela Lugosi‘s hypnotic aristocrat to Christopher Lee’s bloodthirsty predator and Gary Oldman’s tragic romantic figure. But for director Mary Lambert, the vampire’s greatest terror isn’t necessarily his fangs, his thirst for blood or even his supernatural abilities but rather the absolute power […]
Could another version of Dracula be heading to television? A newly released teaser for something called Dracula: Blood War is raising that possibility, although there are still plenty of unanswered questions about the project. A video titled Dracula: Blood War — Official Teaser (2026) appeared on YouTube on October 10, 2026, credited to a company […]
Apparently Dracula doesn’t need to turn into a bat to fly. Bram Stoker‘s Count is returning to the ice in Dracula: The Story of Eternal Love, a Gothic musical that combines the familiar vampire story with professional figure skating, aerial gymnastics, fire, elaborate costumes and large-scale visual effects. The next announced performance takes place March 16, […]
For a character born in Gothic literature and made immortal by the silver screen, Count Dracula has also left a sizable—and often surprising—bite on television. From live anthology drama to romantic melodrama, Saturday-morning cartoons, prime-time reboots and streaming horror, Bram Stoker’s vampire has proven remarkably adaptable to the small screen. Television gave Dracula a different […]
DRACULA PART I: THE LITERARY LEGEND — From Bram Stoker’s Novel to Modern Vampire Canon DRACULA PART II: THE VAMPIRE TAKES THE STAGE — Count Dracula in Theatrical History If literature gave Dracula immortality, cinema gave him form. Over more than a century of filmmaking, Count Dracula has become one of the most frequently portrayed […]
Based on reporting by Stanley Stepanic for The Conversation (via Citizen Tribune) For more than a century, Count Dracula has refused to stay in his coffin — and according to a recent essay by Stanley Stepanic of the University of Virginia, that’s largely because he keeps evolving along with us. Once depicted as a revolting […]
In 1973, Dan Curtis (1927-2006), the creator of Dark Shadows, traveled to England and Yugoslavia to direct his acclaimed version of Dracula, based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. The film, sometimes known as Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Dan Curtis’ Dracula, aired on CBS-TV on Friday February 8, 1974, after the fifth episode of Dirty Sally […]
When Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) first stepped out of his coffin on Dark Shadows in 1967, viewers were introduced to a different kind of vampire. More than a predator, Barnabas was a tragic figure, forever haunted by the memory of Josette Du Pres, the 18th-century woman he once loved and inadvertently doomed. His longing for […]
Before leather-clad Daywalkers and teenage Slayers wielded stakes and sarcasm, there was a vampire hunter who fought with holy water, ancient knowledge and an unshakable moral compass. His name was Abraham Van Helsing, and for more than a century he has stood as the archetypal vampire slayer—part scientist, part mystic and relentless adversary of the […]
For Luc Besson, making a Dracula film was never about embracing horror. In fact, he openly admits he isn’t a fan of the genre at all. What pulled him toward the story — and ultimately into directing his 20th feature — was something far more personal and, in his mind, far more tragic: love stretched […]
After haunting the pages of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Count Dracula didn’t stay locked in literature for long. By the early 20th century, he had found a new home: the stage. Theater was where Dracula’s image solidified—from the lurking, caped aristocrat to the hypnotic figure clad in evening wear. These stage portrayals not only brought […]
More than a century after his arrival in the pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the Count has never stayed buried. He rises again and again, reinterpreted, reimagined, and rewritten for new readers and new eras. While Dracula has become a cinematic icon and a Halloween fixture, his roots are deeply literary—and it is in literature […]
With Dracula: A Love Tale, French auteur Luc Besson turns his distinctive cinematic lens on Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire, delivering a romantic horror epic that blends operatic visual style with the enduring ache of lost love. Set for a July 30, 2025 release in France, the film stars Caleb Landry Jones as the titular Count, […]
The name Dracula brings with it a long and varied history, and fans/scholars of the king of the vampires are well aware of the the historic precedent to the character in the form of Vlad the Impaler. But back in the pages of Castle of Frankenstein magazine (which is actually in the public domain), writer […]
Universal Pictures can’t stay out of the vampire business — not surprising considering that they’re the studio that released 1931’s Dracula starring Bela Lugosi — only this time they’re approaching Bram Stoker’s material from a different angle: focusing on his man-servant, Renfield, and now comes word that the count will be played by Nicolas Cage. […]
Humanoids has published Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula, written and drawn by acclaimed cartoonist Koren Shadmi. The biography, which chronicles the tumultuous personal and professional life of horror icon Bela Lugosi, is Shadmi’s second collaboration with Humanoids in the media biography space after The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of […]
In the pages of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine, the title character continues his battle with Dracula and his vampire army. Back in issue #5, Logan was captured by the King of the Vampires, who began using his unique blood to transform the undead back into daywalkers, thus dramatically increasing his power over humanity. Wolverine escapes, and […]