The Universal Studios monsters were and still are the greatest. These guys pretty much created horror genre all the way to universal city was founded in 1912 by Carl Lemley. So we should take a look at the first sound horror movie starring Bela Lugosi with the iconic film simply known as Dracula.
After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian Mountains in East Europe, Reinfield played by Dwight Frye enters Castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in London to the mysterious Count Dracula played by the legendary Bela Lugosi who turns out to be mythical sinister and terrifying vampire. Reinfield was drugged by the eerie hypnotic count and turned into one of his thralls. Protecting him during a sea voyage to London. After sucking the blood and turning the young lady Lucy Weston played by Francis Dade into a vampire herself. Dracula turns his attention to her friend Mina Stewart played by Helen Chandler, daughter of psychiatrist Dr Seward played by Herbert Bunstin who concerned then calls the specialist Dr Van Helsing played by the great gentleman actor Edward Van Sloan to diagnose the sudden decline of Mina's heath. It's up them to stop Dracula from turning Mina into of the undead vampire.
So how does the first sound horror movie stack up today? Well as much as I'm not as knowledgeable of vampires let alone Dracula as of late. It's hard to disagree that this film is an absolute classic and one of universal's finest pictures. My first experience with the film was actually quite recently a few years ago when cineplex held a double feature of the original Dracula and Frankenstein.
Now Bela Lugosi was wow the greatest vampire. The cape, the suit, the movement, the chilling gentlemanic accent. He owns the part with such pride and professionalism and it's a chilling performance all around. There's just something about him that shows signs not to be around him. He may come off ya decent gentleman of Transylvania, but when you stare into his hypnotic eyes, you're trapped in his web of deception and desire to control you. Not to mention a desire for your own human blood.
Overall, Dracula is a horror classic and deservingly so it gave and inspired so much for the genre with its set's cinematography and iconic characters with Bela Lugosi leading the flight on leather bat wings. Creating the most iconic visual interpretation of Dracula and the vampire to date and for that it's getting a good 9.1/10.
After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian Mountains in East Europe, Reinfield played by Dwight Frye enters Castle Dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in London to the mysterious Count Dracula played by the legendary Bela Lugosi who turns out to be mythical sinister and terrifying vampire. Reinfield was drugged by the eerie hypnotic count and turned into one of his thralls. Protecting him during a sea voyage to London. After sucking the blood and turning the young lady Lucy Weston played by Francis Dade into a vampire herself. Dracula turns his attention to her friend Mina Stewart played by Helen Chandler, daughter of psychiatrist Dr Seward played by Herbert Bunstin who concerned then calls the specialist Dr Van Helsing played by the great gentleman actor Edward Van Sloan to diagnose the sudden decline of Mina's heath. It's up them to stop Dracula from turning Mina into of the undead vampire.
So how does the first sound horror movie stack up today? Well as much as I'm not as knowledgeable of vampires let alone Dracula as of late. It's hard to disagree that this film is an absolute classic and one of universal's finest pictures. My first experience with the film was actually quite recently a few years ago when cineplex held a double feature of the original Dracula and Frankenstein.
Now Bela Lugosi was wow the greatest vampire. The cape, the suit, the movement, the chilling gentlemanic accent. He owns the part with such pride and professionalism and it's a chilling performance all around. There's just something about him that shows signs not to be around him. He may come off ya decent gentleman of Transylvania, but when you stare into his hypnotic eyes, you're trapped in his web of deception and desire to control you. Not to mention a desire for your own human blood.
Overall, Dracula is a horror classic and deservingly so it gave and inspired so much for the genre with its set's cinematography and iconic characters with Bela Lugosi leading the flight on leather bat wings. Creating the most iconic visual interpretation of Dracula and the vampire to date and for that it's getting a good 9.1/10.
