Questions tagged [dracula]
Dracula is the most famous of all vampires - originally created by Bram Stoker, and has been repurposed, redone, and rewritten in many books, TV and movie productions. For questions about BBC's 2020 TV series of the same name use [dracula-2020].
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Looking for a short story about Bela Lugosi
It was included in an anthology I read in the 90’s.
Basically Bela Lugosi is filming Dracula and at the end of a long day, he gets high on morphine and hallucinates meeting Vlad Tepes.
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Current state of vampires in the Marvel Comic Universe
Potential spoiler alert, since this question is sparked by the 2024 Marvel Comics summer crossover epic "Blood Hunt" (which is about half done at this time).
Vampires are rampaging across ...
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Who is Dracula's son as mentioned in the song Monster Mash?
Just been listening to the song Monster Mash and it mentions Dracula having a son
The zombies were having fun
The party had just begun
The guests included Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his son
The scene was ...
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When did Dracula first say Blah Blah Blah?
In Hotel Transylvania Dracula is offended whenever anyone who is impersonating him says Blah Blah Blah.
In the Dracula mythos, when did Dracula first say Blah Blah ...
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Was there a supernatural reason Dracula required a ship to reach England in Stoker?
One might imagine he could make the flight as a bat or some other way transport himself.
Is it possible that the sea is an obstacle or simply that his ability to travel as a bat is limited?
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Coachman in Dracula (1931) do we know for sure he was Dracula himself?
The Wikipedia article says the coach which takes Renfield to Dracula's castle was driven by the head vampire himself but do we know this for sure? It seems like Dracula would have many people as well ...
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First story in which Dracula specifically was resurrected from having been killed by one of the prescribed methods?
I do not believe that in the original Stoker novel, Dracula once staked could be restored simply by removing the stake or any method. In subsequent works, the story is an "alternate history" ...
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Did Arthur Holmwood learn of the other three blood transfusions from Dr. Seward's diary?
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Lucy Westenra receives four blood transfusions from four different men: First from her fiancé, Arthur Holmwood, and later from Dr. Seward, Van Helsing, and Quincey Morris.
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In Van Helsing (2004) why can't Dracula be killed by staking but his brides can?
It can be seen several times in the movie when the vampire brides are killed one after another by staking. However, when Van Helsing stakes Dracula, Dracula just pulls the stake out of his chest and ...
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Given that the earth Dracula sleeps on must have been consecrated, why does holy water ruin it?
It seems that Dracula’s dirt-bed must be consecrated (and originate from his native Transylvania), or to be “holy dirt,” so how can the addition of holy water make it utterly useless to the Count as a ...
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Why does Dracula need to rest his days in consecrated earth?
Since consecrated earth, even the Transylvanian type, should be connected to the “sacred,” what are some possible reasons for Bram Stoker to specify that Dracula needs this “holy soil” in order to ...
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In BBC's Dracula series, how did Dracula and Van Helsing end up having sex at the center of the Sun?
At the very last (and rather controversial) scene of BBC's 2020 Dracula series, the Count and Van Helsing are seen having sex at the center of the Sun:
However, it was left unclear if this really ...
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What is the backstory to Gabriel Van Helsing?
The 2004 action horror Van Helsing, the titular character, played by Hugh Jackman, is a modern-day, re-interpretation of the famous vampire hunter from the Dracula novel. The film combined elements ...
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Details about the "I Am Dracula" young adult book [closed]
I read this book nearly 2 decades ago, I Am Dracula which blended various supernatural elements to show how Vlad the Impaler actually became the King of Vampires. He apparently was "soul mated" to a ...
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What are the emotional characteristics of Dracula from Bram Stoker's original novel? [closed]
I am doing a project which requires me to have the characteristics of Dracula's emotions and mental state. I hope I could get some help.
