At Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka discusses the Universal monsters. “Some monsters call to mind very specific images. Their iconic on-screen personas overshadow their earlier histories. I’m talking about: Frankenstein and his Creature, Dracula, the Invisible Man, the Wolf Man, the Mummy. Why is this? Universal Pictures. These famous […]
Chelsea Rialto Studios’ Ray Faiola has released the short curtain call epilogue from the original pre-code release of Tod Browning’s Dracula starring Béla Lugosi. “This is the actual footage of the Edward Van Sloan curtain speech from the end of Dracula. The picture came from a 16mm SILENT […]
It’s a Halloween tradition–or should be–the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula! “I feel it my duty to set the record straight regarding a number of erroneous statements made recently concerning the events I am about to describe. I refer in particular to a spurious […]
On Tasting History, historian Max Miller recreates the Count’s Paprika Hendl from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). Watch here.
At Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka talks about Abraham Van Helsing. “How did Van Helsing go from academic in Dracula to action hero icon? This episode explores his evolution from Victorian scholar to monster-hunting legend, unpacking his role in the novel, pop culture legacy, and why he remains the […]
My experience is that the result of trying to replicate or revisit something you felt nostalgic about often ranges from puzzling to truly regrettable. Unless you know exactly what about it made you feel the way you want to feel again it’s likely it will be missing that […]
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