tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400388612173732092024-03-13T15:38:22.155-07:00DRACULAND: The Dracula´s BlogDraculand: The Dracula´s Blog! All things related Dracula or slightly connected to this great and unique icon!Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-79902109375028196152011-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:002011-12-03T12:17:01.052-08:00Bela Lugosi´s 129th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tBFsXFBLELiULJKS4uMUZEOfJFwYaHIzwwtnxocIlTjNHUSp7GxuZcCQ5UNtKH3vj77Ap-ucNju-cVHxeqb87SyZOOPGUDUKtt_-DotvOUzBvc8hQv0BqemtmfJ64-vgjhKL1j2eT1SZ/s1600/Bela-Lugosi-129th-by-Mandra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tBFsXFBLELiULJKS4uMUZEOfJFwYaHIzwwtnxocIlTjNHUSp7GxuZcCQ5UNtKH3vj77Ap-ucNju-cVHxeqb87SyZOOPGUDUKtt_-DotvOUzBvc8hQv0BqemtmfJ64-vgjhKL1j2eT1SZ/s400/Bela-Lugosi-129th-by-Mandra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665723140600983394" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tBFsXFBLELiULJKS4uMUZEOfJFwYaHIzwwtnxocIlTjNHUSp7GxuZcCQ5UNtKH3vj77Ap-ucNju-cVHxeqb87SyZOOPGUDUKtt_-DotvOUzBvc8hQv0BqemtmfJ64-vgjhKL1j2eT1SZ/s1600/Bela-Lugosi-129th-by-Mandra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">● </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artwork by </span><a href="http://gormandra.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gor Mandra</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for Bela's 129th.</span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLvvMaLTN_X2giicYEH0OB26yiDjF41kBefoO4Agd6Jd8TtE1sjICD4csggtQVoEAH37-LbteahlTaPj48tkq1vwuG9fmM3A1WP9X9L0c5im03_vixwF8hvRexdK7IIKQFDkClSdaxhbZ/s1600/Bela-Lugosi-129th-by-Gor-Mandra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Bela Lugosi</b> was born <b>129</b> years ago today. Lugosi, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">born </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">October </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">20, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">1882 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Béla Ferenc Dezcö Blasko </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">in Lugos </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">(at the time part </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Austria-Hungary, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">now </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Lugoj in Romania). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDVUmclJL6falZ4KuhDJQUi84v_Y1lRlqqD4wHU9pW4wA-qYbdeXyYaATOVhV7XKw7bbrG6G2UsvUQ5HYaqKr4AwhyphenhyphenSbf406qofjJKl2cdoLyB7l95RKHMGOLCGPuMC1_NDbOu-TecRkl/s1600/B.+Lugosi+02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDVUmclJL6falZ4KuhDJQUi84v_Y1lRlqqD4wHU9pW4wA-qYbdeXyYaATOVhV7XKw7bbrG6G2UsvUQ5HYaqKr4AwhyphenhyphenSbf406qofjJKl2cdoLyB7l95RKHMGOLCGPuMC1_NDbOu-TecRkl/s400/B.+Lugosi+02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665677211641660082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">He was, he is and will be, the best Dracula that </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ever </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">been </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">done. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Bela Lugosi'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">s </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Dracula and can't die.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1z5j-U802osTuug2581qvmuYgxuK4fRrxdlI811jjm7nJole_z55rJPg-mm3g91pGDRAzHBd1apbro6wle7zw1Yc9PV44uWWCHE-j0JjxO4bNNi0E0B8lJS0BTgai-6M5lzxZP8IFpRv/s1600/B.+Lugosi+01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1z5j-U802osTuug2581qvmuYgxuK4fRrxdlI811jjm7nJole_z55rJPg-mm3g91pGDRAzHBd1apbro6wle7zw1Yc9PV44uWWCHE-j0JjxO4bNNi0E0B8lJS0BTgai-6M5lzxZP8IFpRv/s400/B.+Lugosi+01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665677427239037938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1QMiR0TgD6a4mnqTCkpJiq1WB810Ivxv8IDlFFBNwm-5jYO8buH4hacfXWKJ4i3w8FOgb9-q84JmjDVDGzBL9mAs7YeBVl7qJp5MXr0SHLUeejkjeZTN4jpqzwpPCg8Dqfe5n1sNELFx/s1600/B.+Lugosi+05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1QMiR0TgD6a4mnqTCkpJiq1WB810Ivxv8IDlFFBNwm-5jYO8buH4hacfXWKJ4i3w8FOgb9-q84JmjDVDGzBL9mAs7YeBVl7qJp5MXr0SHLUeejkjeZTN4jpqzwpPCg8Dqfe5n1sNELFx/s400/B.+Lugosi+05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665677641795837650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Death could kill the Man, but it couldn´t kill the </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Legend..."</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf99l26VCaMR6LySfScG-MzPhAm001-lHeBDQYGbHwcauVKliIFQd_6Sk-FWL0wvlTTu4QsPzi_nZSFS7QOI3gLr3OAK1zUWyPlzVX7w-7YChHioYQPxqVjpVF6npuNshMk2W4IMgSdDvF/s1600/B.+Lugosi+04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf99l26VCaMR6LySfScG-MzPhAm001-lHeBDQYGbHwcauVKliIFQd_6Sk-FWL0wvlTTu4QsPzi_nZSFS7QOI3gLr3OAK1zUWyPlzVX7w-7YChHioYQPxqVjpVF6npuNshMk2W4IMgSdDvF/s400/B.+Lugosi+04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665677091610998786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></i></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"But first, sent to earth as a vampire. </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Your </span></span></div></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">corpse </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span></div></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">will escape from the grave </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span></div></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">as a ghost </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">prowl his </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span></div></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">hometown, sucking </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span></div></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the blood of all </span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">yours..."</span></span></div></span></i></b></div></span></i></b></span></div></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; display: inline !important; ">● </p></span></span></i></span></span></span></i></span>The Giaour, Lord Byron (1788-1824)</span></i></div></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Czq8_ZuCsucGqHOKWjOfhmzSMKa5vofZVy7KU_Md4qvJ81Quz8sh_TSLPJZYHCHKqq4J7oaw8L_nyjbqKfy0RxzPIRGovOgzfjoCAb0RQO-8rV2gC3EldCzmO-_6MsYhbjYKpj2Ny_e3/s1600/Draculand-Lugosi-%2528Murders-in-the-Rue-Morgue%2529-by-Mandra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Czq8_ZuCsucGqHOKWjOfhmzSMKa5vofZVy7KU_Md4qvJ81Quz8sh_TSLPJZYHCHKqq4J7oaw8L_nyjbqKfy0RxzPIRGovOgzfjoCAb0RQO-8rV2gC3EldCzmO-_6MsYhbjYKpj2Ny_e3/s400/Draculand-Lugosi-%2528Murders-in-the-Rue-Morgue%2529-by-Mandra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665677990294003138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">● </span></p></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In Bela we Trust </span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">● </span></p></span></span></i></span></span></span></i></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-29404251167850701142011-05-23T01:40:00.000-07:002011-05-23T05:59:13.825-07:00Lugosi Wines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlLsm2O6NJSfVvaFYVFJHrAfsAJNZQbuxrfg_fNZxmck73ooDkGCOw9DvKzALe8ouUz3c0f7l6GrMuS-bmUeZAVn0EeISD1hQdfCxYI0Df8RYDkh9a_Ri298EPHDt7i-hD7SdK2WBtMBF/s1600/102510lugosilabel01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlLsm2O6NJSfVvaFYVFJHrAfsAJNZQbuxrfg_fNZxmck73ooDkGCOw9DvKzALe8ouUz3c0f7l6GrMuS-bmUeZAVn0EeISD1hQdfCxYI0Df8RYDkh9a_Ri298EPHDt7i-hD7SdK2WBtMBF/s400/102510lugosilabel01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609830169513078530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px; " /></a><br /><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Bela Lugos</b>i created his unique characterization of <b>Count </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Dracula</b> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">on the Broadway stage in <i>1927</i> and brought it to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">the screen in <i>1931</i>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">One of the first members of the Screen </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Actors Guild, he was a true </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">American film pioneer. Although </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Count Dracula</b> never “drank” wine, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Bela Lugosi</b>, the man, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">had impeccable taste in wines. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">With the creation </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">of the <b>Bela </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Lugosi</b> brand wines, the <b>Lugosi </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>family </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">pays tribute to their </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">patriarch, a man of distinction, while </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">acknowledging </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">the icon </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">that will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">forever be - <b>Dracula</b>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Continuing the family’s enthusiasm for wine inspired by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Bela </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Lugosi</b>, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Lugosi Wines</b> will seek varietals sourced </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">superior </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">wine-growing </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">regions. Winemakers will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">create exceptional </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">wines from distinct </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">appellations to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">assemble a portfolio of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Bela Lugosi</b> <i>brand wines</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">that will celebrate the best varietals </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">from around the </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">world. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">With each new release added to <b>Lugosi </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Wines’</b> offerings, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">the<b> Bela </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Lugosi collection</b> will exemplify the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">distinct </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">qualities </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">of <b>Bela Lugosi</b>,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>the man</b>, in a unique compilation </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">of outstanding wines. <b>Lugosi Wines </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b></b>is proud to announce </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">release of the first<b> </b><i>vintage</i><b> </b>of <b>the signature </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>series wines</b>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>The Domingo Hermanos Winery</b> in <b>Argentina</b> produced </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">vintage </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">exclusively for<b> Lugosi Wines</b>. The <b>vineyards </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">are </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">located </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">in<b> Salta</b>, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Argentina</b>, and at <b>7200 feet altitude</b>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">are one </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">highest in the world.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsWYGzGpNc4uyV9LHnbsZSm-B1gVOihr2wj7CPqNXRgk0Ypc8qYchcQ8oMFgSk_CNCum67MEmi-IMSyfk0a-SdLdzGWXGIfPWC6qDiQEunvhq0qrX9WyzTgprzzx0cNQG2rFekmVwyAAj/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsWYGzGpNc4uyV9LHnbsZSm-B1gVOihr2wj7CPqNXRgk0Ypc8qYchcQ8oMFgSk_CNCum67MEmi-IMSyfk0a-SdLdzGWXGIfPWC6qDiQEunvhq0qrX9WyzTgprzzx0cNQG2rFekmVwyAAj/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609831981461342402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">●</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">label artwork</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is by </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Argentinean</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">citizen,</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><a href="http://www.brunofernandez.com.ar/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bruno </span></a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><a href="http://www.brunofernandez.com.ar/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fernandez</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD30yza22tRrN4vAkkm1R_twKkrienab7IDWvnrDziY2c1yrTOJu67s5JSJfdHlPPAGu1XZ3mV0FTM5XzSXp2JIWQpMpfhVvmnN9nrHunV2gN41bNgg4pnBsS62leL4K1o7dmBacSzquwm/s1600/102510lugosibottle-lg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD30yza22tRrN4vAkkm1R_twKkrienab7IDWvnrDziY2c1yrTOJu67s5JSJfdHlPPAGu1XZ3mV0FTM5XzSXp2JIWQpMpfhVvmnN9nrHunV2gN41bNgg4pnBsS62leL4K1o7dmBacSzquwm/s400/102510lugosibottle-lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609832124447620610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">●</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Only 1200 hand numbered bottles </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">were </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">produced.</span></i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span></p></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BELA LUGOSI MALBEC </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span></p></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_q5-K9e3WLkIMQ8kf8s0iEzVe3A4kvp-HhCaW-9nbpYjj0JdfhKE7rIhnJAV2W3GbvUQOc0Y1f98hPAheEZDHh1YtcteskbgaD9NkU2hzJYLduWZD9YzxRuCSfejkMbWAOCB5i0o7Le/s1600/Lugosi-Wines.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH_q5-K9e3WLkIMQ8kf8s0iEzVe3A4kvp-HhCaW-9nbpYjj0JdfhKE7rIhnJAV2W3GbvUQOc0Y1f98hPAheEZDHh1YtcteskbgaD9NkU2hzJYLduWZD9YzxRuCSfejkMbWAOCB5i0o7Le/s400/Lugosi-Wines.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609835000993844098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 2.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span></p></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">VINTAGE:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 2007</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Malbec </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">85%</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Cabernet Sauvignon 1</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5%</span></b></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Salta - Argentina</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">VINEYARD SOURCES </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">50%</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Malbec, Yacochuya, Salta, Argentina at </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6,600 ft. altitude.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">35% </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Malbec, Quebrada de las Flechas, Salta, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Argentina at 7,200 ft.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">15% </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cabernet, Quebrada de las Flechas, Salta, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Argentina at 7,200 ft.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WINEMAKING</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Only </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1200</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> numbered bottles were produced.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ANALYSIS </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Alcohol: 14.8%</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Total Acidity: 6.00 g/l</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Volatile Acidity: 0.52 g/l</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Resid. Sugar: 2.89 g/l</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-PH 3.6</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 14px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal 'Trebuchet MS'; display: inline !important; "><span style="letter-spacing: 2.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span></p></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WINEMAKER'S NOTES</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Different terroirs with the right blend, makes wonders. The special </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">microclimate of these areas allows for optimal grape ripeness, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">providing them with the ability to develop and express their unique </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">identity. Careful elaboration and proper aging for 8 months in French </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">oak add great complexity and balance.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Great concentration with intense dark purple-red color has a fresh, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ripe red-fruit aroma with notes of vanilla, chocolate, mocha and </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">spices. Long velvety finish.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" letter-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">●</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RECOMMENDATIONS</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enjoy this wine with grilled meats, well-seasoned pasta dishes, </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">or cheese. Best when served between 63º- 66º F. 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cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQV7YC14QylzRqyDeELZY68_jFfK-7XsR3ne5twWASmSje-H01_2xPglo7gxn_FqwsT42GCLPUvLMSThAA1hro3QYznM52O8_meXzrl1eCRroOUOqkL06C73chttCj5BDRNRbm_p8-Bsi/s400/Happy+B.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530281327078544082" /></a><br /><br />● Happy Birthday Count Lugosi, born 20 October 1882.Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-86195389878826658812010-01-27T08:26:00.000-08:002010-01-28T01:54:02.470-08:00Bunnicula (1979)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRYobCbbNIPgtVAiMldNJDMt87WdxkUZw5xXEKm81Iy4jlqmGHM5HQMQwSQexTibaaOaVprw97KPFOjryyRGQ01IAUGjXhxeJW6q2AwkJbILjTRZwz_aBRP5sGmkRaFqjCMCxGH4EI2c5/s1600-h/tumblr_kwaz2eLa8c1qzio7to1_1280.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRYobCbbNIPgtVAiMldNJDMt87WdxkUZw5xXEKm81Iy4jlqmGHM5HQMQwSQexTibaaOaVprw97KPFOjryyRGQ01IAUGjXhxeJW6q2AwkJbILjTRZwz_aBRP5sGmkRaFqjCMCxGH4EI2c5/s400/tumblr_kwaz2eLa8c1qzio7to1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461098313864306" /></a><br /><br />Bunnicula is a children's book series written by James Howe <br />(and his late wife Deborah in the case of "Bunnicula") about a <br />vampire bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. It is also <br />the name of the first book in the series, published 1979.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzlgga7AY99JVBq1Ufe1dduOWqZZ0etwpEG53AWmTiuXJcO9KiIXCfbAu6GY8RwnQ8x04aPjs3E_IrNQPIc6AoLsV_vz7NU1LBueF31Xs6r_l9QPN0oL-dzT_YmBtZU949pDScHInW77j/s1600-h/%7B17F3D0A2-928D-4777-93F4-7E01858DAAB9%7DImg100.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzlgga7AY99JVBq1Ufe1dduOWqZZ0etwpEG53AWmTiuXJcO9KiIXCfbAu6GY8RwnQ8x04aPjs3E_IrNQPIc6AoLsV_vz7NU1LBueF31Xs6r_l9QPN0oL-dzT_YmBtZU949pDScHInW77j/s400/%7B17F3D0A2-928D-4777-93F4-7E01858DAAB9%7DImg100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461262071390866" /></a><br /><br />The story is centered on the Monroe family and their pets and is <br />told from the perspective of their dog Harold. The Monroes find <br />a bunny at the theater where they were watching a Dracula film. <br />Because of this, they name him Bunnicula. Their cat Chester, <br />however, is convinced Bunnicula is a vampire and attempts to <br />get Harold to help save the Monroes from the perceived menace.<br />A 1979 animated TV special (from Ruby-Spears) by the same <br />name was created based on the first book and aired on the ABC <br />Weekend Special. The animated special deviated heavily from the <br />novels and actively depicted Bunnicula using vampiric powers, <br />which did not occur in the novels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5lkEo-hCUgY4aR3AMdjIWwwbZy-V3tOzhlH39ggZb0lg2m2DHi3kcpTZ9GqwVK4tPWZeCwqU4iTGJJmKAb3I8fk4SHCMnJJFVYrmzGR6InQNyMlq_wdVvi0_w6cveznNeZ5FDrhLgusp/s1600-h/bunnicula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5lkEo-hCUgY4aR3AMdjIWwwbZy-V3tOzhlH39ggZb0lg2m2DHi3kcpTZ9GqwVK4tPWZeCwqU4iTGJJmKAb3I8fk4SHCMnJJFVYrmzGR6InQNyMlq_wdVvi0_w6cveznNeZ5FDrhLgusp/s400/bunnicula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461370286189506" /></a><br /><br />The full name of the first book is Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of <br />Mystery. The second and third books of the series are Howliday <br />Inn and The Celery Stalks at Midnight. Nighty-Nightmare followed <br />in 1987, followed by Return to Howliday Inn in 1993. In 1999, <br />Bunnicula Strikes Again!, was published. Bunnicula Meets Edgar <br />Allan Crow was published in 2006, and appears to be the final <br />book in the Bunnicula series.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPVSxcZE9luGBlIlGEKywuL7ZbxbM3ftgL-Mwk4W-EX0PpQcxiiAPJeHjKwbDZh1L4RYUCWzxkxkUccYgrs7JlxQtChZxJ9A8GUcqEIIolTpmQv5KrTJOwpx-7TKFyyqONpXRFWtYqqi6/s1600-h/Imagen+4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPVSxcZE9luGBlIlGEKywuL7ZbxbM3ftgL-Mwk4W-EX0PpQcxiiAPJeHjKwbDZh1L4RYUCWzxkxkUccYgrs7JlxQtChZxJ9A8GUcqEIIolTpmQv5KrTJOwpx-7TKFyyqONpXRFWtYqqi6/s400/Imagen+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461554075023042" /></a><br /><br />Following the end of the Bunnicula series, James Howe began a <br />spin-off series called Tales from the House of Bunnicula, which <br />are 'written' by Howie, the dachshund puppy introduced into the <br />series in Howliday Inn. There is also a series called Bunnicula and <br />Friends: Ready To Read. They are a series of five picture books <br />about adventures of the characters from the stories. They are <br />aimed for beginning readers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3mWT7IipEDpPFdtMJ1e1pMNXy28YYKu7IGT5ERwpR7wnkVYPZXT6HqTcjdFWeCBVadAe54A41Mu5eBD3Cxd3PFs0xkZ-mN2jDk6h77Hi8xjATEnJlyJRGX1LyLw0Lbh_NRaJhaGx5XvM/s1600-h/Imagen+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3mWT7IipEDpPFdtMJ1e1pMNXy28YYKu7IGT5ERwpR7wnkVYPZXT6HqTcjdFWeCBVadAe54A41Mu5eBD3Cxd3PFs0xkZ-mN2jDk6h77Hi8xjATEnJlyJRGX1LyLw0Lbh_NRaJhaGx5XvM/s400/Imagen+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461752120737874" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Characters throughout the series:</span><br /><br />Harold – As the main character, despite Bunnicula being the <br />title-bearing character, Harold is an old, scruffy and loving dog <br />under the Monroes' care. He narrates the books, sometimes even <br />humorously claiming he would not even write the books if it weren't <br />for Bunnicula. He enjoys his life with the Monroe family, particularly <br />with the youngest child Toby, always being a diligent and loyal pet. <br />His longtime friend is Chester the cat, who also lives under the <br />Monroe household. Harold has a strong affection for chocolate <br />cupcakes, as well as other typical snacks such as cheese crackers <br />and fudge, despite the potential risk of food poisoning due to <br />chocolate consumption. He is a mongrel but is part Russian <br />wolfhound. He says that this is why he is able to recognize an <br />obscure dialect of Transylvania in the first book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHabt-keBPeQcCAfOtQR0klNPctealTit8ROThPf8HJVMk4rn7aaisYga29k6tlF4s-3BI2EZnI_vREWDPFdbEGA7qfkAyzAc6fl1cy_sZK9gWe_gnScQQgGYartJ_qh5fFHzKAXRMpX1/s1600-h/Imagen+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHabt-keBPeQcCAfOtQR0klNPctealTit8ROThPf8HJVMk4rn7aaisYga29k6tlF4s-3BI2EZnI_vREWDPFdbEGA7qfkAyzAc6fl1cy_sZK9gWe_gnScQQgGYartJ_qh5fFHzKAXRMpX1/s400/Imagen+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431461969666195954" /></a><br /><br />In the first book, Harold sees Bunnicula for the first time, as well <br />as seeing a bunny for the first time. While Bunnicula's <br />vampire-like activities do scare him a little, he holds no grudges <br />against the bunny, even befriending him. Unluckily, Chester, who <br />has an outrageously vivid imagination and is narrow-minded, <br />thinks Bunnicula is a real vampire and forces Harold to assist him <br />to kill the rabbit. All attempts fail, and finally Harold goes against <br />Chester's crazy attempts to do away with Bunnicula. Throughout <br />the series, Harold is portrayed the same way, albeit being a bit <br />dim-witted as the story progresses (which subjects him to crude <br />nicknames given to him by Chester). The other pet in the Monroe <br />household is the care-free dachshund puppy, Howie, and he <br />admires both Harold and Chester, as well as Bunnicula. Harold <br />is dubbed as "Uncle Harold" by the puppy. Throughout the series, <br />Harold remains unconvinced of Chester's belief that Bunnicula is <br />a vampire, and constantly rebuffs the ideas Chester has regarding <br />the rabbit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVDns75vlf47jkiS2u4rQlJXQrBftv9V6LtrFTKz6QyU90HrgY5OWIxkSR31B_BnBgzcuVZBtWWuGOaFqv6jf54unI0n0gXkpPUWlzKmX8JnLrRejpcqTlDud2VRbOGwkHuCPACuRypLp/s1600-h/Imagen+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVDns75vlf47jkiS2u4rQlJXQrBftv9V6LtrFTKz6QyU90HrgY5OWIxkSR31B_BnBgzcuVZBtWWuGOaFqv6jf54unI0n0gXkpPUWlzKmX8JnLrRejpcqTlDud2VRbOGwkHuCPACuRypLp/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462249221649762" /></a><br /><br />Chester - The highly vivid cat who devours good literature. He was <br />given to Mr. Monroe as a birthday present, and the name "Chester" <br />was derived from G. K. Chesterton. Ever since Bunnicula's arrival, <br />Chester becomes increasingly aware that the bunny could be a <br />threat to the household ("Today vegetables, tomorrow the world!", <br />he exclaims at one point in reference to Bunnicula's "diabolical <br />plans" when trying to convince Harold of his belief that Bunnicula <br />is a vampire). He really wants to kill Bunnicula. Harold and <br />eventually Howie objects to that notion, but Chester has remained <br />firm that Bunnicula is a true vampire. Albeit an intellectual cat, he <br />becomes carried away with his imagination and <br />narrow-mindedness; Harold mentions in Nighty-Nightmare that <br />Chester's constant reading and watching horror movies have given <br />him "a reality leak that requires constant attention". He once tried <br />to kill Bunnicula by using a steak (not a stake), a mistake that <br />always greets him with embarrassing memories. Another time, <br />he led Harold and Howie on a chase around Centerville, <br />"murdering" vampire vegetables, which were in fact the leftover <br />meals from Bunnicula. Too many times he made crazy attempts <br />to eliminate Bunnicula, all of which naturally fail. He usually calls<br /> both of his canine friends "dolts", "simpletons", or "idiots." <br />He is known not to apologize for his errors that greatly affect <br />Harold, instead referring them as "a slight misinterpretation in <br />the facts." He is also known as "Pop" to Howie, something that <br />he is still not completely used to. <br />Despite having a tense relationship with Bunnicula, deep down <br />he accepts him as one of the family, and in the final two books <br />of the series, Bunnicula Strikes Again! and Bunnicula meets <br />Edgar Allan Crow, becomes friends with Bunnicula. Chester was <br />named Fluffy for a short time before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tiuGDSJMTxt8Ol8_1SR8to2LZW7sqGpTDThhW7vwWDElOLrZIOOY4utxhboSBvHvOspK3Fi9XhFwahyphenhyphenSvM2nHqr2mxTXpmYeXl3sZkD2ZxbZgXJ4D3EEZBXxTEvsEz_KmvZptpJpuaHv/s1600-h/0689307004.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tiuGDSJMTxt8Ol8_1SR8to2LZW7sqGpTDThhW7vwWDElOLrZIOOY4utxhboSBvHvOspK3Fi9XhFwahyphenhyphenSvM2nHqr2mxTXpmYeXl3sZkD2ZxbZgXJ4D3EEZBXxTEvsEz_KmvZptpJpuaHv/s400/0689307004.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462385956787362" /></a><br /><br />Bunnicula – The bunny with strange eating habits and strange <br />vampire-like qualities, Bunnicula came to the Monroe household <br />on a dark, stormy night. Toby found him in the theater, which <br />was at the time showing Dracula, and brought him home, where <br />Mrs. Monroe brought up the clever name Bunnicula. A note was <br />placed with Bunnicula when he was found, written in Russian <br />reading "please take care of my baby". Only Harold is able to read <br />the note. He is subjected to many murder attempts by Chester, <br />who thinks that the rabbit would eventually become carnivorous. <br />However, his "indestructible" stature proves to Chester that he <br />cannot be killed. Due to his young age, Bunnicula cannot talk—or <br />at the very least he doesn't speak at any point in the series, <br />indicating that he may be incapable of it— but exhibits similar <br />physical emotions all the same, such as winking or crying. His <br />eating habit enables him to bite onto vegetables and suck the <br />juice out of them, similar to the method by which Dracula dines. <br />Instead of buck teeth like all rabbits, Bunnicula has fangs. He <br />remains part of the Monroe family, often treated with the utmost <br />respect by everyone, including the other pets. Bunnicula, at the <br />end of Nighty Nightmare is revealed to have produced a litter of <br />offspring with a rabbit owned by a friend of Pete Monroe as part <br />of a project for the novels' equivalent of the boy scouts. At least <br />one of the offspring is stated by Pete as looking identical to <br />Bunnicula, and was briefly mentioned again in Bunnicula meets <br />Edger Allan Crow, where he was named "Sonnicula", due to his <br />being the son of Bunnicula and carrying an identical appearance <br />to his father. Sonnicula never made any direct appearances in <br />the series, being referred to only twice in passing during the <br />events in the series. In Nighty Nightmare, Chester's story implies <br />that Bunnicula's parents were vampire rabbits who were created <br />by a lonely vampire, though Chester merely made the entire <br />story up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rv0B5SldhwUnx6EQBq9MCr_wC0zjIuOCWofCKd6jp780EEmIXmont294FxPqTlK6FFHAoSLjcZuiOs1wmDIGavWMqgwpVPEv4xB8yE6wGWlSdQAFzKasaXPm3uySJj001P_cUX0x7DS-/s1600-h/166034668_b3c91132e0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rv0B5SldhwUnx6EQBq9MCr_wC0zjIuOCWofCKd6jp780EEmIXmont294FxPqTlK6FFHAoSLjcZuiOs1wmDIGavWMqgwpVPEv4xB8yE6wGWlSdQAFzKasaXPm3uySJj001P_cUX0x7DS-/s400/166034668_b3c91132e0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462506854493490" /></a><br /><br />In the non-canon animated special, produced by Ruby-Spears, <br />Bunnicula's name is written in the note itself, to avoid having the <br />Monroes name him. The note is one of the few aspects of the <br />novel to carry over into the animated special, as Bunnicula is <br />found near a processing plant in the special. In the televised <br />version, when Bunnicula goes into his vampiric form, he sprouts <br />bat wings under his arms and his eyes turn yellow. His vampire <br />powers include flight, hypnosis, levitation, and telekinesis. <br /><br />Chester's murder attempts do not take place in the special and <br />he ultimately decides that the idea that Bunnicula is a vampire <br />is "ridiculous", something which doesn't occur in the novels, <br />which has a touch of irony, since Bunnicula is blatantly shown <br />using his vampiric powers (in as far as the animated special is <br />concerned), Chester was correct in his belief of Bunnicula's <br />true nature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg2eYQucLo-HjrY-4Pb68mgX89K_d9fCIcpULc8sBy9p6rbNSPQGZMeaypoVscNR5YpZ2UvgRdllxH1sFJRcuCY6fBsjK5qZ88vVRokUu0l1USMcyXVK5_nCGXT8vxJQUILLhAAMIeZ6M/s1600-h/51QKM2R4VVL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg2eYQucLo-HjrY-4Pb68mgX89K_d9fCIcpULc8sBy9p6rbNSPQGZMeaypoVscNR5YpZ2UvgRdllxH1sFJRcuCY6fBsjK5qZ88vVRokUu0l1USMcyXVK5_nCGXT8vxJQUILLhAAMIeZ6M/s400/51QKM2R4VVL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462607774368770" /></a><br /><br />Howie – The young, care-free, and sometimes dim dachshund <br />puppy who was adopted by the Monroes from Chateau Bow-Wow. <br />He was the runt of the litter and his parents were rare and valuable <br />long-haired dachshunds (who Chester secretly suspected of being <br />werewolves). He usually does not understand the seriousness of <br />matters, thinking that murdering vampire vegetables is a game <br />and chasing Bunnicula is a race. He did not even know what a <br />vampire was when Chester informed him about Bunnicula, though <br />up to date he does not think that the bunny is a danger. For an <br />unknown reason, he calls Harold and Chester "Uncle Harold" and <br />"Pop", respectively; while Harold is perfectly comfortable with his <br />nickname, Chester is still not completely used to his own. His <br />hobbies include chewing on the rug, eating, chasing cars, <br />and barking.<br /><br />Robert Monroe – He is the husband of Ann Monroe and the father <br />of Peter and Toby Monroe. He works as a college professor, and <br />his knack for reading classical literature enabled Chester to read <br />as well. In the animated special, he is described by Harold as <br />being a scientist, rather than a college professor, and works at <br />the plant where Bunnicula is discovered.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib273tWr4Sr5rqZnNRoLykn04DoV0j5cqrLDmeqF2PO1cITyuSMdINJD1jb320V7yqKc0b01fFO_MzHuZVC2jTh595nqPn6j8G3PIcPpQekFkFxO1Hm9Jpz7LZ4OwMToZtiWqjYctnPzI4/s1600-h/Bunnicula+doll.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib273tWr4Sr5rqZnNRoLykn04DoV0j5cqrLDmeqF2PO1cITyuSMdINJD1jb320V7yqKc0b01fFO_MzHuZVC2jTh595nqPn6j8G3PIcPpQekFkFxO1Hm9Jpz7LZ4OwMToZtiWqjYctnPzI4/s400/Bunnicula+doll.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462873196462210" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bunnicula Doll.</span><br /><br />Ann Monroe- She is Robert's wife and the mother of Peter and <br />Toby Monroe. She thought up of the name Bunnicula by combining <br />"Bunny" and "Dracula". She had previously tried to name him <br />"Bun-Bun" and "Fluffy." Names like this seem to be a habit with <br />her because Harold and Chester were both called "Fluffy" for a short <br />time. Her occupation as a lawyer makes her a good and strict <br />mother. In the animated special, Ann Monroe is not described as <br />having any job other than being a housewife. She also does not <br />name Bunnicula in the special, as the name is included in the note <br />they find with him.<br /><br />Peter Monroe – The oldest of two boys who slacks off often. He <br />usually bullies his younger brother Toby and the pets, except for <br />Bunnicula. Often selfish, Harold avoids him, but Howie finds him <br />intriguing, mainly because of the books he reads. The space under <br />his bed is very messy and, in addition to keeping a stuffed animal <br />named Puddikins under it for emergency hugs, many other stuff <br />has turned up such as Oreos, dirty socks and a notebook that <br />Harold gives Howie. Chester finds him indifferent.<br /><br />Toby Monroe – The youngest of two, he is more dignified and <br />kinder than Peter. He likes to share his snacks with Harold during <br />his late-night readings, and is adored by Chester and Howie.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Books:<br /></span><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bunnicula</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Howliday Inn</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Celery Stalks at Midnight</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Nighty Nightmare</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Return to Howliday Inn</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow</span><br /><br />-<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bunnicula Strikes Again!</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Film:</span><br /><br />Release date: 1979 USA<br /><br />Main Crew: <br /><br />Director: Charles A. Nichols (Cyrano 1974; Charlotte's Web 1973).<br />Producer: Ruby-Spears Entertainment.<br />Score: Dean Elliot.<br />Writer: Mark Evanier (based on the book by Deborah & James Howe).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuzI55jSWJirnmvuJ2Ct8oGc2DgqGnHEjx6I2KJfINuEOCxMCciIXMoNcMdKGJWAPH62jCxkDLfVCIrIeRkTpy8sp-lp9AtAo-b1QzLao1ZPft8t-oboBvM11VG-ntmA4AYEdqKE1kEbd/s1600-h/alt1_bunnicula_big.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuzI55jSWJirnmvuJ2Ct8oGc2DgqGnHEjx6I2KJfINuEOCxMCciIXMoNcMdKGJWAPH62jCxkDLfVCIrIeRkTpy8sp-lp9AtAo-b1QzLao1ZPft8t-oboBvM11VG-ntmA4AYEdqKE1kEbd/s400/alt1_bunnicula_big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431462728547668098" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlgVHNlbuK3cPVEQqJPMrzEG-YobjJ4Kyk6gyB8p6OwurTe1vNXmTo3eHMiIZhkEBFQH7ysCITLewt9pRT4o8t56JZbY_opfs30Fz3KyNuKiq6sdYHmYpIbgAiV6sdpr8guWjRxqbhP_r/s1600-h/bunnicula_big.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlgVHNlbuK3cPVEQqJPMrzEG-YobjJ4Kyk6gyB8p6OwurTe1vNXmTo3eHMiIZhkEBFQH7ysCITLewt9pRT4o8t56JZbY_opfs30Fz3KyNuKiq6sdYHmYpIbgAiV6sdpr8guWjRxqbhP_r/s400/bunnicula_big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431463117334964386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLGWNlnH2mIw_fGywSxOkh4RVZ3vRL34954LPJ183OGmuKFcci4LzN-GAGnyo2M3mGZZR1-2FCQDEU0ywKCO0pL4tyHgTMD5x_lHOOitCEZ8nIPHQRGMtubTmACqNOxfQiIDonD4g2S4y/s1600-h/alt_bunnicula_big.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLGWNlnH2mIw_fGywSxOkh4RVZ3vRL34954LPJ183OGmuKFcci4LzN-GAGnyo2M3mGZZR1-2FCQDEU0ywKCO0pL4tyHgTMD5x_lHOOitCEZ8nIPHQRGMtubTmACqNOxfQiIDonD4g2S4y/s400/alt_bunnicula_big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431463216297591170" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Summary: <br /></span><br />A vegetarian Vampire?! Two boys, the intelligent cat Morris and <br />Chester, a very laid-back dog, solve one of the most bizzare <br />mysteries ever. In an amazing series of nocturnal visitations, <br />vegetables are ruthlessly drained of their juices. Can the culprit <br />be a fluffy bunny-rabbit who answers to the name - Bunnicula?<br /><br />Fonts: <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula">Wikipedia</a><br /><a href="http://www.vampyres-online.com/bunnicula.html">Vampyres Online</a><br /><a href="http://www.stuffemal.com/cgi-bin/store/pid_103.htm">Stuffe & Nonsense</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-576548138173160452010-01-20T09:49:00.000-08:002010-01-20T10:04:02.944-08:00The Vampire Bat (1933)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxdd3QqOHGct_efCoFlkEm8RuWAbqUr6UKpTVX7mLB_4ZALRugM8-pgoLAnHpAJLwmfP28JSKBQ3mV_ugae5RfexxbsgQSTJaFtLnjaYK9GX6e-TBMTL_f68bur1tpLuW8oVCJLYqcjti/s1600-h/vampire_bat.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxdd3QqOHGct_efCoFlkEm8RuWAbqUr6UKpTVX7mLB_4ZALRugM8-pgoLAnHpAJLwmfP28JSKBQ3mV_ugae5RfexxbsgQSTJaFtLnjaYK9GX6e-TBMTL_f68bur1tpLuW8oVCJLYqcjti/s400/vampire_bat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428881821872444706" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Vampire Bat</span> is a 1933 horror movie starring Lionel Atwill, <br />Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas and Dwight Frye.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2SF7lkaYrB4ynBqtHZQAyvrklWDQaJzGn542YiJI155s-NylWwsmK4BuY-rlE6FaQj1GXo-4PTmnnjY65lnrOYNL1BsfZki7Zrc-btaV8cgArBvf11NGMN6VK3wxx43yeyu8KeB4W8s7/s1600-h/vampire-bat.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2SF7lkaYrB4ynBqtHZQAyvrklWDQaJzGn542YiJI155s-NylWwsmK4BuY-rlE6FaQj1GXo-4PTmnnjY65lnrOYNL1BsfZki7Zrc-btaV8cgArBvf11NGMN6VK3wxx43yeyu8KeB4W8s7/s400/vampire-bat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428881912508572578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezomJDy1PoYP8-I6YCpo37PaSdYB_VyDPC10-MekhzQWA2HgW-zobNj081CooTiCtDWi9uBdiL7zTZheYpAAnkC-h1qcDSCNgBTXPKCyOv4wt1Ux9nlE-BUlziapoQ5g9IhHDcsO0deJL/s1600-h/qpgvig.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezomJDy1PoYP8-I6YCpo37PaSdYB_VyDPC10-MekhzQWA2HgW-zobNj081CooTiCtDWi9uBdiL7zTZheYpAAnkC-h1qcDSCNgBTXPKCyOv4wt1Ux9nlE-BUlziapoQ5g9IhHDcsO0deJL/s400/qpgvig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882021839186226" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot Outline:</span><br /><br />When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, <br />the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While <br />police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von <br />Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and <br />suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of <br />his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to <br />his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqjg11ckntwR-zkgS7Fqfjk3XsNcccpoIKju6HXXa8M7DVMDfese9AAYVh7YB2grYy1MxAxlSFBJrBKNzSO8XH_v2veQN2id0TEqqiPXAw16JETQ-KDReVdGWZc9aW-GmlZYrJoFoedZL/s1600-h/The+Vampire+Bat+1933.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqjg11ckntwR-zkgS7Fqfjk3XsNcccpoIKju6HXXa8M7DVMDfese9AAYVh7YB2grYy1MxAxlSFBJrBKNzSO8XH_v2veQN2id0TEqqiPXAw16JETQ-KDReVdGWZc9aW-GmlZYrJoFoedZL/s400/The+Vampire+Bat+1933.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882131380797554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm2GFv3fUf5W3vWYN7IRDWCMcabfsnNyKfZDLyl-_wHKA6BY3Db-ewijrrWQDQO94uzzOX9ylp3SBFt-hDTtnv3qMVN7fErJuEaom5viiTuwlItdmsFQpiQysVNhwPKdBAgIxQfd7PiPJ/s1600-h/1595211_l_24727_cf6a979e.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm2GFv3fUf5W3vWYN7IRDWCMcabfsnNyKfZDLyl-_wHKA6BY3Db-ewijrrWQDQO94uzzOX9ylp3SBFt-hDTtnv3qMVN7fErJuEaom5viiTuwlItdmsFQpiQysVNhwPKdBAgIxQfd7PiPJ/s400/1595211_l_24727_cf6a979e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882208261315922" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />-Lionel Atwill...Dr. Otto von Niemann<br />-Fay Wray...Ruth Bertin<br />-Melvyn Douglas... Karl Brettschneider<br />-Maude Eburne...Aunt Gussie Schnappmann<br />-George E. Stone...Kringen<br />-Dwight Frye...Herman Gleib<br />-Robert Frazer...Emil Borst<br />-Rita Carlyle... Martha Mueller (as Rita Carlisle)<br />-Lionel Belmore...Bürgermeister Gustave Schoen<br />-William V. Mong...Sauer<br />-Stella Adams...Georgiana<br />-Harrison Greene...Weingarten<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Production:</span><br /><br />Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill had been in the successful film <br />DOCTOR X the previous year and had already wrapped up <br />work of the follow-up MYSTERY IN THE WAX MUSEUM for <br />Warner Bros. when small Majestic Pictures saw a unique <br />chance to jump on all the advance publicity MYSTERY IN <br />THE WAX MUSEUM was receiving. But it would be a legnthy <br />post production process for the larger film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5VEjMRcVrMzu6PdlwKQRKLah-bISxkuoANwLawTQpWhrVGDYVaL_PNPIo1pxnDytIJa21vROdkoKT0zY8Q_MhbwnnjgcGHgXfMXdpQ8njAMDp9CNqmASEXHg93PaZ8jovK1M_v05X-Os/s1600-h/VampireBat+(0).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5VEjMRcVrMzu6PdlwKQRKLah-bISxkuoANwLawTQpWhrVGDYVaL_PNPIo1pxnDytIJa21vROdkoKT0zY8Q_MhbwnnjgcGHgXfMXdpQ8njAMDp9CNqmASEXHg93PaZ8jovK1M_v05X-Os/s400/VampireBat+(0).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882304276595042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-4RF1avNryj0REXFCqro0ekBhYkgQegXhjNBJPdbg3sNOiW8Yx95Netz8qNoasnWhRwU88BrQ6BP8RDGQzq_bfEvuoo_-XNoRNBA8vpFBxANMKLTux6jJv1DkZYOwcDCQvbb_nQCXNtY/s1600-h/VampireBat+(3).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpRRR891XxG5O3dtJeeI-gxh738c5mM_xM5udJxOHeza1VqhMMAICdqhpfiYBF2agSQ-bWyZ2HzYWzRI9-k6TxxBZ0dduEscE50n31tp1qOm6XrUBFNNvg0yCUlhUiZnF3peLZFs9gz3A/s400/VampireBat+(13).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882631103599298" /></a><br /><br />Seeing a chance to exploit all the advance press, skid row <br />studio Majestic Pictures Inc. snagged Fay Wray and Lionel <br />Atwill for a quickie Horror film of their own, rushing THE <br />VAMPIRE BAT (1933) into production.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNeprrQdLEf21IcJEFoerbHhCvv5kqlfUG6Q-lmMCzJhWZOfgrDQHYcOr2auHguwYkAJO2zMxKxMbSsrWftVs4XRiGC43Jl4qXE4aK53ViGxDAVmeUZCu5iNMcJYwWifSJfowEwo1hMvE/s1600-h/VampireBat+(16).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNeprrQdLEf21IcJEFoerbHhCvv5kqlfUG6Q-lmMCzJhWZOfgrDQHYcOr2auHguwYkAJO2zMxKxMbSsrWftVs4XRiGC43Jl4qXE4aK53ViGxDAVmeUZCu5iNMcJYwWifSJfowEwo1hMvE/s400/VampireBat+(16).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882722217637026" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CxfBRXL6l9PBhnSR5c6GVtNwxK57J9RmBeratuBrkwEt962O7oYZItXEFTOyTXO4rK6UaTXtskCzVl_qiF0VFn9HOaDdU_BUi9R-Zdbyu2X2q9mtUkHrj6SezoAWpy2oH00JBbP8HXsd/s1600-h/VampireBat+(21).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CxfBRXL6l9PBhnSR5c6GVtNwxK57J9RmBeratuBrkwEt962O7oYZItXEFTOyTXO4rK6UaTXtskCzVl_qiF0VFn9HOaDdU_BUi9R-Zdbyu2X2q9mtUkHrj6SezoAWpy2oH00JBbP8HXsd/s400/VampireBat+(21).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882817654545730" /></a><br /><br />As it turned out, Fay’s growing fanbase had to only wait about <br />four months after THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME for their next <br />date with Fay. <span style="font-weight:bold;">THE VAMPIRE BAT</span> was released January 21, 1933.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-rwAVOQn1AjSx3PtQ1JBeT3F0U6SihAX1WTZqDFQDibT1bWQLZvJBNkPQbYn-U5ISNQJqrT2qyygxLvrpfsCpSuVtUv812VwKeaqXDAwYsQBIhEKa-ElB8bDZKc5rTiumgQ8gU0TUhT5/s1600-h/VampireBat+(35).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-rwAVOQn1AjSx3PtQ1JBeT3F0U6SihAX1WTZqDFQDibT1bWQLZvJBNkPQbYn-U5ISNQJqrT2qyygxLvrpfsCpSuVtUv812VwKeaqXDAwYsQBIhEKa-ElB8bDZKc5rTiumgQ8gU0TUhT5/s400/VampireBat+(35).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428882939964942034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e2j3WNXUJqDYGmeRtvHwBP1BTgPoA8xsi1vzaATEtdbdN02JjWhv16knTIqxtJDg8yc75GDcToJblunmEt-8tGqXJbVSvk7Za03tb_yHcwlPLphAqRu1IlcOTv-I9dgOdaK4NFcgUKKr/s1600-h/VampireBat+(44).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg85rkMBqeopxokxECsOv8z69USA2Awh3lHep0avJZgpqe3svbwevDjVjPBL8Z4jEa3A7ugbxaRzOv69tdD0rDrrs9TXc3DLzIEsOy1z1pFckEgyjrPXjAulQmJPgH0XVQ3sjFom_V-4L/s400/VampireBat+(52).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428883286180548898" /></a><br /><br />Majestic Pictures had a lot less overhead than the larger studios, <br />who were struggling at the time during the great depression. <br />Part of the reason that <span style="font-weight:bold;">THE VAMPIRE BAT</span> looked almost as good <br />as any Universal Pictures horror film is because Majestic was <br />easily able to lease James Whales castoffs, the beautiful “German <br />Village” backlot sets left over from FRANKENSTEIN (1931) and the <br />interior sets from his film THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932), plus <br />some location shooting at Bronson Caves. 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FSQlvanfDljN-yAuDFP8o5zJBk26eUUU8sE1xS-fOS-AARa3Psq9139GVZA2Z8ea4qLLSUFwzjzFIedYN7YcyiJAbpgv4gAsrdmvs38AV1X-TD_bPWQ0y5H55U9fJWFDUuBnPvLWWHJp/s400/VampireBat+(92).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428883944664394530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Jw4flpsou9908sKtFDHmwNA1XTmD_QqtFn2kRl_atfjUT1Zc1MBd7CKv0oYMNEwjrp0iRUWWmCU3tsCj0vy4qbzdGF0mJzPG6HTHV35j8oZ3iYne02B6QK7RFpJwUS8Bd65j-qpJePbv/s1600-h/VampireBat+(95).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Jw4flpsou9908sKtFDHmwNA1XTmD_QqtFn2kRl_atfjUT1Zc1MBd7CKv0oYMNEwjrp0iRUWWmCU3tsCj0vy4qbzdGF0mJzPG6HTHV35j8oZ3iYne02B6QK7RFpJwUS8Bd65j-qpJePbv/s400/VampireBat+(95).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428884045364776034" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE VAMPIRE BAT</span> ruse worked well for Majestic, with them able to <br />rush the quickie film into theaters less than a month before Warner's <br />release of MYSTERY IN THE WAX MUSEUM.<br /><br />Fonts:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Bat">Wikipedia</a><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024727/">Imdb</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-25591292135772179052010-01-18T08:04:00.000-08:002010-01-18T10:22:10.456-08:00Ella, Drácula (2002)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy8Gt_NVOvbk6C9z23lJGCGQhSxR8IDWFOuaJN7m4ChESTv9OQWzjTj5k4g21nVflQbN3FmYOoaiprwYhQB-mnMsO9RdGWbhjeWp0T76rkJWVa_kzhBEUIfMEzrYjvML7CvVq58tFuFba/s1600-h/84-08-06455-X-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy8Gt_NVOvbk6C9z23lJGCGQhSxR8IDWFOuaJN7m4ChESTv9OQWzjTj5k4g21nVflQbN3FmYOoaiprwYhQB-mnMsO9RdGWbhjeWp0T76rkJWVa_kzhBEUIfMEzrYjvML7CvVq58tFuFba/s400/84-08-06455-X-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428112263172456850" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">García Sánchez, Javier: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ella, Drácula</span>. Madrid, <br />Editorial Planeta, 2002.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB21XZ_ljdV63SHrbGo2uplwYadZ7gUyeLBt-RmkkzPxB0FmGtBWEHeH0cj_aQ3L1NZlKV3Slt9h9EoqHs3fm8Y-czg4OEi5MmRACEdvXrtqlc9dqk5L1qnoGaymyzX1-wp8Uj6uDsbSb5/s1600-h/img1_04.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB21XZ_ljdV63SHrbGo2uplwYadZ7gUyeLBt-RmkkzPxB0FmGtBWEHeH0cj_aQ3L1NZlKV3Slt9h9EoqHs3fm8Y-czg4OEi5MmRACEdvXrtqlc9dqk5L1qnoGaymyzX1-wp8Uj6uDsbSb5/s400/img1_04.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428113080030617618" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Javier García Sánchez.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwwMVCbyxE8aEqSl_IlujHJ1xIOAvOvJaI4_h5px9ESqnHZl7Kjqcz9sFH1ShhhVV8a_xLq8M9MV8VmEOUxuYB89h1yiJTaEwI-brhaM2qyhkv6FQ1-Z1M6RLXO5AOcpjqNxOdpK8V0Dx/s1600-h/ella_dracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwwMVCbyxE8aEqSl_IlujHJ1xIOAvOvJaI4_h5px9ESqnHZl7Kjqcz9sFH1ShhhVV8a_xLq8M9MV8VmEOUxuYB89h1yiJTaEwI-brhaM2qyhkv6FQ1-Z1M6RLXO5AOcpjqNxOdpK8V0Dx/s400/ella_dracula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428112315512558610" /></a><br /><br />In the early seventeenth century lived in Hungary a unique <br />character, the aristocratic <span style="font-weight:bold;">Erzsébet Báthory</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKf6fBWbm55y8M7gODnZ_6OJMHkVH8xnqRqwptg3WiQlwkq3utYxRm2wNrJi-8sIfZFvGveu6pI1YGDB9mgpF8F_ce2Psmg59WsrW9xBc2APKFeVOpGrHqSguEpGQHPciSLI0frp6p1hw/s1600-h/elisabeth20bathory.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKf6fBWbm55y8M7gODnZ_6OJMHkVH8xnqRqwptg3WiQlwkq3utYxRm2wNrJi-8sIfZFvGveu6pI1YGDB9mgpF8F_ce2Psmg59WsrW9xBc2APKFeVOpGrHqSguEpGQHPciSLI0frp6p1hw/s400/elisabeth20bathory.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428112397563094066" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Erzsébet Báthory.</span><br /><br />Within eight years kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered <br />seven hundred girls. Fanatic witchcraft and the cult of blood, <br />she, and not Vlad Tepes, was the real Dracula.<br /><br />This is a fictional recreation of his life and his crimes, and a <br />brave plunge into the genealogy of pure evil.<br /><br />She, and not Vlad Tepes, was the real Dracula, as he committed <br />with his own hands, a systematic genocide unparalleled in the <br />annals of criminology of all time.<br /><br />More Info <a href="http://sepiensa.org.mx/contenidos/2005/s_dracula/dracula_1.htm">Sepiensa.org</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-66292586808823852462010-01-15T09:06:00.000-08:002010-01-15T09:18:58.263-08:00House of Dracula (1945)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ048PHjib-nIJqovKvrKhOr6bt8bnnXWUcV10N749HDDU6-5KkPXn2geAH9Kvb_N3rhMsq8i2FConXfi57PIfmy4ww4fdm_PuSN35tTcRvQfQnUQZWW-mE8_yBoBM9NIUXwxXs50sEfA/s1600-h/mansion.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ048PHjib-nIJqovKvrKhOr6bt8bnnXWUcV10N749HDDU6-5KkPXn2geAH9Kvb_N3rhMsq8i2FConXfi57PIfmy4ww4fdm_PuSN35tTcRvQfQnUQZWW-mE8_yBoBM9NIUXwxXs50sEfA/s400/mansion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427015652702105394" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">House of Dracula</span> was an American horror film released by <br />Universal Pictures Company in 1945. It was a direct sequel <br />to House of Frankenstein and continued the theme of <br />combining Universal's three most popular monsters: <br />Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and The Wolf Man.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7LWIbG_B8oMrCQJ-G67b4GMWOQjYnpPy8yeEs33zX_FgFDGyuZ5jDPcKvSYojNp34bLrkyqEsAZyqz0K4Fqhrd3vGUb3McCWArKbxjVvQeVpZmoLXeY9t2UzX-qgPvkqzJl0xlMAWNpM/s1600-h/4SVE1h61Fqin7eavN12o2oKao1_500.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7LWIbG_B8oMrCQJ-G67b4GMWOQjYnpPy8yeEs33zX_FgFDGyuZ5jDPcKvSYojNp34bLrkyqEsAZyqz0K4Fqhrd3vGUb3McCWArKbxjVvQeVpZmoLXeY9t2UzX-qgPvkqzJl0xlMAWNpM/s400/4SVE1h61Fqin7eavN12o2oKao1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427015745742777186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_VByQaJ8vFi_qULYB7L9ASdxM4Py0I5ph-bHlipqOXFPSebS2gm-iFuyyVEnQJEVW0k1rOtWLyrRUWurmwDtNNlJ9_FUImhLBrzcFMqQCglwy7oLiN6BWZSxYXZZHMnKOVE38LofnWSb/s1600-h/house-of-dracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WuxuSONSBpX0YSaYYXCeQAQyCfDm1UU2kI6qFeK2zpfi0kaNWdDOsB5IGlEmbINXaz6fC_LDl_vqd4WY1zVGvskcu3e7pPANuD0YxpIY1uZAUDR8Fmlxctnd1UQRy__wuFHfY3iO3yGA/s400/b70-9562.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016073422942322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUtkuLFyU8BJqKzmU8JNhUlg6bs3ka1uHES-ow-Mmo9y9I449yFL1y8TDMx2CPg1AxmkgDXN40cUy0pa4n5gjZgk9i5XFHJXthAAKppADG3U3rKH4kehZG-D05nbrWlzPho2NbnQ2PkGB/s1600-h/LobbyCard__House_Of_Dracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUtkuLFyU8BJqKzmU8JNhUlg6bs3ka1uHES-ow-Mmo9y9I449yFL1y8TDMx2CPg1AxmkgDXN40cUy0pa4n5gjZgk9i5XFHJXthAAKppADG3U3rKH4kehZG-D05nbrWlzPho2NbnQ2PkGB/s400/LobbyCard__House_Of_Dracula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016166188567458" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />-Lon Chaney Jr....Lawrence Stewart Talbot<br /> The Wolf Man (as Lon Chaney)<br />-John Carradine...Count Dracula<br />-Martha O'Driscoll...Miliza Morrelle<br />-Lionel Atwill...Police Inspector Holtz<br />-Onslow Stevens...Dr. Franz Edlemann<br />-Jane Adams...Nina<br />-Ludwig Stössel...Siegfried (as Ludwig Stossel)<br />-Glenn Strange...The Frankenstein Monster<br />-Skelton Knaggs...Steinmuhl<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X-2OmLclPVW7t9K6qalDPO_FTeM_q7cBcjrsqrCpRSWmmHlFgL4Z8Qmpqq7Ql-QYYKX0c__RAv_i8c0NHSJ1rd9wp3k-lpCghqlDoYyXIaxd7cC8MY5EV3-9KvJhTXEsaC9MaBKdlRzq/s1600-h/carradinedracula.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X-2OmLclPVW7t9K6qalDPO_FTeM_q7cBcjrsqrCpRSWmmHlFgL4Z8Qmpqq7Ql-QYYKX0c__RAv_i8c0NHSJ1rd9wp3k-lpCghqlDoYyXIaxd7cC8MY5EV3-9KvJhTXEsaC9MaBKdlRzq/s400/carradinedracula.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016297214157170" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">John Carradine (Count Dracula).</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot:</span><br /><br />The main plot is that Dracula and Larry Talbot are both <br />seeking a cure for their respective monster afflictions from <br />Dr. Edelmann (Onslow Stevens).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaSNveOHw94r9OmR-pvN2-soaNilphPU6V1CaMoc0yv2i6euCGwWGUNH14ptVX-jyCDpltliCGopfbQOaMf3gU3aMUjSlK6nx7_ByyBT9zcw6Z3rYU8W2HmEU0SWPQtOgHVBN6r5-F5eL/s1600-h/n32hoj.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaSNveOHw94r9OmR-pvN2-soaNilphPU6V1CaMoc0yv2i6euCGwWGUNH14ptVX-jyCDpltliCGopfbQOaMf3gU3aMUjSlK6nx7_ByyBT9zcw6Z3rYU8W2HmEU0SWPQtOgHVBN6r5-F5eL/s400/n32hoj.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016483552399426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU2NlG6tFjurzlY_wVNQ77JC0uDawy3T3PJ2L0SlbSOdhgKcFgaHcfffUf3kZwed3iewTx9iv9c_XG7lduet6IEzXdxq8WglQBgQY3SQCAFvTuwkJCo-jNWpuO5RctgvnK_LfnxWUcxRi/s1600-h/09283drac.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 362px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU2NlG6tFjurzlY_wVNQ77JC0uDawy3T3PJ2L0SlbSOdhgKcFgaHcfffUf3kZwed3iewTx9iv9c_XG7lduet6IEzXdxq8WglQBgQY3SQCAFvTuwkJCo-jNWpuO5RctgvnK_LfnxWUcxRi/s400/09283drac.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016574451627714" /></a><br /><br />Dracula actually appears to be searching for a cure for his <br />vampirism. Somehow Dracula survived his destruction by <br />sunlight exposure from the previous film House of <br />Frankenstein and initially seeks to be cured of his vampirism <br />at the hands of the doctor as he seems apparently tired of his <br />monster nature. But after re-meeting the doctor's beautiful <br />assistant whom he knew in his alias of "Baron Latos", Dracula's <br />monsterous nature reasserts itself and infects Edelmann <br />through a blood transfusion of his vampire blood, which turns <br />Edelmann into a Jekyll and Hyde like creature. Though <br />Edelmann succeeds in destroying Dracula, Edelmann realizes <br />that he is slowly degrading into a murderous monster himself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNrlFNhzJN3XBjUcz5v-msxI_pz-9NoQ3813skUgPTFcrzD3NrDL1cLhl0xTe4m1RRzZd2eTbsayhRdI_PYNZN5VKexlRKWgS8321cxlhTCzITAfz5oLi411vEW5A3DaSjahlKyEhNmV0/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNrlFNhzJN3XBjUcz5v-msxI_pz-9NoQ3813skUgPTFcrzD3NrDL1cLhl0xTe4m1RRzZd2eTbsayhRdI_PYNZN5VKexlRKWgS8321cxlhTCzITAfz5oLi411vEW5A3DaSjahlKyEhNmV0/s400/46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016662607125426" /></a><br /><br />Lawrence Talbot soon arrives at Edelmann's castle, seeking a <br />cure for the curse that turns him into a werewolf (As with <br />Dracula, his return from destruction dealt at the end of the <br />previous entry is not explained, but his recuperative ability <br />via moonlight has already been established in the earlier <br />Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man). The Frankenstein Monster <br />plays a minor role in this film, only being found during <br />Talbot's attempt at suicide by drowning in the ocean late in <br />the film. The Monster does not actually go into action until <br />almost the climactic finish, which results in Talbot finally <br />being cured of his affliction and falling in love with <br />Edelmann's attractive assistant, Miliza Morrelle (Martha <br />O'Driscoll) and killing the Hyde like version of Edelmann. <br />The Frankenstein Monster is burned to death in yet another <br />fire destruction of the castle he is in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNJdmemBC_DyS6j0gYIrGvHoGjGCNVYHhdH1cpt4NYUZa5NLWUQ1cDia-8HgZL3retERemy6gVDYPvdQAOixaY2zVIqmmT8AWkRR2oQZw7oSp6akdY4mjh77oWsPoFAyY3DCCH1Gcz8_x/s1600-h/Jane20.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNJdmemBC_DyS6j0gYIrGvHoGjGCNVYHhdH1cpt4NYUZa5NLWUQ1cDia-8HgZL3retERemy6gVDYPvdQAOixaY2zVIqmmT8AWkRR2oQZw7oSp6akdY4mjh77oWsPoFAyY3DCCH1Gcz8_x/s400/Jane20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016794424233746" /></a><br /><br />Also appearing in the film is Jane Adams, whose character, <br />Nina, is a hunchback and was thus billed as one of the <br />monsters in the film. In fact, her character is portrayed <br />sympathetically and the use of an attractive actress to play <br />an otherwise misshapen individual is notable for the time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintcyHqHQ-7nY0vR1oZxZeN9GuFtApS7tOdfYRn9CxaE5GABJI8ejq4LtUGhDf8zacRGkJ3JW4YKvblAmDLVxMALTl9ef3_DVREjvPG2fkMqiNR1BIJknsH55-M729UTlG3A4SqKdu_wVn/s1600-h/MANSION+DR+SE+VE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintcyHqHQ-7nY0vR1oZxZeN9GuFtApS7tOdfYRn9CxaE5GABJI8ejq4LtUGhDf8zacRGkJ3JW4YKvblAmDLVxMALTl9ef3_DVREjvPG2fkMqiNR1BIJknsH55-M729UTlG3A4SqKdu_wVn/s400/MANSION+DR+SE+VE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016892883961394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9fDTyKlXNZddu6cl3T_Iz1yYL5V5nAa0K-tThxuozA5HfZYYpon7Z1W6qnElGUAcj-_S2DVc2-GDJwBYc1GtGCZ1sbFcQ5nOplr84mA4Qdy0YOek_V0mvzrDQDks0DfH3D3yhipF4Vjn/s1600-h/mansion_de_dracula_1_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9fDTyKlXNZddu6cl3T_Iz1yYL5V5nAa0K-tThxuozA5HfZYYpon7Z1W6qnElGUAcj-_S2DVc2-GDJwBYc1GtGCZ1sbFcQ5nOplr84mA4Qdy0YOek_V0mvzrDQDks0DfH3D3yhipF4Vjn/s400/mansion_de_dracula_1_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427016983964710066" /></a><br /><br />Although Glenn Strange appears as the Monster in most of the <br />film, footage of Chaney as the Monster from The Ghost of <br />Frankenstein and Boris Karloff from Bride of Frankenstein was <br />recycled. In the Ted Newsom documentary "100 Years of Horror", <br />Carradine suggested his portrayal of Dracula was meant to reflect <br />the description of the character in the 1897 Bram Stoker novel. <br />Universal only agreed upon Carradine having a thin moustache.<br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Dracula">Wikipedia</a><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037793/">Imdb</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-76347096579648426812010-01-13T10:03:00.000-08:002010-01-14T04:35:54.283-08:00Meet the Horror Bloggers: Draculand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N0WKzM1jtLSh8Hn8kQi0bSrFimkq7WEXTMcNvwHK-O8jS5va0gKDwvbfsDCPLA1BWOCLU2ai1IhA8p3Bf99VnRyMVugVDqDt5v7VuKKMFFkwGDRoG08bD_60VCAh-7e-6mWRnXiwigG8/s1600-h/DSCF2196.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4N0WKzM1jtLSh8Hn8kQi0bSrFimkq7WEXTMcNvwHK-O8jS5va0gKDwvbfsDCPLA1BWOCLU2ai1IhA8p3Bf99VnRyMVugVDqDt5v7VuKKMFFkwGDRoG08bD_60VCAh-7e-6mWRnXiwigG8/s400/DSCF2196.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426287831550085618" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Tony Espinosa (Gor Mandra).</span><br /><br />You can see my presentation at the prestigious Web of <br />Horror "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Zombos' Closet of Horror</span>" created by <span style="font-weight:bold;">John Cozzoli</span> <a href="http://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2010/01/meet-the-horror-bloggers-.html">here</a>.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">John Cozzoli´s Bio:</span><br /><br />Founder of the <span style="font-weight:bold;">League of Tana Tea Drinkers</span>, expiring writer, <br />and critic of the horror, sci-horror, and fantasy genres found <br />in cinema and literature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav8oBqrw5vlUl3bTR_iZS5GLj-K0kCVM__yk3CnslvbanDUHcSF521Qx-Top1WhsOifSrM7E7f1n4T64qWv7z80s18lZhrcGJSCLUegn-S-9OYlshwazgPXeRcejdwAQm7MBd5PTguoj0/s1600-h/6573_101972039759_581724759_2142285_3534616_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav8oBqrw5vlUl3bTR_iZS5GLj-K0kCVM__yk3CnslvbanDUHcSF521Qx-Top1WhsOifSrM7E7f1n4T64qWv7z80s18lZhrcGJSCLUegn-S-9OYlshwazgPXeRcejdwAQm7MBd5PTguoj0/s400/6573_101972039759_581724759_2142285_3534616_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426289507791010866" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">John Cozzoli (Iloz Zoc).</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Biography:<br /></span><br />Tired of being a corpse-orate zombie, I traded in the needles <br />and voodoo doll effigies of my coworkers for the more rewarding <br />pleasure of writing my blog, Zombos’ Closet of Horror. As my <br />horror-oriented alter ego, Iloz Zoc, I write about the genre that <br />people love to fear. Growing up as a monster-kid in the 1960s, <br />and having two theaters in my neighborhood, it was bound to <br />happen sooner or later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NE2ojduzxtorNCKDsJmffKkQPPGmxhr_zQplW-lBsVsfE4DxlSzjZv0noUPurMHgDHhmrQSd57XPfytoWNbxT5s10Hjf3DKUOs0kee7vPRZvQjUSz5Sa3IBgOmUyhsLSzXyLGBi_LCBg/s1600-h/Imagen+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NE2ojduzxtorNCKDsJmffKkQPPGmxhr_zQplW-lBsVsfE4DxlSzjZv0noUPurMHgDHhmrQSd57XPfytoWNbxT5s10Hjf3DKUOs0kee7vPRZvQjUSz5Sa3IBgOmUyhsLSzXyLGBi_LCBg/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426290504155429602" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Zombos' Closet of Horror.</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Interests:</span><br /><br />The horror and fantasy genres as reflected in pop culture.<br /><br />I live in Westbury, New York with my wife and son, and dream of <br />one day owning an old-styled movie theater serving steamy hot <br />popcorn, smothered in real butter, ice-cold Bonbons, and lots of <br />horror movies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEblmDlfTSI_xwmOD4GYqvgVPOig2FqNwG7gzjVllJanllibtVKRiKFezmKX4epZNQ8r4EmA_fLjk7VJt_yOeoy7iE-qmwGSrtsM9GHPHOosQtBWPUwcMqhOlgc8lTsMiyjyHQN6jZKEG5/s1600-h/Imagen+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEblmDlfTSI_xwmOD4GYqvgVPOig2FqNwG7gzjVllJanllibtVKRiKFezmKX4epZNQ8r4EmA_fLjk7VJt_yOeoy7iE-qmwGSrtsM9GHPHOosQtBWPUwcMqhOlgc8lTsMiyjyHQN6jZKEG5/s400/Imagen+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426290641224296514" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The League of Tana Tea Drinkers.</span><br /><br />More Info: <br /><a href="http://www.zomboscloset.com/">Zombos' Closet of Horror</a><br /><a href="http://lottd.blogspot.com/">The League of Tana Tea Drinkers</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-40256748554998647562010-01-11T06:47:00.000-08:002010-01-11T06:55:27.515-08:00New reproduction Hammer Film posters released<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtZ1FNpuBnPBhEn6A6gBUWGrH5eZac53aCkBsWyJvfpB5rpIhPZg53Yn7XqGAewi3ftJdXEfiZCOuZ2oiWqSryyz-51FW7kLu6W8yNkMvLLtSP-_Kgt2oA6ICjIORpk_bYyRZ2AEojDuL/s1600-h/DRACULA(2).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtZ1FNpuBnPBhEn6A6gBUWGrH5eZac53aCkBsWyJvfpB5rpIhPZg53Yn7XqGAewi3ftJdXEfiZCOuZ2oiWqSryyz-51FW7kLu6W8yNkMvLLtSP-_Kgt2oA6ICjIORpk_bYyRZ2AEojDuL/s400/DRACULA(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425494888868487986" /></a><br /><br />Official licensee <a href="http://www.postersandstuff.co.uk/">Postersandstuff</a> continue to delight fans <br />the world over with their exclusive range of high-quality <br />reproduction film posters featuring the original artwork <br />for classic Hammer films.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGGdsEHZi7suUudrHeneenbUDmRkJkbFjd4wSnYBF4njJEn8ZFGbVoCq24kbRGhATSQ6xvYzI2SgsBWUM8DNvNDuVSx_get3pDPIqZE3zMtJKyNRkqg4s58A79ETsfwxBPZvYz0VGnBSF/s1600-h/BRIDES.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGGdsEHZi7suUudrHeneenbUDmRkJkbFjd4wSnYBF4njJEn8ZFGbVoCq24kbRGhATSQ6xvYzI2SgsBWUM8DNvNDuVSx_get3pDPIqZE3zMtJKyNRkqg4s58A79ETsfwxBPZvYz0VGnBSF/s400/BRIDES.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425494987738510818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68IQRdPgWj16-iCMHPOGZXzYNo9zIEUi12-5NhxRhVir9AnkO7DHlcURePgWkIdu_wRdmekOD1NK_llwPOY4gmDKEkUTig1hDCkytDkvpEw1I8uvG5BORtqj6zbIQAluSWIs-HL44mZ_Q/s1600-h/DRACULA+POD.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68IQRdPgWj16-iCMHPOGZXzYNo9zIEUi12-5NhxRhVir9AnkO7DHlcURePgWkIdu_wRdmekOD1NK_llwPOY4gmDKEkUTig1hDCkytDkvpEw1I8uvG5BORtqj6zbIQAluSWIs-HL44mZ_Q/s400/DRACULA+POD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425495074734851138" /></a><br /><br />December sees the issue of reproduction posters for two <br />horrors starring recently knighted Christopher Lee - <br />Dracula Prince Of Darkness and To The Devil A Daughter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBHR5gsQk7OLTH4Qep5I3vp4iF9MeHI3ip2Yev939G6RWvpyoC7jnzIyCC7zjLSj8_cQqtTs1Y1o7LRxq_fJnVdCZCJu6v238VO7T4iYBP0VXwD26cvm9kauX9C5Jf6uxFlJilS4DUQ67/s1600-h/DRACULA2007TEASER(1).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBHR5gsQk7OLTH4Qep5I3vp4iF9MeHI3ip2Yev939G6RWvpyoC7jnzIyCC7zjLSj8_cQqtTs1Y1o7LRxq_fJnVdCZCJu6v238VO7T4iYBP0VXwD26cvm9kauX9C5Jf6uxFlJilS4DUQ67/s400/DRACULA2007TEASER(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425495161634043378" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dS_6fbY7iyWAIXZ04MsKIbvT0QCSRUOH2jIoa6NUV_bmCX5co8Zf6Llg_0SJJWa-vkKnYPZpEqcWf-GdSLTl3d201KdrkO3qKhFc5UK1nWLVi6L0Afrev6sUvaYymgOHu2JWHXC0yGrJ/s1600-h/VampireCircus.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dS_6fbY7iyWAIXZ04MsKIbvT0QCSRUOH2jIoa6NUV_bmCX5co8Zf6Llg_0SJJWa-vkKnYPZpEqcWf-GdSLTl3d201KdrkO3qKhFc5UK1nWLVi6L0Afrev6sUvaYymgOHu2JWHXC0yGrJ/s400/VampireCircus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425495898082612258" /></a><br /><br />Each of the posters features the artwork from the original <br />British theatrical advertising, scanned from original posters <br />and painstakingly restored using digital technology to remove <br />blemishes, creases, foldlines, pinholes etc. The artwork is <br />then printed using special inks on 180 gsm paper to the <br />original 30 x 40 inch size.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljfmtBZN9IaYjTQneCXqnVI3fb5ekxfY-yJDx1FLohVU1X-Wpqn3daEAEFuFnOKfjg9s42vyicBqDNvqQ21bfucEBFql72yfbS7Mr-wA1HFlWo9jnPpKZgGNJyGS-TvOnLUhoHDMWSZhX/s1600-h/DRACULAAD72(2).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljfmtBZN9IaYjTQneCXqnVI3fb5ekxfY-yJDx1FLohVU1X-Wpqn3daEAEFuFnOKfjg9s42vyicBqDNvqQ21bfucEBFql72yfbS7Mr-wA1HFlWo9jnPpKZgGNJyGS-TvOnLUhoHDMWSZhX/s400/DRACULAAD72(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425495290218988866" /></a><br /><br />There are currently 31 posters available, through selected <br />retailers, including the new official Hammer shop (launching <br />January 2010). Or you can purchase directly through <br />Postersandstuff <a href="http://www.postersandstuff.co.uk/page18.htm">here</a>. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OLCbMnB67Kvv3f-sWcUBD_SMOkY5MxGuqYPbvhFat6SQCv2Q5R1enwcgXPiH1FJGBQh4TYxVtkJlB-M2XTf9AEPS9L6dlZj-ezpKbIWz_Dac4XrDDXUGbFIWYdzN8faz3CZGohVda1fq/s1600-h/DISPLAYBOX(2).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OLCbMnB67Kvv3f-sWcUBD_SMOkY5MxGuqYPbvhFat6SQCv2Q5R1enwcgXPiH1FJGBQh4TYxVtkJlB-M2XTf9AEPS9L6dlZj-ezpKbIWz_Dac4XrDDXUGbFIWYdzN8faz3CZGohVda1fq/s400/DISPLAYBOX(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425495419744669010" /></a><br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://www.hammerfilms.com/news/new-reproduction-hammer-film-posters-released">Hammer Films</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-9903059385311984472010-01-10T01:33:00.000-08:002010-01-18T01:25:15.772-08:00Vampyr (1932)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gft6tlNLcM_OVuhtdes33kZRGJ9Zh1sHCmeFPDqdk3isPr-AigL2sk0l414I_19ho6dDQ6n5p6gRt-S65PnDiuL0J8OrZZ2TzA86ty8efCNiQI-zetns2Fe4vv5Wb-6R_vPoI6xNdx52/s1600-h/Vampyr_La_Bruja_Vampiro_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gft6tlNLcM_OVuhtdes33kZRGJ9Zh1sHCmeFPDqdk3isPr-AigL2sk0l414I_19ho6dDQ6n5p6gRt-S65PnDiuL0J8OrZZ2TzA86ty8efCNiQI-zetns2Fe4vv5Wb-6R_vPoI6xNdx52/s400/Vampyr_La_Bruja_Vampiro_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425049642437223314" /></a><br /><br />Vampyr (German: Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey) is a <br />1932 horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor <br />Dreyer. The film was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based <br />on elements from J. Sheridan Le Fanu's In a Glass Darkly. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRJyxMxzX6KWfTTwYiaI_j3-QURO4gy_ZVQ-lD3n42pQ8JxCUfdNOdS7Eu7GHJnRrh2LFl535dZNhOl1n6VPk0uJrw0U87LcZ6rHj9NEi9KxbaI9SkZM6p976uUJzyXyMHY2QtwtqzLqv/s1600-h/025_vampyr_lo-res-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRJyxMxzX6KWfTTwYiaI_j3-QURO4gy_ZVQ-lD3n42pQ8JxCUfdNOdS7Eu7GHJnRrh2LFl535dZNhOl1n6VPk0uJrw0U87LcZ6rHj9NEi9KxbaI9SkZM6p976uUJzyXyMHY2QtwtqzLqv/s400/025_vampyr_lo-res-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425049731427333506" /></a><br /><br />Vampyr was funded by Nicolas de Gunzburg who starred in <br />the film under the name of Julian West among a mostly <br />non-professional cast. Gunzberg plays the role of Allan Grey, <br />a student of the occult who enters a small village outside of <br />Paris which is cursed by supernatural creatures known as <br />Vampyrs who lure townspeople to suicide so they can become <br />servants for the devil.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcky3djHMctcetgIXpjwI_v34msZ-TH9yKG1TtqyoruvJq9BmqGdhqVra9DbRlfYMxxnayLvvV9Vq6c4UQOy-0eB7iMyquzgDY1buFqyFiNDkd3DP1r7pXhfmkNcckXznAf_nU284eVYN/s1600-h/8616.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcky3djHMctcetgIXpjwI_v34msZ-TH9yKG1TtqyoruvJq9BmqGdhqVra9DbRlfYMxxnayLvvV9Vq6c4UQOy-0eB7iMyquzgDY1buFqyFiNDkd3DP1r7pXhfmkNcckXznAf_nU284eVYN/s400/8616.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425049837346482114" /></a><br /><br />Vampyr was challenging for Dreyer to make as it was his first <br />sound film and had to be recorded in three languages. To <br />overcome this, very little dialogue was used in the film and <br />much of the story is told with silent film-styled title cards. <br />The film was shot entirely on location and to enhance the <br />atmospheric content, Dreyer opted for a washed out, fuzzy <br />appearing photographic technique. The audio editing was <br />done in Berlin where the character's voices, sound effects, <br />and score were added to the film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEpNxyykDtV_BiXbIUHlaeeHx9m_FYGDaHlEHWzd-HTVJsHjiz_PmeqZCKacOi0YuIYiW38a0RYsI7IBY7FFryqnMd8Usytv9MgR7RtWJ9zs5I2JdDL-uUEd9-hezd9WAUh4LC0KgrkIS/s1600-h/62152488.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEpNxyykDtV_BiXbIUHlaeeHx9m_FYGDaHlEHWzd-HTVJsHjiz_PmeqZCKacOi0YuIYiW38a0RYsI7IBY7FFryqnMd8Usytv9MgR7RtWJ9zs5I2JdDL-uUEd9-hezd9WAUh4LC0KgrkIS/s400/62152488.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425049949840636082" /></a><br /><br />Vampyr had a delayed release in Germany and opened to a <br />generally negative reception from audiences and critics. <br />Dreyer edited the film after its German premiere and it <br />opened to more mixed opinions at its French debut. The <br />film was long considered as a low part in Dreyer's career, <br />but modern critical reception to the film has become much <br />more favorable with critics praising the film's disorienting <br />visual effects and atmosphere.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot:</span><br /><br />On a late evening, Allan Gray arrives at an inn close to the <br />village of Courtempierre where he rents a room to sleep. <br />Gray is awakened suddenly by an old man, entering the <br />room and leaving a square packet on Gray's table with "To <br />be opened upon my death" written on it. Gray takes the <br />package and walks outside finding shadows guiding him <br />to an old castle where he sees several shadows dancing and <br />wandering on their own. Gray also sees an elderly woman <br />and encounters the village doctor. Gray leaves the castle and <br />walks to a manor. Looking through one of the windows, Gray <br />sees the man who gave him the package earlier. This old man <br />is suddenly murdered by gun shot. Gray is let into the house <br />by servants who rush to the aid of the fallen man but find it <br />too late to save him. The servants have Gray stay the night, <br />where the Lord of the manor's youngest daughter, Giséle <br />leads Gray to the library where he learns that her sister, <br />Léone is gravely ill. Gray and Giséle then see Léone walking <br />outside. They rush to her finding her lying unconscious with <br />fresh bite wounds. They have her carried back up to the manor <br />where Gray remembers the parcel given to him. On opening <br />the parcel, Gray finds the book is about horrific demons called <br />Vampyrs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eL4WmVr_iIv8Qc24vtKilAApQvuBHKlyXcsxQujSG_d_38J5z4CM35HgGcu_sf1K4ZAgRUttrVyD3dzOmspjnWBGIGiknBVbVhJTOtefQw8I7VhcdMdcWEjVhsONdV6U6mTwgDm1UzN/s1600-h/Vampyr_aff_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eL4WmVr_iIv8Qc24vtKilAApQvuBHKlyXcsxQujSG_d_38J5z4CM35HgGcu_sf1K4ZAgRUttrVyD3dzOmspjnWBGIGiknBVbVhJTOtefQw8I7VhcdMdcWEjVhsONdV6U6mTwgDm1UzN/s400/Vampyr_aff_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425050058905444402" /></a><br /><br />After reading the book, Gray discovers Léone is a victim of a <br />Vampyr and that the Vampyr also can have humans forced into <br />her submission. The village doctor visits Léone at the manor, <br />who Gray recognizes as the old man he saw in the castle. The <br />doctor tells Gray that a blood transfusion is needed and Gray <br />offers his blood to save Léone. Exhausted from blood loss, Gray <br />wakes sensing danger, and rushes to Léone finding the doctor <br />who has just dropped a poison vial from his hand. The doctor <br />flees the manor, as Gray finds that Giséle has gone missing. <br />Gray follows the doctor finding himself in the castle where he <br />has a vision of himself being buried alive. After waking from <br />this vision, he succeeds in rescuing Giséle while the doctor is <br />able to get away. The old servant of the manor finds Gray's <br />Vampyr book and discovers the way to defeat a Vampyr is <br />with an iron bar through their heart. The servant meets Allan <br />Gray by Marguerite Chopin's grave behind the village Chapel. <br />They open the grave and find the old woman laying there and <br />begin to hammer a large metal bar through her heart, killing <br />her. The village doctor has found refuge in an old mill, but <br />finds himself locked in a chamber where flour sacks are <br />filled. The old servant arrives and activates the mill's <br />machinery, making the Vampyr's associate drown in the <br />flour that comes crashing from above. The curse of the <br />Vampyr is lifted when Léone recovers. Giséle and Gray cross <br />a foggy river outside by boat and find themselves in a brighter <br />clearing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf86JCDeEjNAD_Phz3GKNio-l3fI4OJlxrRdUAaH1WUFaTz9ag77owbZmf05DvaxoC0FBrca44njthBwEUB8rHTC982WJq-6EXH4keNln2I9dZlgEyu3YVu-O_3ueYWwz2j-bDDmZnmBFp/s1600-h/dreyer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf86JCDeEjNAD_Phz3GKNio-l3fI4OJlxrRdUAaH1WUFaTz9ag77owbZmf05DvaxoC0FBrca44njthBwEUB8rHTC982WJq-6EXH4keNln2I9dZlgEyu3YVu-O_3ueYWwz2j-bDDmZnmBFp/s400/dreyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425050181147889346" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Carl Theodor Dreyer.</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />Julian West as Allan Gray: A young wanderer whose studies of <br />devil worship have made him a dreamer. Gray's view of world <br />in the film is described as a blur of the real and unreal.<br /><br />Rena Mandel as Giséle: The younger sister of Léone and the <br />daughter of the Lord of the Manor. Giséle is kidnapped by the <br />Village Doctor late in the film.<br /><br />Sybille Schmitz as Léone: The older sister of Giséle, who is <br />bedridden and finds her strength growing less day by day.<br /><br />Jan Hieronimko as the Village Doctor: An old man who is a pawn <br />of the the vampyr Marguerite Chopin. The village doctor kidnaps <br />Giséle late in the film.<br /><br />Henriette Gérard as Marguerite Chopin: An elderly women who <br />commands her minions to make the people in the village commit <br />suicide which will send their souls to hell.<br /><br />Maurice Schutz as the Lord of the Manor: The father of Giséle and <br />Léone who offers Gray a book vampirism to help Gray save his <br />daughters. After his death, a vision of the Lord of the Manor <br />appears to the village doctor at the mill.<br /><br />Albert Bras as an Old Servant: A man who works for Lord of the <br />Manor. After the death of his master, he finds Gray's book on <br />vampirism and aids Gray in killing Marguerite Chopin in her <br />grave.<br /><br />><span style="font-weight:bold;">Production:</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Development:</span><br /><br />Director Carl Theodor Dreyer began planning Vampyr in late 1929, <br />a year after the release of his previous film The Passion of Joan of <br />Arc. The production company behind Dreyer's previous film had <br />plans for Dreyer to make another film, but the project was dropped <br />which lead to Dreyer deciding to go outside the studio system to <br />make his next film. Being Dreyer's first sound film, it was made <br />under difficult circumstances as the arrival of sound put the <br />European film industry in turmoil. In France, film studios lagged <br />behind technologically with the first French sound films being shot <br />on sound stages in England. Dreyer went to England to study sound <br />film, where he got together with Danish writer Christen Jul who was <br />living in London at the time.[4] Dreyer decided to create a story <br />based on the supernatural and read over thirty mystery stories and <br />found a number of re-occurring elements including doors opening <br />mysteriously and door handles moving with no one knowing why. <br />Dreyer stated proudly that "We can jolly well make this stuff too".<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">VAMPYR</span> Programme (Danish, 1933)<br />This is the <span style="font-weight:bold;">original Danish programme </span>from 1933 with art by <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Erik Aaes</span> (art director on Vampyr, Day Of Wrath, and Ordet).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrb4ZARvGRXu8CRTImFXUhURbkFlOSxXn2IzqN4BPsejKadeGbXoI3HBEQ7HaNf9Jb7WZ2JKd8dbYcPxVGRRiCZifwQ_fSNzmhTGsyYw7o_1phqj_Mj9uzpuiqR6oaqCM4eak_SaUFsMsd/s1600-h/01_16vampyr.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-fwHqWZXpDohNkeDk3x0J3jAtRz9VVX9SVCkRVflKwvK4f_J_vVWiEd6NLxG_ehXyzqm10Y2FgbubNBbM3WoypkbCKN72qLPqnLMl9d4a1FW7rV6zYFSxe-tpOw1i9Vzb9nBUWZGi_7a/s400/12_13vampyr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425051548595990162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJmZZrmbCb56K3-Zy9Ga57K3TDUk5SxoixAPxM3D-DIcM4gMhAL8sPtKV7Xw2JPzgtiAlnqSzFexEo2GMBpf1sB4GsnyYaWwBFlMTOqWDf-pYAhNshlkQFXtBZkfFzAAhrAdsNPOZEhNO/s1600-h/14_15vampyr.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJmZZrmbCb56K3-Zy9Ga57K3TDUk5SxoixAPxM3D-DIcM4gMhAL8sPtKV7Xw2JPzgtiAlnqSzFexEo2GMBpf1sB4GsnyYaWwBFlMTOqWDf-pYAhNshlkQFXtBZkfFzAAhrAdsNPOZEhNO/s400/14_15vampyr.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425051666624182050" /></a><br /><br />In London and New York, the stage version Dracula had been a <br />large hit in 1927. Dreyer and Jul created a story based on vampires <br />which Dreyer considered to be "fashionable things at the time". <br /><br />Vampyr is based on elements from J. Sheridan Le Fanu's In a Glass <br />Darkly, a collection of five stories first published in 1872. Dreyer <br />draws from two of the stories for Vampyr, one being Carmilla, a <br />vampire story with a lesbian subtext and the other being The <br />Room in the Dragon Volant about a live burial. Dreyer found it <br />difficult to decide on a title for the film. It may have initially been <br />titled Destiny and then Shadows of Hell. When the film was <br />presented in the film journal Close Up it was titled The Strange <br />Adventure of David Gray.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pre-production:</span><br /><br />Dreyer returned to France to begin casting and location scouting. <br />At the time in France, there was a small movement of artistic <br />independently financed films, including Luis Buñuel's L'Âge d'or <br />and Jean Cocteau's The Blood of a Poet which were both released <br />in 1930. Through Valentine Hugo, Dreyer met Nicolas de Gunzburg, <br />an aristocrat who agreed to finance Dreyer's next film in return for <br />playing the lead role in it. Gunzberg had arguments with his family <br />about becoming an actor, so he created the pseudonym Julian West, <br />a name that would be the same in all three languages that the film <br />was going to be shot in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ_dbXl1Qi-wWMt-MXaTJ9fIZFvcFBgabAujJrt_PjV_ADo517F8BhFcV-owQCMZkyk8JsaQs5YGfYLFKzCEucX0VC4HLp0CrVCGrwjkwTAHwr37pTT5-jnrC7d7Zgt5LLgEigh57xMg_/s1600-h/vampyr-title-still.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ_dbXl1Qi-wWMt-MXaTJ9fIZFvcFBgabAujJrt_PjV_ADo517F8BhFcV-owQCMZkyk8JsaQs5YGfYLFKzCEucX0VC4HLp0CrVCGrwjkwTAHwr37pTT5-jnrC7d7Zgt5LLgEigh57xMg_/s400/vampyr-title-still.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052014031857282" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2vdW-d_25hfGbGKk_J-3rV4nPca4Ge2VTL2sKHOMYlrf_r0hGPmlhCCQ_6v-KAQNDqQEf7Mu1Opgi6e4z8yckvn8GagWipfqhaYGZpCmXrpmldY5Gue90zoyrqKVmW-xQ1CFinHpBFge/s1600-h/VampyrMillScene.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2vdW-d_25hfGbGKk_J-3rV4nPca4Ge2VTL2sKHOMYlrf_r0hGPmlhCCQ_6v-KAQNDqQEf7Mu1Opgi6e4z8yckvn8GagWipfqhaYGZpCmXrpmldY5Gue90zoyrqKVmW-xQ1CFinHpBFge/s400/VampyrMillScene.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052252530236386" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The village doctor suffocates under flour dropped from the mill <br />above. This scene was added to the script during the film's production <br />and was told to be toned down by German censors.</span><br /><br />Most of the cast of in Vampyr were not professional actors. Jan <br />Hieronimko, who plays the village doctor, was found on a late night <br />metro train in Paris. When approached to act in the film, Hieronimko <br />stared blankly and did not reply. Hieronimko later contacted Dreyer's <br />crew and agreed to join the film. Many of the other non-professional <br />actors in the film were found in similar fashion in shops and cafes. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjGq-lcAc2UEs0N0Ha_6riX4pRtvjgXDu9XEC9ebwvGMPPOeHqujXUhtGttoWvu7tlYAZ1-dIeIRsBWsYs991DPyUrnHCJJQXk2N3zQytYv6HCsU09mDGC_6PGrIZNsByMOeTxAY2MKrU/s1600-h/tumblr_kvphjcVDGU1qzdvhio1_1280.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjGq-lcAc2UEs0N0Ha_6riX4pRtvjgXDu9XEC9ebwvGMPPOeHqujXUhtGttoWvu7tlYAZ1-dIeIRsBWsYs991DPyUrnHCJJQXk2N3zQytYv6HCsU09mDGC_6PGrIZNsByMOeTxAY2MKrU/s400/tumblr_kvphjcVDGU1qzdvhio1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052385111874018" /></a><br /><br />The only professional actors in the film were Maurice Schutz, who <br />plays the Lord of the Manor, and Sybille Schmitz, who plays his <br />daughter Léone. Many crew members of Vampyr had worked with <br />Dreyer on his previous film The Passion of Joan of Arc. Returning <br />crew members included cinematographer Rudolph Maté and art <br />director Hermann Warm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdepMYwEYGm_22hnv_vtH5HVl0kYn9RZVRtXA1y-2Sqbb15CH-wMWrpQHPf4mMsfL6gYLKQrdjtkQQp9vWq2q-93pH7YvqHP0-ZA9TUR28KXvGLrfR-DUA_e4dUvNv2qlQmV-_8_ywUjM/s1600-h/vampyr2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdepMYwEYGm_22hnv_vtH5HVl0kYn9RZVRtXA1y-2Sqbb15CH-wMWrpQHPf4mMsfL6gYLKQrdjtkQQp9vWq2q-93pH7YvqHP0-ZA9TUR28KXvGLrfR-DUA_e4dUvNv2qlQmV-_8_ywUjM/s400/vampyr2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052490157124274" /></a><br /><br />The entire film was shot on actual locations with many scenes shot <br />in Courtempierre, France. Dreyer and his cinematographer <br />Rudolph Maté took part in scouting for locations for Vampyr. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-3ancl_pLaXmk1ixTcSDhLDrwv2_SIJePejafhnUKYT6wt2xB9_gcL7Sayi2nDNOlInXxPi3YhQNYJ5T3634DK7ePXYjHg23XAeaUE4CL7OyraNPTQlV9_0jnz6lNbaggg2yubVeYvNe/s1600-h/Vampyr15.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-3ancl_pLaXmk1ixTcSDhLDrwv2_SIJePejafhnUKYT6wt2xB9_gcL7Sayi2nDNOlInXxPi3YhQNYJ5T3634DK7ePXYjHg23XAeaUE4CL7OyraNPTQlV9_0jnz6lNbaggg2yubVeYvNe/s400/Vampyr15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052611514945634" /></a><br /><br />Dreyer left most of his scouting to an assistant, who Dreyer <br />instructed to find "a factory in ruins, a chopped up phantom, <br />worthy of the imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Somewhere in <br />Paris. We can't travel far". In the original script, the village <br />doctor was supposed to flee the village and get trapped in a <br />swamp. On looking for a suitable mire, the crew found a mill <br />where they saw white shadows around the windows and doors. <br />After seeing this place, they changed the film's ending to take <br />place at this mill where the doctor dies by suffocating under <br />the milled flour.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Filming:</span><br /><br />Vampyr was filmed between 1930 and 1931. With everything <br />being shot on location, Dreyer believed it would be beneficial <br />by lending the dream-like ghost world of the film as well as <br />allowing them to save money by not having to rent studio space. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBY_uQVHqHLIkPc_RALrZTshEhyphenhyphenGGXIn56j_iPX4t6DrzCp7a70EbRwtdbjNKbxur0hFhIC17DDXA4x7cIabuaPpPZPu_-mmdnYRAbTXDGW6rptAJIBUy2QKNXs7uW_n2zofnea_ptHMa/s1600-h/DBRnR67M4qu47n5jVvVcGE0eo1_1280.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBY_uQVHqHLIkPc_RALrZTshEhyphenhyphenGGXIn56j_iPX4t6DrzCp7a70EbRwtdbjNKbxur0hFhIC17DDXA4x7cIabuaPpPZPu_-mmdnYRAbTXDGW6rptAJIBUy2QKNXs7uW_n2zofnea_ptHMa/s400/DBRnR67M4qu47n5jVvVcGE0eo1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428008378892354466" /></a><br /><br />Dreyer originally wanted Vampyr to be a silent film, as it uses <br />many elements of the silent era such as the use of title cards to <br />explain the story. Dialogue in the film was kept to a minimum. <br />For the scenes with dialogue, the actors mouthed their lines in <br />French, German and English so their lip movements would <br />correspond to the voices that were going to be recorded in <br />post-production. There is no record of the English version <br />being completed. The scenes in the chateau were shot in April <br />and May 1930. The chateau also acted as housing where the <br />cast and crew lived for the filming period. Living in the chateau <br />was unpleasant for them as it was cold and infested with rats. <br />The church yard scenes were shot in August 1930. The church <br />was not an actual church, but a barn with a number of tombstones <br />placed around it. This set was designed by the art director <br />Hermann Warm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJK7S6psTv_8ifjCPCvhhNBx0ij-vTIkQgd5CmR7T4XmUQlhvlcryxf5tESZ53EkzA0t1jNBtAWP6_Pl2Yl8XHakWXmX20Al9TRGEJ1ke5i_iEHYm2yrV9C0PFD3sw9-osRmFm2UYiWsl/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJK7S6psTv_8ifjCPCvhhNBx0ij-vTIkQgd5CmR7T4XmUQlhvlcryxf5tESZ53EkzA0t1jNBtAWP6_Pl2Yl8XHakWXmX20Al9TRGEJ1ke5i_iEHYm2yrV9C0PFD3sw9-osRmFm2UYiWsl/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425052757292725122" /></a><br /><br />Critic and writer Kim Newman described Vampyr's style as closer <br />to the experimental features such as Un chien andalou then a <br />"quickie horror films" made after the release of Dracula (1931). <br />Dreyer originally was going to film Vampyr in what he described <br />as a "heavy style" but changed direction after cinematographer <br />Maté showed him one shot that came out fuzzy and blurred. This <br />washed out look was an effect Dreyer desired, and had Maté shoot <br />the film through a piece of gauze held three feet (.9 m) away from <br />the camera to re-create this look. For other visuals in the film, <br />Dreyer found inspiration from the fine arts. Actress Rena Mandel, <br />who plays Gisèle, said that Dreyer showed her reproductions of <br />paintings of Francisco Goya during filming. In Denmark, a <br />journalist and friend of Dreyer, Henry Hellsen wrote in detail about <br />the film and the artworks it appeared to draw on. When being asked <br />about the intention of the film at the Berlin premiere, Dreyer <br />replied that he "had not any particular intention. I just wanted to <br />make a film different from all other films. I wanted, if you will, to <br />break new ground for the cinema. That is all. And do you think this <br />intention has succeeded? Yes, I have broken new ground". The filming <br />of Vampyr was completed the middle of 1931.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Post-production:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJOASHHOOjhcfg9QGIiekRXTzMutI-uHybGzxCEF0iOyc2zqb9ljd5hmzdQme_JuyBwfIaJuWuH2aHXh-Wb_czzesCwRcDgc8GqcknMn-i8padIMMHSNC3M-swCgNFnyJsEAPKT6hl37U/s1600-h/vampyr460.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJOASHHOOjhcfg9QGIiekRXTzMutI-uHybGzxCEF0iOyc2zqb9ljd5hmzdQme_JuyBwfIaJuWuH2aHXh-Wb_czzesCwRcDgc8GqcknMn-i8padIMMHSNC3M-swCgNFnyJsEAPKT6hl37U/s400/vampyr460.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425053142984793378" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Allan Gray (Nicolas de Gunzburg) finds a coffin containing <br />himself in a dream sequence. Modern critics praise this <br />sequence as one of the most memorable sequences from Vampyr.</span><br /><br />Dreyer shot and edited the film in France and then brought it to <br />Berlin where it was post-synchronized in both German and French. <br />Dreyer did the audio work at Universum Film AG, as they had the <br />best sound equipment available to him at the time. Most of the <br />actors did not dub their own voice. The only voices of the actors <br />that are their own in the film are of Schmitz and Gunzburg. The <br />sounds of dogs, parrots, and other animals in the film were fake <br />and were done by professional imitators. Wolfgang Zeller composed <br />the film's score and worked with Dreyer to develop the music.<br /><br />There are differences between the German and French releases of <br />the film. The character Allan Grey is named David Gray for the <br />German release, which Dreyer attributed to a mistake. The German <br />censors ordered cuts to the film that still exist today in some prints. <br />The scenes which had to be toned down include the doctor's death <br />under the milled flour and the vampire's death from the stake. There <br />are other scenes that were shot and included in the script that do <br />not exist in any current prints of Vampyr. These scenes reveal the <br />vampire in the factory recoiling against a shadow of a Christian cross <br />as well as a ferryman guiding Gray and Gisèle by getting young <br />children to build a fire and sing a hymn to guide them back to the <br />shore.<br /><br />Dreyer had prepared a Danish version of the film which was based <br />on the German version with Danish subtitles and title cards. The <br />distributor could not afford to have the title cards completed in <br />the manner they appear in the German version, which were instead <br />finished with a more simple style. The distributor also wanted to <br />make the pages in the book shown in the film as plain title cards <br />which Dreyer did not allow. Dreyer responded to this idea, saying <br />that "the old book is not an text in the ordinary sense, but an <br />actor. Just as much as the others."<br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampyr">Wikipedia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-43404899813063687582010-01-07T13:58:00.000-08:002010-01-07T14:28:21.000-08:00Count Dracula (1970)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGSSzbLFPa4aFdxntTbW-RT9W5LPRzdwrC7B2ElCytv5LTp7pO6WF3HYWFAssXyrEdRUmRCfWNHUIBgG7YvypedeSdhHkZ8XtJBTGH5E17nFyUaKuSuis61cPhJjiMbSnU5v36ii0pD26/s1600-h/count_dracula_poster_03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGSSzbLFPa4aFdxntTbW-RT9W5LPRzdwrC7B2ElCytv5LTp7pO6WF3HYWFAssXyrEdRUmRCfWNHUIBgG7YvypedeSdhHkZ8XtJBTGH5E17nFyUaKuSuis61cPhJjiMbSnU5v36ii0pD26/s400/count_dracula_poster_03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424123552712576242" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Count Dracula</span> (German: Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht, At Night, <br />When Dracula Awakens) is a 1970 film, directed by Jesus Franco <br />and based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDlHNCCsInAMn96Ru2KrBEsQVUtLhHbWsAk23HPnta4TJh7t9rfFXMeCZmYx5u98bbxh3aLjJFFDoMCZeh2ygCq2Urj3rd44PQRkZRgyyyP1l6X3JJg2zXXvrLoVH52hqg6dumgXtb5Ix/s1600-h/count_dracula_poster_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDlHNCCsInAMn96Ru2KrBEsQVUtLhHbWsAk23HPnta4TJh7t9rfFXMeCZmYx5u98bbxh3aLjJFFDoMCZeh2ygCq2Urj3rd44PQRkZRgyyyP1l6X3JJg2zXXvrLoVH52hqg6dumgXtb5Ix/s400/count_dracula_poster_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424123814938066770" /></a><br /><br />Although Count Dracula stars Christopher Lee in the title role, <br />it is not a Hammer production like his other Dracula films, but <br />was produced by Harry Alan Towers. Klaus Kinski, who would <br />play Dracula himself nine years later in Nosferatu the Vampyre, <br />is also featured in the film. Count Dracula was advertised as <br />the most faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. Among <br />other details, it was the first film version of the novel in which <br />Dracula begins as an old man and becomes younger as he feeds <br />upon fresh blood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIS80O8hCHP5izOpbHU-KWwDShyphenhyphenruXmLc-SrNjGeyT3dopCADQGILGBLudHmMj04iNsHAFg_93h4Z6I-xltdZr4wbjruusJmRnYMEtDhCwPnlRY8Atf2UJf7h4hH2WTTKCno7NlVwSkfb/s1600-h/count_dracula_poster_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIS80O8hCHP5izOpbHU-KWwDShyphenhyphenruXmLc-SrNjGeyT3dopCADQGILGBLudHmMj04iNsHAFg_93h4Z6I-xltdZr4wbjruusJmRnYMEtDhCwPnlRY8Atf2UJf7h4hH2WTTKCno7NlVwSkfb/s400/count_dracula_poster_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424124057442538610" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Count Dracula</span> was released also in Italy as<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Il conte Dracula</span> and <br /> Spain as<span style="font-weight:bold;"> El Conde Drácula</span>.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />-Christopher Lee as Count Dracula<br />-Herbert Lom as Professor Van Helsing<br />-Klaus Kinski as Renfield<br />-Soledad Miranda as Lucy Westenra<br />-Maria Rohm as Mina Murray<br />-Fred Williams as Jonathan Harker<br />-Paul Mueller as Dr. Seward<br />-Jack Taylor as Quincey Morrisin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4svUOu33bjSIVLkdmUh2yME3EFJuYxaEohdAEcztELtr1HNsyxVweUVwlLgnKQ6Qs2vXRpA9dRBqCriI2jncFhRRJukd3hcnSW6-o678MGUI-z2vz6zTQbCyNreW0DLVgu-wHUbfX4L21/s1600-h/Count+Dracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4svUOu33bjSIVLkdmUh2yME3EFJuYxaEohdAEcztELtr1HNsyxVweUVwlLgnKQ6Qs2vXRpA9dRBqCriI2jncFhRRJukd3hcnSW6-o678MGUI-z2vz6zTQbCyNreW0DLVgu-wHUbfX4L21/s400/Count+Dracula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424125854937677506" /></a><br /><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot summary:</span><br /><br />The film starts with a shot of Count Dracula's castle and the <br />following text<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpth1m7zITGN5P4mqYdJKYt2vcMnbRCbcxP5BYwaEN9x0v3jo69ET0Y-zcYDWEGhhGgYoCUW2hWBI35oqFtVPPMIHKOSngxyo-9LSARdcxYUGWCXhcU5dr0UFZRrJAyjq7-ffVR7PVV67W/s1600-h/dra8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpth1m7zITGN5P4mqYdJKYt2vcMnbRCbcxP5BYwaEN9x0v3jo69ET0Y-zcYDWEGhhGgYoCUW2hWBI35oqFtVPPMIHKOSngxyo-9LSARdcxYUGWCXhcU5dr0UFZRrJAyjq7-ffVR7PVV67W/s400/dra8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126030332578658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJCx6n8hjqqH74KEpDuY-ZJyyHcBXjSQN7OeT9aC8OLfAnOSuZqZniRvVwOwmLDMVkToWccC2ftPpvUD7SK0Eu221wOxK08jxiNeVMWwJTKnSbclQuyH5KGw6yHuLnGmCB-DYBFeX6_2s/s1600-h/dra15.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJCx6n8hjqqH74KEpDuY-ZJyyHcBXjSQN7OeT9aC8OLfAnOSuZqZniRvVwOwmLDMVkToWccC2ftPpvUD7SK0Eu221wOxK08jxiNeVMWwJTKnSbclQuyH5KGw6yHuLnGmCB-DYBFeX6_2s/s400/dra15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126210358391506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0-TMJaEBiQsSvUKoL9uvsG87mWL3BfJYMGGmDQ8k8tV701vxLNz4Srs8gElGvZCaZKojuDx2A9KYFbWB3K74PaEaamiboHtuDj9hluSVC4OkRVFtx3xvOpsNI9r8M_3FNnSGPn0-cgdj/s1600-h/elcondedracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0-TMJaEBiQsSvUKoL9uvsG87mWL3BfJYMGGmDQ8k8tV701vxLNz4Srs8gElGvZCaZKojuDx2A9KYFbWB3K74PaEaamiboHtuDj9hluSVC4OkRVFtx3xvOpsNI9r8M_3FNnSGPn0-cgdj/s400/elcondedracula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126360541084962" /></a><br /><br />Over fifty years ago, Bram Stoker wrote the greatest of all horror <br />stories. Now, for the first time, we retell exactly as he wrote, one <br />of the first — and still the best — tales of the macabre.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFglm1hhJAP9IIJU9KEOEm2521z8xBrgO150D4tsdSZp7MTAwUQFUig0lBzKEGigHo18n7_vCKWDTiKug8llkbdA3GtIeP197KH_hjt-0NtXnLEwU4-rVWWG25ObbYiG4btwK7NgviU3Zf/s1600-h/1532.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFglm1hhJAP9IIJU9KEOEm2521z8xBrgO150D4tsdSZp7MTAwUQFUig0lBzKEGigHo18n7_vCKWDTiKug8llkbdA3GtIeP197KH_hjt-0NtXnLEwU4-rVWWG25ObbYiG4btwK7NgviU3Zf/s400/1532.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126607161092754" /></a><br /><br />Jonathan Harker, a lawyer traveling from London to Transylvania to <br />secure property for Count Dracula, arrives at Bistritz to stay for the <br />night. There, he is warned by a concerned lady against continuing <br />his journey the following day. Harker believes that her concerns are <br />rooted in peasant superstition. He ignores her, but starts to feel <br />increasingly unnerved by the way everyone looks at him. Harker <br />sets off for the rest of his journey and arrives at the Borgo Pass <br />where he's picked up by the Count, though Harker doesn't realise <br />that it's him until much later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIL52zccNLS3f5kB3U65YHOsPwDwkzplp6HW84_Nt0cN-uz3OZTsyh13M6UO_t-VE_aDc_7SV396ESDz8M5TlUfoGYslCa9eDqdIo73koBUUAE8W_Eflg0fFYc76j6qtrxQs_lFvkCMTu/s1600-h/dra4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIL52zccNLS3f5kB3U65YHOsPwDwkzplp6HW84_Nt0cN-uz3OZTsyh13M6UO_t-VE_aDc_7SV396ESDz8M5TlUfoGYslCa9eDqdIo73koBUUAE8W_Eflg0fFYc76j6qtrxQs_lFvkCMTu/s400/dra4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126759660511266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOLB2CR-Ykq_FyciW_1Cp85oPZYLDZax2Wamhf2ninzj2GiBwUwkPF4cJn0pKkboSrpHOuGQKdLlzBL-yu8iPBpM3abFcfJoIV8fNatHmXmC4CYsfp5CtnssKhFmGph0f9wYLbGOji4Gh/s1600-h/dra1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOLB2CR-Ykq_FyciW_1Cp85oPZYLDZax2Wamhf2ninzj2GiBwUwkPF4cJn0pKkboSrpHOuGQKdLlzBL-yu8iPBpM3abFcfJoIV8fNatHmXmC4CYsfp5CtnssKhFmGph0f9wYLbGOji4Gh/s400/dra1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424126866284810850" /></a><br /><br />Harker debarks at Castle Dracula, and the coach immediately rushes <br />off. Somewhat hesitantly, Harker approaches the main door, <br />whereupon a thin, tall, gaunt old man opens it. Harker asks, "Count <br />Dracula?" "I am Dracula, enter freely and of your own will," says the <br />man at the door (this dialog is taken straight from Bram Stoker's <br />book). Another detail from the book that is ignored by most film <br />adaptions is that Dracula first appears as an old man with a <br />moustache and clad entirely in black. Dracula takes Harker to his <br />bedchamber where Harker notices that Dracula casts no reflection. <br />In the following scene, Harker dines and tells the Count of London, <br />including more dialogue taken directly from the book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwh1aaHzsVCAeYVQrR6hPPGSelw96MMpwNKdKG6FotAcbHcBpUItLjLoKCaEn3Wi8rK42ZPP3VkaC3lJgVBJImRxtzENsqNqDNWhJ9qMcIWhuzzE85FNHAip0zZ1nAaGHqKVCh8A1ojm/s1600-h/dra2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwh1aaHzsVCAeYVQrR6hPPGSelw96MMpwNKdKG6FotAcbHcBpUItLjLoKCaEn3Wi8rK42ZPP3VkaC3lJgVBJImRxtzENsqNqDNWhJ9qMcIWhuzzE85FNHAip0zZ1nAaGHqKVCh8A1ojm/s400/dra2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127041133090114" /></a><br /><br />Later, Harker goes to sleep in the bedroom assigned to him, then a <br />jump in continuity places him in a basement room where he is <br />seduced by three beautiful vampiresses. An enraged Dracula rushes <br />into the room and orders them to leave Harker alone. Dracula <br />explains, "This man belongs to me," then gives the vampiresses a <br />baby to feed on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Qq541z7MWktpx3UTJnBnnuwiHmFOv2R6HjHLL4vlXExYP7IjsUFszGGccUAx2JuanuI325OPqd0QmlXZDGPesTj_od-mdZ-AXmHeuePINUJ8ZN45ru-lmoYR2AMAr_SyQNAm4rC2Gzp/s1600-h/dra3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Qq541z7MWktpx3UTJnBnnuwiHmFOv2R6HjHLL4vlXExYP7IjsUFszGGccUAx2JuanuI325OPqd0QmlXZDGPesTj_od-mdZ-AXmHeuePINUJ8ZN45ru-lmoYR2AMAr_SyQNAm4rC2Gzp/s400/dra3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127185049210242" /></a><br /><br />Harker realises he's now a prisoner and climbs out of his bedroom <br />window and finds Count Dracula and his three brides in coffins. <br />Harker runs out of a window screaming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoIz_UhdVkZZX28we9Y6Q-0VTULs49JTk9ZfnFmxfnH19n2ieccfcfhvsJrjpm-QPwYqyGDHVHW-VmjDZvjfHYiVWDxnByc3FroHEJrQDjM1FAXGx8oi-IL_WGrD-M3yuHGhrP45PNpUj/s1600-h/dra6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoIz_UhdVkZZX28we9Y6Q-0VTULs49JTk9ZfnFmxfnH19n2ieccfcfhvsJrjpm-QPwYqyGDHVHW-VmjDZvjfHYiVWDxnByc3FroHEJrQDjM1FAXGx8oi-IL_WGrD-M3yuHGhrP45PNpUj/s400/dra6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127485783994722" /></a><br /><br />Quincey Morris, Lucy's fiancée, joins Drs. Seward and Van Helsing. <br />They give her a blood transfusion from Quincey but it doesn't seem <br />that Van Helsing makes any effort other than this to save Lucy. <br />Dracula gets younger while feeding off Lucy. Of growing interest <br />to the men, though, is one of the patients at the lunatic asylum, <br />R. M. Renfield, who is classed as a zoophagus. He eats flies and <br />insects in order to consume their life, believing that with each life <br />he consumes he gains that life. He seems to act violently whenever <br />Dracula is around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjbhddB6_ZTImSLgJnPp16tBYBi-GvybyBA_BCIHgWo9HhGA0sJUqo7QkMXoCPoMsSenUAUwP2KVMuEcub79tdKiBC8t1n5C-yZZ65Uq6cdSrpBCP5VvP625PnmwBKqdLZ0DB9cLzDNmk/s1600-h/dra5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjbhddB6_ZTImSLgJnPp16tBYBi-GvybyBA_BCIHgWo9HhGA0sJUqo7QkMXoCPoMsSenUAUwP2KVMuEcub79tdKiBC8t1n5C-yZZ65Uq6cdSrpBCP5VvP625PnmwBKqdLZ0DB9cLzDNmk/s400/dra5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127315581273250" /></a><br /><br />Lucy eventually dies while her men look on. Lucy, thanks to Van <br />Helsing's sudden knowledge of vampires, is diagnosed as one. <br />Lucy feeds off the blood of a child, killing one and the men <br />destroy her in her tomb. Harker comes around and joins the <br />group who then ascertain that Count Dracula is their vampire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05apoP7OW8VDAFdmmMqotDX9q1ugHnri2RoMuNj55XYVroBfdprDPAhQKqewnkha5SmxLe_BeMe4sv145SYTaAqTQsdzepE69W1JSMhCMUeB8rfTKxt-SqimoBZgkA9gw-5hnA0s8r48w/s1600-h/dra9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05apoP7OW8VDAFdmmMqotDX9q1ugHnri2RoMuNj55XYVroBfdprDPAhQKqewnkha5SmxLe_BeMe4sv145SYTaAqTQsdzepE69W1JSMhCMUeB8rfTKxt-SqimoBZgkA9gw-5hnA0s8r48w/s400/dra9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127634553395538" /></a><br /><br />Dracula then turns his attention to Mina and Van Helsing suddenly <br />has a stroke and remains in a wheel chair.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNY2VYcv6LYL_xH4xib1PdK-GjifLCBbQRJJIYNRlPM613PdIEb3zZLn0G7KwpvGfRFzCagrtHPJFdErfKE_cCTfp4Hr4ayiI8-7jUYSfT-B-yH8p6N7fkPaCC_Z7C9Ys_W6dXKVCs94q/s1600-h/dra11.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNY2VYcv6LYL_xH4xib1PdK-GjifLCBbQRJJIYNRlPM613PdIEb3zZLn0G7KwpvGfRFzCagrtHPJFdErfKE_cCTfp4Hr4ayiI8-7jUYSfT-B-yH8p6N7fkPaCC_Z7C9Ys_W6dXKVCs94q/s400/dra11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127779554435650" /></a><br /><br />Count Dracula returns to Transylvania and is trailed by Harker and <br />Quincey who catch up with him, then set fire to his coffin. At the <br />same time, Dracula is approaching Mina many miles away (he is <br />appearing in two places at once — a feat that is not explained in <br />any way). As his coffin burns, Dracula turns back into an old man <br />and burns to death.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Deviations from the novel:</span><br /><br />The film has very few changes from the novel, but there are some <br />notable ones. This list is not exhaustive, but intended to convey a <br />sense of the differences between the film and the novel:<br /><br />Quincey Morris is combined with Arthur Holmwood's character.<br /><br />Harker spends time in an asylum, run by Van Helsing, and is <br />treated by John Seward.<br /><br />Lucy and Mina spend much of the film at the asylum looking after <br />Harker.<br /><br />Van Helsing suffers a stroke which causes him to be in a <br />wheel-chair for one scene.<br /><br />Dracula can appear in two places at once.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFziA1TBmfmtPp3C8xqP1jK9KRBlrbYmqFZX7ZH_heDlUi9telBv5ntlTryUYXKXTCkvlpuK1WRZQlS7Cu9ga84GsAH0upXSqnfy0m7nEK0iXcldLdLFlFll1wE-EKBjan4ZTxv92yVnhp/s1600-h/draculachristoperjesusfranc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFziA1TBmfmtPp3C8xqP1jK9KRBlrbYmqFZX7ZH_heDlUi9telBv5ntlTryUYXKXTCkvlpuK1WRZQlS7Cu9ga84GsAH0upXSqnfy0m7nEK0iXcldLdLFlFll1wE-EKBjan4ZTxv92yVnhp/s400/draculachristoperjesusfranc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424127900727826626" /></a><br /><br />Mina and Van Helsing do not accompany Harker and Morris to <br />Transylvania.<br /><br />Harker and Morris set fire to Dracula in his coffin (in the novel, <br />Dracula is killed by being sheared "through the throat" with a <br />Knife and stabbed in the heart with a Bowie knife).<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Critical reaction:</span><br /><br />Brett Cullum of DVD Verdict wrote, "For curious Dracula fans, <br />Jess Franco's Count Dracula is a neat find. It's a stellar cast <br />working under a low budget, and it comes off entertaining if <br />not a classic. It's a B-movie treatment at best, but ... Lee <br />comes off fiery and committed to making this Count one that <br />will be noticed." Brian Lindsey of Eccentric Cinema wrote, <br />"Upon weighing [the film's] pros and cons, Count Dracula <br />emerges a substantially flawed film. But I can still recommend <br />it to any fan of Lee, Franco, Miranda, and even of Stoker's <br />novel." George R. Reis of DVD Drive-In wrote, "Count Dracula <br />is flawed in many ways, but for fans of gothic horror, it’s still <br />irresistible ... Barcelona naturally allows for some truly <br />handsome scenery and an appropriate castle for Dracula to <br />dwell in, and the performances of the international cast are <br />above average."<br /><br />Shawn McLoughlin of DVD In My Pants wrote, "The production <br />values aren’t stellar, and the imagery is stolen right out of the <br />Hammer films, but all the actors bring their stuff to the table <br />and it all works out together in the end." Dave Sindelar of <br />Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings wrote, "All in all, this <br />is an acceptable movie (both as a Franco movie and as an <br />adaptation of the novel), but not a particularly great one on <br />either level." Dracula scholar Leslie S. Klinger said "the picture <br />begins well, closely following the Stoker narrative account of <br />Harker's encounter with Dracula. The film rapidly proceeds <br />into banality, however, and except for the characterization of <br />Lee as an older Dracula and the brilliant Kinski, the film is <br />largely forgettable."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KCY4LWo_DfCLzdY3wUvhLlzhy-O9jxJbnbtJCUPQL0q3q9q21m8P1lKABeby1DMhWxcM4GrjY4c9L_FBAWe-WMzhbSN7h7Ea43IIjOXrSIHcKv1m57_0pScibyt92pqVCCQiDfmp0iTX/s1600-h/jesus_franco1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KCY4LWo_DfCLzdY3wUvhLlzhy-O9jxJbnbtJCUPQL0q3q9q21m8P1lKABeby1DMhWxcM4GrjY4c9L_FBAWe-WMzhbSN7h7Ea43IIjOXrSIHcKv1m57_0pScibyt92pqVCCQiDfmp0iTX/s400/jesus_franco1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424128236345109794" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Jesus Franco.</span><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">DVD releases:</span><br /><br />Count Dracula was released on DVD in 2007 by Dark Sky Films. <br />Special features include an interview with director Jess Franco, <br />a reading of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel by Christopher Lee, <br />and a text essay on the life of actress Soledad Miranda. The <br />DVD has come under criticism for omitting the scene in which <br />a distraught mother pleads for her baby's life at the door of <br />Dracula's castle.<br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula_(1970_film)">Wikipedia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-42491371943371070562010-01-05T04:23:00.000-08:002010-01-05T04:39:24.742-08:00Son of Dracula (1943)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAx5J6WO1NAyWtoUdGuHo_sWVBrp3AYKaE-E2sgI9CDMwXawK-A0ideczEFfGr5_-KmJlc52Xa7RT-jaND2UPlJ27wnIsAakmff0fOFDSvGOdORziR0r3FPIGjSm3Qjc5YeUC3ky8rDZO/s1600-h/son+of+dracula+(1943).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAx5J6WO1NAyWtoUdGuHo_sWVBrp3AYKaE-E2sgI9CDMwXawK-A0ideczEFfGr5_-KmJlc52Xa7RT-jaND2UPlJ27wnIsAakmff0fOFDSvGOdORziR0r3FPIGjSm3Qjc5YeUC3ky8rDZO/s400/son+of+dracula+(1943).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423232900654272706" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Son of Dracula</span> is an American horror film released in 1943. <br />It was directed by Robert Siodmak - his first film for Universal <br />studios - with a screenplay based on an original story by his <br />brother Curt. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. and his frequent <br />co-star Evelyn Ankers. Notably it is the first film where a <br />vampire turns into a bat on screen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSrZbWeAwbdILYiOd2ad6ad9DcWuEuptmr0_ZSQxZD4RCdbzusELgqYe83imGB8XtNZoDYRxJAPyjI9UsSmB0b1330FWGPm3O3Ew-9LOminET6XeZXjUUldSVTPQBLw8KlS_IRwNKzIX-/s1600-h/3470.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSrZbWeAwbdILYiOd2ad6ad9DcWuEuptmr0_ZSQxZD4RCdbzusELgqYe83imGB8XtNZoDYRxJAPyjI9UsSmB0b1330FWGPm3O3Ew-9LOminET6XeZXjUUldSVTPQBLw8KlS_IRwNKzIX-/s400/3470.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233043203042754" /></a><br /><br />It is the third in Universal Studios' Dracula trilogy, beginning <br />with Dracula and Dracula's Daughter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKlKedq4SYx8GSkkBfpvth4JO0iJE4kZgiEcN3eASJosicAMTFVHE_0bXr_u2QrgkPzRtGAG2Gldaf6lMbtM_TMqFNt8_zaafC5bd2FE5iDLAc0jYyeh12GGX8mBPKzVkpe_wW6thA4vX/s1600-h/figliodrac43-02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKlKedq4SYx8GSkkBfpvth4JO0iJE4kZgiEcN3eASJosicAMTFVHE_0bXr_u2QrgkPzRtGAG2Gldaf6lMbtM_TMqFNt8_zaafC5bd2FE5iDLAc0jYyeh12GGX8mBPKzVkpe_wW6thA4vX/s400/figliodrac43-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233176906609522" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot:</span><br /><br />Hungarian Count Alucard, a mysterious stranger, arrives in <br />the U.S. invited by Katherine Caldwell, one of the daughters <br />of New Orleans plantation owner Colonel Caldwell. Shortly <br />after his arrival, the Colonel dies and leaves his wealth to his <br />two daughters, with Claire receiving all the money and <br />Katherine his estate "Dark Oaks." Katherine, a woman with a <br />taste for the morbid, secretly begins dating Alucard and <br />eventually marries him, shunning her long-time boyfriend <br />Frank Stanley. Frank confronts the couple and tries to shoot <br />Alucard but the bullets go right through the Count's body <br />and hit Katherine, seemingly killing her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW-53boNtRSx7B1_-0qKaRfIk2jmZxuMgjMjX_ru5FruOeTBWzIDI9pBEi7Rzyo1H-iluOpwtkUN8JX-nrKdwHbTr1P_typT41P7RViUhr18XOppTcsftZEJzoNzjfJ-G1-IZO2s2fbC2/s1600-h/sondrac.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW-53boNtRSx7B1_-0qKaRfIk2jmZxuMgjMjX_ru5FruOeTBWzIDI9pBEi7Rzyo1H-iluOpwtkUN8JX-nrKdwHbTr1P_typT41P7RViUhr18XOppTcsftZEJzoNzjfJ-G1-IZO2s2fbC2/s400/sondrac.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233362006733618" /></a><br /><br />A shocked Frank runs off to Professor Brewster, who visits <br />Dark Oaks and is welcomed by Alucard and a living Katherine. <br />The couple instruct him that henceforth they would be <br />devoting their days to scientific research and only welcome <br />visitors at night. Frank goes on to the police and confesses <br />to the murder of Katherine. Brewster tries to convince the <br />Sheriff that he saw Katherine alive and that she would be <br />away all day, but the Sheriff insists on searching Dark Oaks. <br />He finds Katherine's dead body and has her transferred to <br />the morgue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE-in_DZTua5xlZzA4Q-iDvJZvY5O7-Q9Mm9zDuJvpTByA4gi8s75Vw2ZCYQ2wl6_o43GHAIuFzxlorcIIIOKyzczFvfBTssOrB234Qln0OaDuwf0e_xhXxmbsDhLuR7bUPiM9Uek-hRj/s1600-h/son_of_dracula_1943_movie_scene_55.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE-in_DZTua5xlZzA4Q-iDvJZvY5O7-Q9Mm9zDuJvpTByA4gi8s75Vw2ZCYQ2wl6_o43GHAIuFzxlorcIIIOKyzczFvfBTssOrB234Qln0OaDuwf0e_xhXxmbsDhLuR7bUPiM9Uek-hRj/s400/son_of_dracula_1943_movie_scene_55.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233521011982210" /></a><br /><br />Meanwhile, Hungarian Professor Lazlo arrives at Brewster's <br />house. Brewster has noticed that Alucard is Dracula spelled <br />backwards and Lazlo suspects vampirism. A boy bitten and <br />drained of blood confirms this suspicion. Later, the Count <br />appears to Brewster and Lazlo but is driven away by a cross.<br />Vampiric Katherine enters Frank's cell and explains that she <br />still loves him, that she married Alucard only to attain <br />immortality, and that she wants to share said immortality <br />with him. Frank is initially repulsed but then yields to her, <br />as she advises him on how to destroy Alucard. Frank breaks <br />out of prison, seeks out Alucard's hiding place and burns his <br />coffin thereby destroying him. Brewster, Lazlo, and the Sherif <br />arrive at the scene, only finding Alucard's remains. They then <br />go to Dark Oaks, where they find out that Frank has also set <br />Katherine on fire, destroying her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKba14wijnVK6MNUcVPk1F5KQdV-hHP8Hl24SGmOz7DCmnGfeDVDzgWo6DV5ErpN_A8Q_azRJdYeVrmr674HxSCMgTRMQoTwCucfgvhhuApR1VAi_Jv7mRksThaomgY7RjIyufEVi1yhFE/s1600-h/2192390539_b53a1425ec.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKba14wijnVK6MNUcVPk1F5KQdV-hHP8Hl24SGmOz7DCmnGfeDVDzgWo6DV5ErpN_A8Q_azRJdYeVrmr674HxSCMgTRMQoTwCucfgvhhuApR1VAi_Jv7mRksThaomgY7RjIyufEVi1yhFE/s400/2192390539_b53a1425ec.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233723975997586" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />-Lon Chaney as Count Alucard<br />-Robert Paige as Frank Stanley<br />-Louise Allbritton as Katherine 'Kay' Caldwell<br />-Evelyn Ankers as Claire Caldwell<br />-Frank Craven as Professor Harry Brewster<br />-J. Edward Bromberg as Professor Lazlo<br />-Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Madame Queen Zimba<br />-Patrick Moriarity as Sheriff Dawes<br />-Etta McDaniel as Sarah, Brewster's Maid<br />-George Irving as Colonel Caldwell<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Effects:</span><br /><br />The film was the first to show on-screen the bat-to-man <br />transformation of a vampire. The effect was the work of <br />special-effects wizard, John P. Fulton, A.S.C. Fulton was <br />Universal's chief special-effects artist starting with 1933's <br />The Invisible Man. He won an Academy Award in 1957 for <br />his work on The Ten Commandments, most notably for his <br />work on the parting of the Red Sea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUgAWE7LVXQJaJiwVUQ1wDfNqL2Utt5JGPAfeqpJYU0bdOJwEpFVGl6dH-DyUhLPDFgsPGYDlwydKdAqt8oplwrLMcZihgypmL7tGeNGsmOblu-1Zh3kvghV66e6guj7LpVemfzSO1h1M/s1600-h/son_of_dracula_title.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUgAWE7LVXQJaJiwVUQ1wDfNqL2Utt5JGPAfeqpJYU0bdOJwEpFVGl6dH-DyUhLPDFgsPGYDlwydKdAqt8oplwrLMcZihgypmL7tGeNGsmOblu-1Zh3kvghV66e6guj7LpVemfzSO1h1M/s400/son_of_dracula_title.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423233879228662562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_xMoGZjpnKaIcy39NVSOPcmegzr7OACTIDZP1JoT2iwxuxQZoY6nFZn5cnXY_TeOulph96jF77nE3feCcT7un4sofb5fRUhm6QqoMAtl3D_kWmFf2Cr-XpQeiDDWZtFT2_zV3jPyriHR/s1600-h/1943_Chaney_and_Bro_266279s.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_xMoGZjpnKaIcy39NVSOPcmegzr7OACTIDZP1JoT2iwxuxQZoY6nFZn5cnXY_TeOulph96jF77nE3feCcT7un4sofb5fRUhm6QqoMAtl3D_kWmFf2Cr-XpQeiDDWZtFT2_zV3jPyriHR/s400/1943_Chaney_and_Bro_266279s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423234013019585906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDyFUFFJjMshnFuJ3MrWKJIudaMBee4c09GunrKD4ZXN4h2FUlxjxgFN5oFo19i1_s1oKWu_7HGpJHWVmDp2wbWYTvgBttLlQSvDTBzTd5QLo6XfIEbuUhFPgTfL6ChXXN2dcwxunmnHh/s1600-h/p-sonofdracula1943dvda.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDyFUFFJjMshnFuJ3MrWKJIudaMBee4c09GunrKD4ZXN4h2FUlxjxgFN5oFo19i1_s1oKWu_7HGpJHWVmDp2wbWYTvgBttLlQSvDTBzTd5QLo6XfIEbuUhFPgTfL6ChXXN2dcwxunmnHh/s400/p-sonofdracula1943dvda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423234134319264274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsyJJ9z02A7AU4p1LVnejvEGHUFrLyBnBhmTa7E_X1n4IXGa4l-WcavH4-jqqJYcaaLoiRNCac_yPYsLVmGZBKJCBivh4wpAq7EkBFiyL-Uu_hhyIjw618lzQLYXOOA7NfVIbxDrc2vFl/s1600-h/p-sonofdracula1943dvdb.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsyJJ9z02A7AU4p1LVnejvEGHUFrLyBnBhmTa7E_X1n4IXGa4l-WcavH4-jqqJYcaaLoiRNCac_yPYsLVmGZBKJCBivh4wpAq7EkBFiyL-Uu_hhyIjw618lzQLYXOOA7NfVIbxDrc2vFl/s400/p-sonofdracula1943dvdb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423234266066183362" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Universal's Dracula series:</span><br /><br />Son of Dracula is the third installment of Universal Studios' <br />Dracula trilogy, following Dracula (1931) and Dracula's <br />Daughter (1936).<br /><br />Son of Dracula dates the original Count Dracula as being <br />destroyed in the 19th century, when the original novel was <br />set.<br /><br />The following year, the Dracula-related series continued with <br />House of Frankenstein, which starred John Carradine as the <br />original Count Dracula. The famous arrival of Dracula's coffin <br />by train was reprised in the Abbott and Costello film Abbott <br />and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).<br /><br />The identity of Count Alucard is never specified in the film. <br />Brewster and Lazlo speculate that he might be a descendant <br />of the original Dracula, congruent with the film's title. However, <br />throughout the film the vampire is referred to either as Alucard <br />or simply as Dracula.<br /><br />This is the first Universal Dracula film to take the count out of <br />Europe and bring him to America.<br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1943_film)">Wikipedia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-40387343715031559712010-01-03T12:31:00.000-08:002010-01-03T12:56:13.689-08:00Dracula: 75th Anniversary Edition (1931)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJsOnRyfkdt1G6gq5EWZOljVrWvqJeotdNaKMuXwjRBZZlOVv0XEHRWWsjG_jY_U5l5M3tT9BKI2OpDkAhaN8dzdNSqRrHgCYuIM3MzxwCgRhj1DiZ1GkGC0w_qr4IFnMeh6gLIqzf1J/s1600-h/dracula06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJsOnRyfkdt1G6gq5EWZOljVrWvqJeotdNaKMuXwjRBZZlOVv0XEHRWWsjG_jY_U5l5M3tT9BKI2OpDkAhaN8dzdNSqRrHgCYuIM3MzxwCgRhj1DiZ1GkGC0w_qr4IFnMeh6gLIqzf1J/s400/dracula06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422617310114306690" /></a><br /><br />To say Tod Browning's 1931 version of "Dracula" is a classic <br />movie is still an understatement. The word to put this movie <br />in its historic context has yet to be created. For 75 years now <br />the images and sounds of this particular movie have haunted <br />our dreams and inspired our imagination. Our collective <br />conscience has embraced this film and the images and themes <br />presented within, like no other movie since. Most fascinating, <br />no one involved in the production at the time had the slightest <br />idea the lasting impact the movie would have on Western <br />cultures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRvoOQjusLCFEGpEWZ5uZaf2MepmaqqU60vUg0bPRiayse51eSCHW-Kx568ETWyLSfgBIhLXrR-1LwEAYVY8QkUVh3j4KwxaorL23cFO3bC38WCEuACCfuWrmQqPrrMFck_HZ57fG9npn/s1600-h/Imagen+12.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRvoOQjusLCFEGpEWZ5uZaf2MepmaqqU60vUg0bPRiayse51eSCHW-Kx568ETWyLSfgBIhLXrR-1LwEAYVY8QkUVh3j4KwxaorL23cFO3bC38WCEuACCfuWrmQqPrrMFck_HZ57fG9npn/s400/Imagen+12.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422620229735476962" /></a><br /><br />"Dracula" tells the story of the vampire count (Bela Lugosi) from <br />Transylvania who is buying an estate in London to live in. Shortly <br />after his arrival overseas, strange deaths and cases of bloodloss <br />occur in the British suburbs, until one man realizes that only a <br />vampire could cause these deaths and make his victims rise <br />again from the grave. Dr. Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) is <br />finally able to put his accumulated knowledge about vampires <br />to the test when he is forced to square off against Count Dracula, <br />in order to defeat him and the evil he spreads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCujtJUGD_xXerq2CFOaQHX03DxYbS61ZeUgM1baQ3dZXnmfA2kUk4daOjvBoo3Vl3V_boihk8qVf6BpnMB66cIyU3kxuxzjU1drm5-Vo02dHcrF5I5lnZ-1lH7R3OXg0ggjwpInpEbryV/s1600-h/Imagen+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCujtJUGD_xXerq2CFOaQHX03DxYbS61ZeUgM1baQ3dZXnmfA2kUk4daOjvBoo3Vl3V_boihk8qVf6BpnMB66cIyU3kxuxzjU1drm5-Vo02dHcrF5I5lnZ-1lH7R3OXg0ggjwpInpEbryV/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422617559972176802" /></a><br /><br />The story of this particular movie is only loosely based on Bram <br />Stoker's acclaimed novel of the same name. It is much more <br />related to the theater play "Dracula" by Hamilton Deane that was <br />highly successful in London and New York at the time. It used <br />themes from the novel but made the locations more compact to <br />accommodate the physical limitations and dramatic needs of a <br />theater production. This stage play has then been worked over <br />for the movie adaptation by John Balderston, who would soon <br />become one of Hollywood's most sought-after horror scribes <br />of the 1930s.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8REyuUsWeU19fbI7T5U8qic-8sHfgclV2BelkIsXG46-Xxkw2znV-o2Msc-hKzCRIARHMCKQOcTOi1ACHsUN1m0XjSXSschCPAzhW_1LF_nuJQT_9NIGmJUEGo2B3iPoXKsg-DscfTNX/s1600-h/Imagen+22.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8REyuUsWeU19fbI7T5U8qic-8sHfgclV2BelkIsXG46-Xxkw2znV-o2Msc-hKzCRIARHMCKQOcTOi1ACHsUN1m0XjSXSschCPAzhW_1LF_nuJQT_9NIGmJUEGo2B3iPoXKsg-DscfTNX/s400/Imagen+22.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422617686931789938" /></a><br /><br />Bela Lugosi's portrayal of the vampiric Count Dracula in this <br />movie was the most remembered part he ever played. <br />Remembered so much in fact that it almost became a curse <br />for the actor, as he was hardly offered a diversity of roles after <br />his appearance in this film. He was type-cast and stuck in his <br />role until the end of his career, despite his many attempts to <br />break away from the horror genre and the personification of <br />vampires. The same unfortunately happened to actor Dwight <br />Frye, who is playing Renfield in this movie, a real estate agent <br />who turns into a madman after he's been touched upon by <br />Dracula's blood curse. His manic portrayal was so good that <br />for the rest of his career, the truly multi-facetted actor would <br />be stuck in the parts of madmen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxn2cVWaD8kyA12LSqLR2-zK0Q8VAvru_oAs7k0suc4V10l9rvwLIQG5ocG_5D9WbL-pge7dljUJAdo2PB44HKjBC2dr1PyFULvJClffVSzfeeAgM6TI34EpEIRMl9GrRDuv_LV-9wkz4/s1600-h/Imagen+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxn2cVWaD8kyA12LSqLR2-zK0Q8VAvru_oAs7k0suc4V10l9rvwLIQG5ocG_5D9WbL-pge7dljUJAdo2PB44HKjBC2dr1PyFULvJClffVSzfeeAgM6TI34EpEIRMl9GrRDuv_LV-9wkz4/s400/Imagen+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422619848390396082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN34JqlG_R8IlH6HbhML7bc6hyphenhyphenIqX0ThVYostVewIfcl412hTfnVRdXu3nhtqBZ0dg0edlGhHHGndYmoXOHxmf2ceWYtQLbOpCSkE0mXM1apJlVq4uvXIW-19Wz2FLO0su05iygS-AAGe/s1600-h/annex-lugosi-bela-dracula_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYN34JqlG_R8IlH6HbhML7bc6hyphenhyphenIqX0ThVYostVewIfcl412hTfnVRdXu3nhtqBZ0dg0edlGhHHGndYmoXOHxmf2ceWYtQLbOpCSkE0mXM1apJlVq4uvXIW-19Wz2FLO0su05iygS-AAGe/s400/annex-lugosi-bela-dracula_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422617841836297666" /></a><br /><br /><br />At the time when "Dracula" was produced, horror was not a <br />legitimate movie genre, at least not in the eyes of Hollywood's <br />major studios. Carl Laemmle Jr., the son of Universal's studio <br />owner Carl Laemmle, was fascinated with horror however and <br />convinced his father that a horror film could indeed be a <br />lucrative business. Not knowing how lucrative, he <br />single-handedly spawned an entire movie genre and the <br />post-silent era success story of the Universal Studios.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD6hefYWhBRr_ecUVZfQIccopq_lqmcYyNe-FfI_PhDWeVBf873urRuECnwZ3oDDW_6_UyW5WcUd4P41bjnD0jz45x5WOk8YJ3Dv71F-URm8f67XU8yopYbuYVsGgiisMl3j9KYN1yxNB/s1600-h/a+original+dvd+dracula+611-lf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD6hefYWhBRr_ecUVZfQIccopq_lqmcYyNe-FfI_PhDWeVBf873urRuECnwZ3oDDW_6_UyW5WcUd4P41bjnD0jz45x5WOk8YJ3Dv71F-URm8f67XU8yopYbuYVsGgiisMl3j9KYN1yxNB/s400/a+original+dvd+dracula+611-lf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422617945970155618" /></a><br /><br />Universal Home Entertainment is re-releasing the film now in <br />a 2-disc Special Edition to celebrate its 75th Anniversary and <br />finally the studio has given the movie long-deserved treatment. <br />While in previous releases of the film the print has always been <br />extremely dark, here now, finally, we have a version that properly <br />restores the movie's look. Upon doing a side-by-side comparison <br />of the "Classic Monster Collection" version of the movie and this <br />new transfer it is simply stunning what details are suddenly <br />revealing themselves in the picture. All of a sudden you see water <br />trickling down the stairs in the catacombs where Dracula and his <br />brides first rise, something that was never evident before and <br />shrouded in blackness. The matte paintings now have a much <br />finer quality with nicer shades of gray and overall, the print is <br />exhibiting much less grain than ever before. Add to that a print <br />that is noticeably cleaner – though still filled with speckles – and <br />you have the best presentation of "Dracula" you will have ever <br />witnessed, finally putting it in league with the look of <br />"Frankenstein", which has always looked significantly better by <br />comparison.<br /><br />The audio of the movie has also been cleaned up and comes as the <br />original mono track, free if distracting hiss or distortion. This time <br />around we also have two commentary tracks to supplement the <br />feature film. The first one is the marvelous track by David J. Skal <br />that was part of previous releases. Skal is, of course, a Tod <br />Browning specialist as well as the world's renown expert on all <br />things "Dracula." His commentary is highly valuable and insightful, <br />offering a lot of information about the myth of "Dracula", the <br />transition form the novel to the stage and finally to the screen. He <br />also extensively covers the cast & crew careers and always maintains <br />a good pace with his explanations, yet making sure to leave enough <br />time so viewers can enjoy some of the most memorable key scenes <br />of the movie.<br /><br />The second commentary track is by Steve Haberman, a writer of <br />books on the subject of classic horror movies, as well as the <br />screenwriter of the Mel Brooks comedy "Dracula: Dead And Loving I<br />t." Haberman is also very knowledgeable on the subject matter and <br />offers additional insight into the movie, its history and legacy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vn8kb0L9Q6zZ7f4cC3RtOhxiZhwHZffrGSQKpROe60cAUW5JwOD9AQ03wHyxDvoF9jC6enaL2HuMgClYkQZbZ2nBFYX7EREKEzbhiUw1-xuaIsMjcKKBZWvklP7w5nYHMZQL7R1qYQH/s1600-h/dracula-bela_lugosi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vn8kb0L9Q6zZ7f4cC3RtOhxiZhwHZffrGSQKpROe60cAUW5JwOD9AQ03wHyxDvoF9jC6enaL2HuMgClYkQZbZ2nBFYX7EREKEzbhiUw1-xuaIsMjcKKBZWvklP7w5nYHMZQL7R1qYQH/s400/dracula-bela_lugosi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618057623870562" /></a><br /><br />To complement these tracks the disc also contains a "Monster <br />Track," a pop-up subtitle track that reveals many aspects of the <br />making and history of the film in text form as you view the <br />feature.<br /><br />Also included is Philip Glass' controversial score on a separate <br />language track. It has been performed by the Kronos Quartet, but <br />sadly the nasal frequency response of a chamber orchestra <br />instrumentation does not do justice to the movie at all. On top of it, <br />the composition lacks the dramaturgy of the movie and interferes <br />with the images more often than it actually supports them. The lack <br />of a true set of motives to complement the actions and characters <br />of the film gives the score an erratic and agitated feel that is sadly <br />counterproductive to the movie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBqUgRej-3kaJ10xRfGmLDYQdTE8Am6Y1L0DlAYsOv_CqNXyMIrpwgvDrS5rszDarlN7uMRz7w0wD_f58lAjAE5gcEFKjnSclkefLYuJdATu4THVx07ub4SgSO6A_VpD1DteSyjoXua9J/s1600-h/dracula31c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBqUgRej-3kaJ10xRfGmLDYQdTE8Am6Y1L0DlAYsOv_CqNXyMIrpwgvDrS5rszDarlN7uMRz7w0wD_f58lAjAE5gcEFKjnSclkefLYuJdATu4THVx07ub4SgSO6A_VpD1DteSyjoXua9J/s400/dracula31c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618163407133586" /></a><br /><br />This first disc also contains David Skal's "Road To Dracula" <br />documentary that was part of the previous releases. Hosted by <br />Carla Laemmle, it is a skillful documentation of the relevance the <br />movie has played in movie history, and how the phenomenon <br />"Dracula" has permeated our culture since the time Bela Lugosi <br />first graced the screen. Also included is a new 35-minute <br />documentary called "Lugosi: The Dark Prince" shedding additional <br />light on Bela Lugosi's career and the effect "Dracula" had on his <br />future endeavors. It also discusses quite nicely why Lugosi was <br />so perfect for the part and that it was no accident that his <br />portrayal becomes so iconic that even 75 years later every <br />child and adult will immediately see his likeness in their mind's <br />eye when they think of the vampire count.<br /><br />On the second disc of the release we find once again the Spanish <br />version of "Dracula," that was shot at exactly the same time on <br />the same sets as the American production. "Dracula" was produced <br />during a time when 'talkies' were still in their infancy, and as a <br />result language dubbing did not exist. To solve the language <br />problem, studios at the time decided to re-shoot entire movies <br />with a native cast, in this case starring Carlos Villarias as Dracula. <br />The film also used the exact same shooting script as Browning's <br />version, and yet, the differences are remarkable. Especially on this <br />DVD where you can actually compare the two films side by side, it <br />is astonishing how similar yet dissimilar these movies are. It is <br />obvious that the Spanish crew has had access to the footage the <br />Americans shot during the day and based their own approach on <br />these dailies, avoiding certain pitfalls Tod Browning could not <br />foresee - or didn't want to. As such, the Spanish version feels <br />much livelier and almost modern due to its more dramatic use <br />of the camera, but on the other hand has the problem that <br />Villarias just didn't make a great Dracula and was nowhere near <br />the caliber of a Bela Lugosi. It is also notable that this version <br />of the film runs about 30 minutes longer than the English version, <br />already indicating that much time is spend to establish mood and <br />atmosphere - almost too much at times.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlMCHOJvVElwyouSa_VLkXYt9gtcyZxP8mbBnK9feSKEwkeecZSxOvgkFU_FSHJzEfc1mKHK3j7LUL7qdTNvcIU2R8JpxKuvbBiP2KWxdhsL4dFMkiOiLX6VX1vOmIFY5SYvm7fHjuTS1/s1600-h/dracula_1931_014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlMCHOJvVElwyouSa_VLkXYt9gtcyZxP8mbBnK9feSKEwkeecZSxOvgkFU_FSHJzEfc1mKHK3j7LUL7qdTNvcIU2R8JpxKuvbBiP2KWxdhsL4dFMkiOiLX6VX1vOmIFY5SYvm7fHjuTS1/s400/dracula_1931_014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618329694498306" /></a><br /><br />In the past the Spanish version used to look much better than <br />Tod Browning's film, but no longer so. While the quality of the <br />Spanish version is still the same, the presentation of the English <br />version has finally elevated above that level of quality and detail. <br />Only one reel of the Spanish film shows some significant defects. <br />It is the reel David J. Skal discovered at the "Cinemateca de Cuba" <br />in 1989 that was taken from a worn dupe show print from the <br />50s. Unfortunately this is the only reel in existence since <br />universal's original negative had already fallen into nitrate <br />decomposition by the time the negative was rediscovered in <br />the 1970s.<br /><br />This version of the film is introduced by Lupita Tovar, the female <br />star of the Spanish version, and she nicely points out the major <br />differences and the history of this version of the movie.<br /><br />As another new feature the disc contains the 1998 <br />feature-length documentary "Universal Horror" which traces the <br />history of Universal's classic monsters. It offers many interview <br />clips with historians, actors, family members and others related <br />to these films, trying to give a good overview over the magic that <br />these films wove over their audiences and how they became <br />lasting landmarks in cinema history.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6TzVvAPOg_WZK2EAHTOFaozB5NB5xOgnQk0CVJTHbm7H5kFzlmVSA2lQ0WFdOFgp4Nk5l0SL2xBWjxMHDTm7e1EJCcKKE8ROMZ7gzFDuzs_cgjwYxYoqVTkrm6FfxJdHqhBakdI6u8JB/s1600-h/photo-Dracula-1931-5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6TzVvAPOg_WZK2EAHTOFaozB5NB5xOgnQk0CVJTHbm7H5kFzlmVSA2lQ0WFdOFgp4Nk5l0SL2xBWjxMHDTm7e1EJCcKKE8ROMZ7gzFDuzs_cgjwYxYoqVTkrm6FfxJdHqhBakdI6u8JB/s400/photo-Dracula-1931-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422618458986935138" /></a><br /><br />The disc is nicely completed by a poster gallery that shows some <br />exciting and fabulously preserved images as well as the movie's <br />trailer.<br /><br />All in all, the verdict is very easy. This 75th Anniversary Edition of <br />"Dracula" is the release fans have been waiting for. The fact that <br />Universal decided to put everything that is related to the movie on <br />this disc, beginning with the newly done score and exhaustive <br />commentary tracks, all the way to the full Spanish version and the <br />lengthy documentaries on the film's subject, is more than laudable. <br />This disc is a perfect example how DVD can make film lovers' <br />dreams come true, making all the material accessible to anyone <br />with the single push of a button on your remote control. In fact, <br />because this DVD improves dramatically on an already stellar <br />previous release and is so impressive in its completeness and <br />presentation that it deserves to be honored with our "Gold Seal <br />Of Excellence". Everything you ever wanted to know can be found <br />on this DVD - and then quite some more! <br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://www.dvdreview.com/reviews/pages/2423.shtml">DVD Review</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-91476693301023229382009-12-25T01:24:00.000-08:002010-01-05T10:52:44.881-08:00The Return of the Vampire (1944)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgs0nKfGSd6Mu_CwJO_GXTFGHGEqbcEaYQRMvK4oLZbZPUawierTh2hCqwcHZUiwcT5ASE2ZhvO1Ps98LMLAskPOkJGTzIOIHrOKuIltwD6xdrmTx8a4Ju0RbCOPCXnyQc6uw1ADmjN5N/s1600-h/return_of_vampire_1944_poster_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgs0nKfGSd6Mu_CwJO_GXTFGHGEqbcEaYQRMvK4oLZbZPUawierTh2hCqwcHZUiwcT5ASE2ZhvO1Ps98LMLAskPOkJGTzIOIHrOKuIltwD6xdrmTx8a4Ju0RbCOPCXnyQc6uw1ADmjN5N/s400/return_of_vampire_1944_poster_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419103221247636226" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Return of the Vampire</span> is a 1944 film, released by Columbia <br />Pictures starring Béla Lugosi, Nina Foch, Frieda Inescort and <br />Miles Mander and Directed by Lew Landers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm8fCtHtRuW0vx1gLp1bZc4PQG0_S0T1JRWmzxWigIKu8g_4Bh9lSxk4z7Ow4kE9NjI8IoQdOaEnUHDDXx-e3zs9DKZvAddrz3MH_sFYJDVpF7RyC7zfckOvVciLE1aGGRC6ZliTi2eak/s1600-h/2re2hqe.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdm8fCtHtRuW0vx1gLp1bZc4PQG0_S0T1JRWmzxWigIKu8g_4Bh9lSxk4z7Ow4kE9NjI8IoQdOaEnUHDDXx-e3zs9DKZvAddrz3MH_sFYJDVpF7RyC7zfckOvVciLE1aGGRC6ZliTi2eak/s400/2re2hqe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419103303488814834" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plot summary:</span><br /><br />Armand Tesla, a former Romanian scientist who became a vampire <br />because of his obsession with the occult, moves to London. He has <br />a werewolf servant named Andréas (Matt Willis), and preys on one <br />family until he is staked in 1918. When his grave is disturbed by <br />Nazi bombs during World War II, gravediggers who have to rebury <br />the overturned graves decide not to bury Armand with the stake, <br />pulling it out. He then claws out of the ground. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfHQkpmgK_kN-bCbR2ZC6uCh954cc5m0HM6sX5Lz7sVo9ACbc2FT4IiFL7kon7E-YJy_gYNKI1mX-tjnjjTf8FpPPkN59weF8cQBFpRxvVXRe6ZZ9ZLN_4RqJ2gA1XSD4AhnxkL5v3iqz/s1600-h/return_of_vampire_1944_poster_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfHQkpmgK_kN-bCbR2ZC6uCh954cc5m0HM6sX5Lz7sVo9ACbc2FT4IiFL7kon7E-YJy_gYNKI1mX-tjnjjTf8FpPPkN59weF8cQBFpRxvVXRe6ZZ9ZLN_4RqJ2gA1XSD4AhnxkL5v3iqz/s400/return_of_vampire_1944_poster_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419103603499418898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupAUr2rqXvGs1hXfEmbFOM76IhIoGP7V5Sml38qCi2yoKK5tEDK3B7YhtCzGwyTOFIWbMBfBxq9LYzV44e0lRnaB_V7Kqxo0LkTXE2l83UNilxGBsKEeELOdlcPWCu10YVEZFvrlXob3R/s1600-h/the_return_of_the_vampire_cartel_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupAUr2rqXvGs1hXfEmbFOM76IhIoGP7V5Sml38qCi2yoKK5tEDK3B7YhtCzGwyTOFIWbMBfBxq9LYzV44e0lRnaB_V7Kqxo0LkTXE2l83UNilxGBsKEeELOdlcPWCu10YVEZFvrlXob3R/s400/the_return_of_the_vampire_cartel_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419103789547920034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVzk0TitmEJRccSxXWlUNMZuF3QGbpfOLdxiviNS4srM_cR2kcmUTpXlKUe_co7DHCqKw8orJd1X-9x9fNn_PxVxLEQ2uSBLHJ0GNn2VO4yyDBBufc78NukQuTrVYi_aXE92ldNPo_kU3/s1600-h/RETURN_OF_THE_VAMPIRE_14x36.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVzk0TitmEJRccSxXWlUNMZuF3QGbpfOLdxiviNS4srM_cR2kcmUTpXlKUe_co7DHCqKw8orJd1X-9x9fNn_PxVxLEQ2uSBLHJ0GNn2VO4yyDBBufc78NukQuTrVYi_aXE92ldNPo_kU3/s400/RETURN_OF_THE_VAMPIRE_14x36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419103939960127554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGkZczAZ_U4j3Lc67GePiZilkT9lgkz2eK_iilSf0eiaPm64D9zXHeE6LbRPB0IMokJcNSjRxw3QlnQaRIa-HEQas2ng9mRDz7jgwjEqO_zt8hrDp21a5QjrPyUIFtFExsFaxz4gH_uDx/s1600-h/The+Return+of+the+Vampire+(1944).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGkZczAZ_U4j3Lc67GePiZilkT9lgkz2eK_iilSf0eiaPm64D9zXHeE6LbRPB0IMokJcNSjRxw3QlnQaRIa-HEQas2ng9mRDz7jgwjEqO_zt8hrDp21a5QjrPyUIFtFExsFaxz4gH_uDx/s400/The+Return+of+the+Vampire+(1944).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419104142430219922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOU0MpMM5Ff7r_rQrn8dEIMDRQuQyl9y_ejajlEg9Eu99OqkzN3fk_14D8JJSiygKVWW_vvzUXnWiUA_yDkzhCjMhCEveU4kM7woeqJo8Mgnq77lK1JeFT7N5m2agLpZNlLLUKMe2x0Mc/s1600-h/41F4PTY6QXL._SL500_AA280_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOU0MpMM5Ff7r_rQrn8dEIMDRQuQyl9y_ejajlEg9Eu99OqkzN3fk_14D8JJSiygKVWW_vvzUXnWiUA_yDkzhCjMhCEveU4kM7woeqJo8Mgnq77lK1JeFT7N5m2agLpZNlLLUKMe2x0Mc/s400/41F4PTY6QXL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419104243534358722" /></a><br /><br />He seeks out Andréas, who now, after being turned back by <br />Armand, has the power to change form at will, and sets out to <br />take revenge on the family that had staked him. In the end, <br />Andréas is shot trying to give Nikki (the doctor's daughter) <br />back to Armand. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih29jD1aVzW8H9UcPSNtYToPUBgBQTThukQ_5p0QNg9pHk0QFKZAUVn5bgPoALnNS-C94gOBONo8IndMMxtvbAYcGYk55gixPq8qgjz6-hmsUNifnPFqoeTBDZaaVCx0aJSJWHsMVGZmyy/s1600-h/return_of_vampire_1944_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih29jD1aVzW8H9UcPSNtYToPUBgBQTThukQ_5p0QNg9pHk0QFKZAUVn5bgPoALnNS-C94gOBONo8IndMMxtvbAYcGYk55gixPq8qgjz6-hmsUNifnPFqoeTBDZaaVCx0aJSJWHsMVGZmyy/s400/return_of_vampire_1944_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419104587923069682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEF9PHNOEt4bkDqLyhI10xO2Ue53kPV2JWWlakAAGLJLtc8FoceHzSp8ky2GKSZbx4gQUbK3fw1dlJYb-Cju47RlDjFwuDjDjNF2KxhluA0_2JEiSnXlD6RGtKHfcL3TbqnZPgraVFc0S/s1600-h/return_of_vampire_1944_02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEF9PHNOEt4bkDqLyhI10xO2Ue53kPV2JWWlakAAGLJLtc8FoceHzSp8ky2GKSZbx4gQUbK3fw1dlJYb-Cju47RlDjFwuDjDjNF2KxhluA0_2JEiSnXlD6RGtKHfcL3TbqnZPgraVFc0S/s400/return_of_vampire_1944_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419105084688416818" /></a><br /><br />The vampire tells the lycanthrope, "I no longer had need of you.<br />" After changing back, Andréas, who finds a cross buried in <br />corner of the church Armand has made a home, pulls it out <br />and starts forcing Armand up the stairs toward the sun. <br />A bomb dropped from a passing German bomber lands in the <br />church causing an explosion, destroying the building. Andréas <br />finishes the job by dragging Armand into the sun, finishing <br />Armand and releasing Nikki of Armand's spell. Then Andréas is <br />finally dead of his bullet wound, resting forever in peace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYg0UXb97RQ-vpoqtIb2ofC77A99tt-OwJbBl2ZoLCc3n9OUvduDNpRIa7nxhOAWuhkHseqSniB4p1bIWpSUMgmBvtDyP_u9xQPVoM5a6bgkfsZHI5BFR87vKiBmfVrlX3lREjd62Mecu/s1600-h/returnofthevampire1944dvd.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYg0UXb97RQ-vpoqtIb2ofC77A99tt-OwJbBl2ZoLCc3n9OUvduDNpRIa7nxhOAWuhkHseqSniB4p1bIWpSUMgmBvtDyP_u9xQPVoM5a6bgkfsZHI5BFR87vKiBmfVrlX3lREjd62Mecu/s400/returnofthevampire1944dvd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419105206013398658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMsKH5tGQtgDCrMmedVV9TuZ8WosuHMNcdZS2HsWveRSoNH2VSu0vg-wwY7lkNf8xns252KUbB5rDjR983cs2p1EauK-OFX_rPk1kqnHkS4BqbVsdiG8phAMbkG6Ly7RGcG8Xm98qsrHW/s1600-h/bela-lugosi.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMsKH5tGQtgDCrMmedVV9TuZ8WosuHMNcdZS2HsWveRSoNH2VSu0vg-wwY7lkNf8xns252KUbB5rDjR983cs2p1EauK-OFX_rPk1kqnHkS4BqbVsdiG8phAMbkG6Ly7RGcG8Xm98qsrHW/s400/bela-lugosi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419105314525570578" /></a><br /><br />This is one of only three films in which Bela Lugosi played a genuine <br />vampire, the other two being Dracula and Abbott and Costello Meet <br />Frankenstein. In Mark of the Vampire, Lugosi played a supposed <br />vampire who turns out to be a fake. In Old Mother Riley Meets the <br />Vampire, Lugosi played a mad scientist who has a delusion that he <br />is a vampire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7wxiFtK98IbfJh-wLOUBzxzi6MwnfoU2HzDVpezi5Y4m7W1H4njQ3uqnNXqZfVAmXDENADREIb9Pfa0jnWHTbrbghrBuPiY9DQ97ISE8AnYIYVTb9fthpgSIX-T0U3Wxbh4TFIRBjXgq/s1600-h/the_return_of_the_vampire.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7wxiFtK98IbfJh-wLOUBzxzi6MwnfoU2HzDVpezi5Y4m7W1H4njQ3uqnNXqZfVAmXDENADREIb9Pfa0jnWHTbrbghrBuPiY9DQ97ISE8AnYIYVTb9fthpgSIX-T0U3Wxbh4TFIRBjXgq/s400/the_return_of_the_vampire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419105491135996130" /></a><br /><br />Actor Matt Willis as the werewolf had a completely different <br />portrayal than Lon Chaney's in Universal Studios' The Wolf Man.<br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cast:</span><br /><br />-Bela Lugosi...Armand Tesla / Dr. Hugo Bruckner<br />-Frieda Inescort ...Lady Jane Ainsley<br />-Nina Foch...Nicki Saunders<br />-Miles Mander...Sir Frederick Fleet<br />-Roland Varno...John Ainsley<br />-Matt Willis...Andreas Obry<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OwojsmbSOlIzmqDE_k1rf9jy0NQGIO899akXPpbSa7mW5Nb_PY0SP2fZ9sEpqTsXm5BRmg9Z7ixipc6PMg2PPdSix3GPyZIYVPkFMsBsYTsIS_iwkKfjYX6DP-9jm6v15lD1gDAZeQ13/s1600-h/1445826347_28c20a46f3_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OwojsmbSOlIzmqDE_k1rf9jy0NQGIO899akXPpbSa7mW5Nb_PY0SP2fZ9sEpqTsXm5BRmg9Z7ixipc6PMg2PPdSix3GPyZIYVPkFMsBsYTsIS_iwkKfjYX6DP-9jm6v15lD1gDAZeQ13/s400/1445826347_28c20a46f3_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419105686758970882" /></a><br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Vampire">Wikipedia</a><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037219/">Imdb</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-48701872647331450762009-12-19T23:58:00.000-08:002009-12-20T02:47:30.634-08:00Dracula 'Northern Ballet Theatre' (2005)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7qfnY5PGdP3FX1zCJaxR2Uh5VXwME1AJqq1NkDCx32IttGNrAeEfSHa9TCEZ8rUrJNvu_eO2Kgf9qwVoZ05baX8LeTmdwALrh-IjSKakpDdse9aeUGPHJZcs26uOHcwaB8PncDD98LDz/s1600-h/en_dracula700.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7qfnY5PGdP3FX1zCJaxR2Uh5VXwME1AJqq1NkDCx32IttGNrAeEfSHa9TCEZ8rUrJNvu_eO2Kgf9qwVoZ05baX8LeTmdwALrh-IjSKakpDdse9aeUGPHJZcs26uOHcwaB8PncDD98LDz/s400/en_dracula700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417226269306702434" /></a><br /><br />At the opening night and Saturday night Dracula was danced by <br />regular guest Jimmy Orrante, with Keiko Amemori as Mina, Georgina <br />May as Lucy, Patrick Howell as Harker, Hiro Takahashi as Arthur <br />Holmwood and Darren Goldsmith as Dr John Seward. Sebastian Loe <br />was Renfield.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzcXfmHvCpclEfSRqjCx_M878f-kLh1KTNVjt_emb_h-ZxeoirUaBWfDMXVh7GyQrEfABYxh2Cl01atGCVKIRuCv3KftSQVWkwwj0eHzSNp2T7UCAvXuxy1qVvt1EfyeVOSFDDZFkUN1U/s1600-h/Imagen+7.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzcXfmHvCpclEfSRqjCx_M878f-kLh1KTNVjt_emb_h-ZxeoirUaBWfDMXVh7GyQrEfABYxh2Cl01atGCVKIRuCv3KftSQVWkwwj0eHzSNp2T7UCAvXuxy1qVvt1EfyeVOSFDDZFkUN1U/s400/Imagen+7.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417229580855519634" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtDyVN9rHKy-G9ISovjymn7HsQo9hY90v1pVi7wH-B2CvLRNhW08Bmhrdq7uffWxuixGoUUzK09szOlYkXGSV-QoigxmgBPkdnFFmK4Xpobi83vztPnBSEgV-hIAY9Y45PcXo3WExIaf4/s1600-h/Imagen+8.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtDyVN9rHKy-G9ISovjymn7HsQo9hY90v1pVi7wH-B2CvLRNhW08Bmhrdq7uffWxuixGoUUzK09szOlYkXGSV-QoigxmgBPkdnFFmK4Xpobi83vztPnBSEgV-hIAY9Y45PcXo3WExIaf4/s400/Imagen+8.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417229701233872770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2oyJOTkdKIxvkOwyMoCdNAPIAY_ZLEXhKqdhc3m_cZxpYANooRrIGLQ1Pzsw_PrE_D4Z1iF1UDjgjLh7Y28jvH6OwMNIp37Et3Xx7uN9icSxMeI8sAdoXITGplEKdZExLHMYROj-neHi/s1600-h/Imagen+6.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2oyJOTkdKIxvkOwyMoCdNAPIAY_ZLEXhKqdhc3m_cZxpYANooRrIGLQ1Pzsw_PrE_D4Z1iF1UDjgjLh7Y28jvH6OwMNIp37Et3Xx7uN9icSxMeI8sAdoXITGplEKdZExLHMYROj-neHi/s400/Imagen+6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417229875153622466" /></a><br /><br />For the Saturday matinee, David Kierce was Dracula to Natalie <br />Leftwich’s Mina, Martha Leebolt’s Lucy. Tobias Batley was Harker <br />with Darren Goldsmith as Holmwood and Kenneth Tindall was <br />Seward. Patrick Howell was Renfield. Stephen Wheeler performed <br />Van Helsing at all the performances I saw.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXdpBafR5_Jn9tK2ktADgyRjezWJxo8zUVRDlgc4dcXin8TYwnnn7ZFW7Ye_s9-B92_raOFDnrQf77xJ9ALBWzX4wPtziG1bYYlPxdqlH3ocsroLqWgy8IjIdEpjZJZUFc8ktc4lCvbi-/s1600-h/Imagen+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXdpBafR5_Jn9tK2ktADgyRjezWJxo8zUVRDlgc4dcXin8TYwnnn7ZFW7Ye_s9-B92_raOFDnrQf77xJ9ALBWzX4wPtziG1bYYlPxdqlH3ocsroLqWgy8IjIdEpjZJZUFc8ktc4lCvbi-/s400/Imagen+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417230178393240802" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAghNELuJVsSnnrXPO35zSjkuNgA4RC0mHOQAgj5rfk1YQV1hH3h8cSFY8JbGviYTBgXk0mDTEKBk9NqoYX3E7EFBylCoMTCXY4WmsEq8C_xAeLTN_dseBhQGYbBun_n-KyGPB9dGrTo-r/s1600-h/Imagen+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAghNELuJVsSnnrXPO35zSjkuNgA4RC0mHOQAgj5rfk1YQV1hH3h8cSFY8JbGviYTBgXk0mDTEKBk9NqoYX3E7EFBylCoMTCXY4WmsEq8C_xAeLTN_dseBhQGYbBun_n-KyGPB9dGrTo-r/s400/Imagen+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417230369021015746" /></a><br /><br />The piece starts with a coffin coming up from the ground and <br />Dracula emerging naked and walking to the back of the stage. <br />The action then moves on to Harker and his trip across <br />Transylvania. I think the coach and horses are cleverly realised, <br />realistic and spooky. At the castle we see Dracula wanting to <br />drink the blood of Harker and wrestling with his feelings. He <br />then sees the photograph of Mina and enters Harker’s mind <br />to find out more. There is a tussle between Dracula and Harker <br />before the Brides arrive and Harker is bewitched by them. <br />Harker also sees Dracula crawling down the castle wall. <br />We then see Dracula heading off to England in his box of <br />sacred earth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHVaNBLhIZBraydIWaLcze4fV952aKpTWp2qUw0qwZfXmqQG5A33JiWLRAKG4k6aXuHjwa74gL4Sw1VJ3y4-02A02E3ZDcZuaYHXlIsBxG5l9dsqOVqhatdjFJVl_Kuves-Gf63e_AxhB/s1600-h/Imagen+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHVaNBLhIZBraydIWaLcze4fV952aKpTWp2qUw0qwZfXmqQG5A33JiWLRAKG4k6aXuHjwa74gL4Sw1VJ3y4-02A02E3ZDcZuaYHXlIsBxG5l9dsqOVqhatdjFJVl_Kuves-Gf63e_AxhB/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417230610637359650" /></a><br /><br />Meanwhile Lucy is torn between Holmwood and Seward, <br />eventually choosing Holmwood. Seward returns to his <br />sanatorium and is studying his case notes on Renfield, <br />who is caged.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjcyN7u3LbKEXS1rjBl318XLZBay8A51fVoIYz8DwWPDUwjbrXE4DI-lpJkQGBEqJPP3X1mZN-y2QGz7dHlpyiKym0yZykNGFUMusfHhD3R8hyphenhyphenJ31QnBx92v7ghZnyPypm_HvR7ekaIFh/s1600-h/Imagen+4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjcyN7u3LbKEXS1rjBl318XLZBay8A51fVoIYz8DwWPDUwjbrXE4DI-lpJkQGBEqJPP3X1mZN-y2QGz7dHlpyiKym0yZykNGFUMusfHhD3R8hyphenhyphenJ31QnBx92v7ghZnyPypm_HvR7ekaIFh/s400/Imagen+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417233208841603458" /></a><br /><br />Dracula sates himself with Lucy in a churchyard before her <br />engagement to Holmwood. He arrives at the engagement <br />party and sees Mina – Lucy is forgotten for the moment. <br />Lucy makes a show of herself and everyone dashes off stage <br />after her, leaving Dracula alone with Lucy until Harker appears. <br />He then goes back to Lucy, who subsequently seems to die <br />at the end of Act 1.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCvvW2a4rc6gFXubRxv5tjQPnCAGQsMsoM-k8FTIzY94WD8HI0kDWRZYRIBNTWxqClgUevnTArwQdsLaJGjSwwQLeCsD5NLJ1EXow8pKw-xbK5qcfNCiIuyt8YMWNboSFBIK2G24cKUXO/s1600-h/Imagen+5.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCvvW2a4rc6gFXubRxv5tjQPnCAGQsMsoM-k8FTIzY94WD8HI0kDWRZYRIBNTWxqClgUevnTArwQdsLaJGjSwwQLeCsD5NLJ1EXow8pKw-xbK5qcfNCiIuyt8YMWNboSFBIK2G24cKUXO/s400/Imagen+5.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417233525124693522" /></a><br /><br />Act 1 is fairly slow moving and some of the changes between <br />scenes are a little slow and could detract from the flow of the <br />action. There is a real contrast between Dracula’s treatment of <br />Lucy and Mina – with Lucy he is wild and full of lust and with <br />Mina he is gentle and really seems to care for her. The set is <br />fairly stark but extremely effective.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xpbGiwWYzRqv-g7PK2UE0oSYdrRDzc9x0XRhD7P5IQ9yLXiJaa25qZ2bHirPo3vzTKeDeIlIlZ5qfgTpFoOHlzMnllWxbkOUj_oU0u40_UWEo1cNWp5SE0yLUpAuPI-mUwRP8WsQyweg/s1600-h/Imagen+9.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xpbGiwWYzRqv-g7PK2UE0oSYdrRDzc9x0XRhD7P5IQ9yLXiJaa25qZ2bHirPo3vzTKeDeIlIlZ5qfgTpFoOHlzMnllWxbkOUj_oU0u40_UWEo1cNWp5SE0yLUpAuPI-mUwRP8WsQyweg/s400/Imagen+9.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417233768964029138" /></a><br /><br />In Act 2, the action really hots up. Van Helsing had been brought <br />in to try and help Lucy. At her funeral he sees her rise from the <br />grave after the others have left and he persuades the others that <br />she needs to be staked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZCm2qfNNAJZNEvcksdhyphenhyphenEeOHHrtnOqnjOS77U7uFSC7hfj7be_W67w1nHOSzs5LPEK43MFmF8Owu5JGeEpK2_U-Pxwcf-hv_CKdXgtFo1ntfX86Os6MnUm8fjr9CwCFN8GO0hMJRnN1x/s1600-h/Imagen+10.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZCm2qfNNAJZNEvcksdhyphenhyphenEeOHHrtnOqnjOS77U7uFSC7hfj7be_W67w1nHOSzs5LPEK43MFmF8Owu5JGeEpK2_U-Pxwcf-hv_CKdXgtFo1ntfX86Os6MnUm8fjr9CwCFN8GO0hMJRnN1x/s400/Imagen+10.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417233986280441634" /></a><br /><br />They then go and try to find Dracula, little realising that he has <br />gained access to Mina and that they are desperately attracted to <br />each other. The hunters return and Dracula flees. There is then <br />the race against time across Transylvania leading to the final <br />confrontation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIkTGHdaTdiJsKsGvxcphwbam43HRq0SmcDPCHjxSHwLbjXnCmoLbl4ZSdmintU8lrNB78KqDtT_MKIDZ4XDdM6tLzvczQWEe83HSJ9IDkYHJpg3rxn65iSQV84rKLNzuI8gY1KzbsyhJ/s1600-h/Imagen+11.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIkTGHdaTdiJsKsGvxcphwbam43HRq0SmcDPCHjxSHwLbjXnCmoLbl4ZSdmintU8lrNB78KqDtT_MKIDZ4XDdM6tLzvczQWEe83HSJ9IDkYHJpg3rxn65iSQV84rKLNzuI8gY1KzbsyhJ/s400/Imagen+11.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417235227620614738" /></a><br /><br />David Nixon has conceived this piece very much as a chamber <br />ballet, only using a corps in the engagement party. All the other <br />scenes use only the main characters. The work has a tense, almost <br />claustrophobic atmosphere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nZJU6eSdCJ8hAh_Kpw2UbnnqJ_7CWjHDAQvdNCgdZSJ6qhIPvgleq5kkd5KCl73HyLvY-diI2gkSZUsCA8Nqeb9alj7FhH4NSjo8zsXGZ1PYGR8MnVfnQx7YjGrhAgpsJ84HrKR4WJPp/s1600-h/Imagen+12.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nZJU6eSdCJ8hAh_Kpw2UbnnqJ_7CWjHDAQvdNCgdZSJ6qhIPvgleq5kkd5KCl73HyLvY-diI2gkSZUsCA8Nqeb9alj7FhH4NSjo8zsXGZ1PYGR8MnVfnQx7YjGrhAgpsJ84HrKR4WJPp/s400/Imagen+12.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417235435193619058" /></a><br /><br />I found all the pdd compelling and relevant and the pdd between <br />Mina and Dracula in Act 2 is just stunning – worth the entrance <br />money on its own! There is some good ensemble work for the <br />male protagonists. <br /> <br />Dracula wears a gloriously full cape that seems to take on a life <br />of its own and becomes a powerful bat motif. The mostly-fabulous <br />costumes were designed by the multi-talented David Nixon and Ali <br />Allen did the atmospherically minimalist set. My one niggle is the <br />trousers that Dracula wears – glam-rockers The Sweet came to mind!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIznZFCHkLcH2ggBVFQYOMT2Ket8SKvTP3MQtO8NNbdBLph3Qz7PogqZJ-K5ow1FOad9GxAw-Hlxq23SRF6C2l5rdDobi4pBXdRk_Cgnr6RWSqK0ZJKHMVKTKtAydUeihgZO2O6TkvbHXU/s1600-h/Imagen+13.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIznZFCHkLcH2ggBVFQYOMT2Ket8SKvTP3MQtO8NNbdBLph3Qz7PogqZJ-K5ow1FOad9GxAw-Hlxq23SRF6C2l5rdDobi4pBXdRk_Cgnr6RWSqK0ZJKHMVKTKtAydUeihgZO2O6TkvbHXU/s400/Imagen+13.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417235602214885106" /></a><br /><br />The dancers really threw themselves into the performances. NBT <br />specialises in dancers who are strong actors and these performances <br />proved that. The good thing about seeing several performances and <br />different casts is being able to see the different interpretations of the <br />roles. For example, Georgina May was a very young and flirtatious <br />Lucy while Martha Leebolt came over as being more worldly in her <br />dealings with her suitors. Both abandoned themselves to Dracula <br />with a shocking degree of lasciviousness.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGuK3pu3u7_gbF3gLUOHQj0nkiIJeWVDzp4nFeD0Xs2gh1vIA-SwBL9qB8XgTmb4ZTjovNDSrhYEVMiFE1aYe2UVcJW2SrXqatHc9t3qYCLdYqPGoUZE2gItdUaBtKHM38gbfj4ZV1PaY/s1600-h/Imagen+14.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGuK3pu3u7_gbF3gLUOHQj0nkiIJeWVDzp4nFeD0Xs2gh1vIA-SwBL9qB8XgTmb4ZTjovNDSrhYEVMiFE1aYe2UVcJW2SrXqatHc9t3qYCLdYqPGoUZE2gItdUaBtKHM38gbfj4ZV1PaY/s400/Imagen+14.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417235880208032082" /></a><br /><br />It was nice seeing the younger dancers getting their big chance. <br />Sebastian Loe was superb as the mad, bug-eating Renfield. I <br />overheard someone in the audience describing him as the new <br />Jeremy Kerridge – very high praise indeed and well-deserved. <br />Tobias Batley was really naïve and totally terrified by Dracula <br />as Harker. Darren Goldsmith is such an elegant dancer, really <br />on the top of his form, and it was good to see him performing <br />both Holmwood and Seward and bringing something different <br />to both of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi4AA6VQpIk_ET4nPQ-zkoXcRWO3WVHGQypKbJ1LPdIUmL0_HKugH5SUslCLtuv9c9FIC4knr0TmKOPiVFrJjidk-GrLT1IWTbdnKJO5sSzb8KUiGShZ-FDwsB6099h4WOGhyphenhyphenMa0DfFDR/s1600-h/Imagen+15.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi4AA6VQpIk_ET4nPQ-zkoXcRWO3WVHGQypKbJ1LPdIUmL0_HKugH5SUslCLtuv9c9FIC4knr0TmKOPiVFrJjidk-GrLT1IWTbdnKJO5sSzb8KUiGShZ-FDwsB6099h4WOGhyphenhyphenMa0DfFDR/s400/Imagen+15.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417236101768005090" /></a><br /><br />Both Jimmy Orrante and David Kierce were marvellously sinister <br />at Dracula, both handling the enormous cape really well – making <br />it come alive.<br /><br />Keiko Amemori was lithe and sinuous as Mina, with Natalie Leftwich <br />giving a more innocent performance. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHQ44H7MIrBJ5uIYpBA3hqs3TZAsKz-zATWG2RTdr5JtEgM3ahnbhiLc5OtAd6pmi1bDISGO-lSS7lyYaxGt5WriFHmiq5UsQqK-pWcy_PQLKkOiYWF8_dy888oOKSZB-VE94QtDOE618/s1600-h/Imagen+16.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHQ44H7MIrBJ5uIYpBA3hqs3TZAsKz-zATWG2RTdr5JtEgM3ahnbhiLc5OtAd6pmi1bDISGO-lSS7lyYaxGt5WriFHmiq5UsQqK-pWcy_PQLKkOiYWF8_dy888oOKSZB-VE94QtDOE618/s400/Imagen+16.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417236293082172578" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://www.northernballettheatre.co.uk/dracula.aspx">Northern Ballet Theatre</a><br /><a href="http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_05/oct05/jm_rev_nbt_0905.htm">Ballet Magazine</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-78977547220031720432009-12-08T00:13:00.000-08:002009-12-08T00:42:05.931-08:00Dracula of Fernado Fernández (1982)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FzEkMYE9S7yPuGgHNUCaTkEWimH-34SQzibgVlD_vvP9X3UyPYirBsmdyRM7LJOrpIBM0RGaTghy63v4-rOOtoiHqy39HDXAW2uv0xdQtkCgk1Kr0HbYgloKWW3TKwOrG8nPbd4Ox7Ot/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FzEkMYE9S7yPuGgHNUCaTkEWimH-34SQzibgVlD_vvP9X3UyPYirBsmdyRM7LJOrpIBM0RGaTghy63v4-rOOtoiHqy39HDXAW2uv0xdQtkCgk1Kr0HbYgloKWW3TKwOrG8nPbd4Ox7Ot/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412776663331446674" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fernando Fernández </span>(born 1940) is a Spanish comic book artist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoPX6lTLA0KDWpuZ7LMYFOKgJoBeNcKaAPOGDapyXY0Ev8fC5ibPNg3H_rOpmmaTVgMVesKzl4p8pJwEKmVfrYslbP23yqD9ZXdrcy8PJBYDYYBU96goREaiGG4ZF1Idx3PGmVwIQpc_Y/s1600-h/207.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoPX6lTLA0KDWpuZ7LMYFOKgJoBeNcKaAPOGDapyXY0Ev8fC5ibPNg3H_rOpmmaTVgMVesKzl4p8pJwEKmVfrYslbP23yqD9ZXdrcy8PJBYDYYBU96goREaiGG4ZF1Idx3PGmVwIQpc_Y/s400/207.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412776813714008674" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Biography:</span><br /><br />Fernández was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1940. In 1956 Fernandez <br />joined the well known Spanish agency Selecciones Illustradas, at the <br />age of 16. From 1958 through 1964 Fernandez worked on war comics <br />(including Air Ace and War Picture Library) and romance comics <br />(including Valentine, Roxy and Marilyn) for British publishers. He <br />also paintedcovers for paperbacks and picture libraries like <br />Commando and Chiller. Fernandez left the comics industry for a <br />period of time in the 1960s, returning in 1970. He drew the strip <br />Mosca from 1970 to 1973.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQr9k1t1KIFaTUdSr3SpsP0COgwRk2w4OZVK3_a23ZaAjJcuLxiVotHBw7rJJ2f7lsNjfl74EsHWRENOWGphTuT1SZWaSoFw05euLUW9pGNYYf9s_xupPaE-sY84hwksCRo-l7OrRLkPX/s1600-h/p01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQr9k1t1KIFaTUdSr3SpsP0COgwRk2w4OZVK3_a23ZaAjJcuLxiVotHBw7rJJ2f7lsNjfl74EsHWRENOWGphTuT1SZWaSoFw05euLUW9pGNYYf9s_xupPaE-sY84hwksCRo-l7OrRLkPX/s400/p01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412777080141392290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxs9hZ7vPTxS10crhioINYaaW1BuNzJbDYKMKIZBQ_VTpW662TgyvJdaf6X-rUSZRaynLIrFkSoCbndsRF5nUNZowm9X4GaHq0cfD3Cw9OCs79pjzwkpbhy29EqrfUbDNAIjBBM74YB1B/s1600-h/p02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxs9hZ7vPTxS10crhioINYaaW1BuNzJbDYKMKIZBQ_VTpW662TgyvJdaf6X-rUSZRaynLIrFkSoCbndsRF5nUNZowm9X4GaHq0cfD3Cw9OCs79pjzwkpbhy29EqrfUbDNAIjBBM74YB1B/s400/p02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412777262468785986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7BYrRybnDyo4_mfuk2g2iT8VORYF7E_4v4isrbOWOIeaYiQZQslho130UAYp9JAesYmvVQtLYLl3EW38oWibdfDtIsxQwh_reV4qXFro0j7wcmwIhPEXZQb9feviqTnhS07TvCPlTwaO/s1600-h/p03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7BYrRybnDyo4_mfuk2g2iT8VORYF7E_4v4isrbOWOIeaYiQZQslho130UAYp9JAesYmvVQtLYLl3EW38oWibdfDtIsxQwh_reV4qXFro0j7wcmwIhPEXZQb9feviqTnhS07TvCPlTwaO/s400/p03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412777472714926738" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknUWjFH0_s8IvsdOaGGsKWncki3ERiZzJzD89H8dzj0jkeMd4vEG6gdnLdhGWhXrTGNrO6dxY6E2p89w0nNA6gD5sBwbUBNa90oWaYrFF_J2mmaOLjU15MS4FD5-YWYmwL0f5cM3_dY6R/s1600-h/p04.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknUWjFH0_s8IvsdOaGGsKWncki3ERiZzJzD89H8dzj0jkeMd4vEG6gdnLdhGWhXrTGNrO6dxY6E2p89w0nNA6gD5sBwbUBNa90oWaYrFF_J2mmaOLjU15MS4FD5-YWYmwL0f5cM3_dY6R/s400/p04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412777722409336322" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwA11hWS_ZgtMQTo6DnvpLUZv2UNxOf8d6L5RhiLYpUzUvrvTmVFK8r8ALEy63T7fEalYwBClih7jP8j47EURqkiAgHm1RBgi2vsHDFBYXJYwqJ7Y5NQ8qgy2G8XtUIGUhCEuun1RouFn/s1600-h/p05.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwA11hWS_ZgtMQTo6DnvpLUZv2UNxOf8d6L5RhiLYpUzUvrvTmVFK8r8ALEy63T7fEalYwBClih7jP8j47EURqkiAgHm1RBgi2vsHDFBYXJYwqJ7Y5NQ8qgy2G8XtUIGUhCEuun1RouFn/s400/p05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412778067329114290" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHYBZz2QjmJ2qSo3wvwHLOcS5ciw1L1nVUtVxuifO7cam8mQsmm63eFuoPbUROao5hyCKpn2ARcOnXFialUHy8JwcQEwU1xAUVl8owExDz7Q2MM3RCR1t-6sUthbDsDm0nKxDhPKP9kHz/s1600-h/p06.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHYBZz2QjmJ2qSo3wvwHLOcS5ciw1L1nVUtVxuifO7cam8mQsmm63eFuoPbUROao5hyCKpn2ARcOnXFialUHy8JwcQEwU1xAUVl8owExDz7Q2MM3RCR1t-6sUthbDsDm0nKxDhPKP9kHz/s400/p06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412778201515648386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd3gUGiKox5CTYQP7Yudi3Upp1lKJigorDm4XvRZ92wPxzvuqoCg9jdAEubY9tMEYBpJnDzk0X_PuZq7kAsv3ulGam1duIlE89qQjkU3HUcK7HoqQ4UjR8Y_itiSOxEbw7EYufY1sNYgi/s1600-h/p07.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd3gUGiKox5CTYQP7Yudi3Upp1lKJigorDm4XvRZ92wPxzvuqoCg9jdAEubY9tMEYBpJnDzk0X_PuZq7kAsv3ulGam1duIlE89qQjkU3HUcK7HoqQ4UjR8Y_itiSOxEbw7EYufY1sNYgi/s400/p07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412778386878459250" /></a><br /><br />Fernandez started working for Warren Publishing in 1973 due to his <br />connections with Selecciones Illustradas. Unlike many of the Spanish <br />artists from S.I., Fernandez both wrote and drew his stories. During <br />his period with Warren from 1973 to 1975 a total of 11 of these <br />stories were made, all of which were published in Vampirella (issues <br />28-32,35-6,40-3). The story Rendezvous (issue 35) was included in <br />a list of the top 25 Warren stories of all time in the book The Warren <br />Companion by author David A. Roach. Fernandez won a Warren <br />Award in 1975 for Best Artist/Writer on the story Goodbye My Love, <br />Goodbye (issue 41). An additional story written by Fernandez, but <br />drawn by Jose Miralles appeared in issue 57 of Vampirella in 1977. <br />Warren would later reprint three additional Fernandez stories <br />originally done in Spain in Eerie in 1978 (issue 94), 1980 (issue 117) <br />and 1981 (issue 118). After Warren, Fernandez worked on french <br />educational comics for Afha as well as the Cuando el Comic es Arte <br />series for Jose Toutain. He also worked on the series Circulos in <br />1979 and Zora y los Hibernautas in 1980, which would later be <br />reprinted in the U.S. in the magazine Heavy Metal. In 1982 he drew <br />the comic version of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bram Stoker's Dracula</span> for the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Spanish edition <br />of Creepy</span>. He adapted Isaac Asimov stories in 1983 for the book <br />Firmado por: Isaac Asimov, and collaborated with Carlos Trillo to <br />create the medieval fantasy La Leyenda de las Cuatro Sombras for <br />Zona 84.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlvaOi_7x4p17wZxl2VT0GXH9P4TvMk7KXnUK1xABwhSsfWOcHnt_SSoJXqiTNTHPkxx-hY3Ln8RBG4_1ns7yZFrmtEDDDT9lX9pWOmoKv3B1aFfdQxnWOFJ2264cwKyc8o-6D_ixdpG/s1600-h/p08.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlvaOi_7x4p17wZxl2VT0GXH9P4TvMk7KXnUK1xABwhSsfWOcHnt_SSoJXqiTNTHPkxx-hY3Ln8RBG4_1ns7yZFrmtEDDDT9lX9pWOmoKv3B1aFfdQxnWOFJ2264cwKyc8o-6D_ixdpG/s400/p08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412778600142312114" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqN2NXbozorOrJkWfnhk6oOt9eJxfEjrfgz8RXfMIdeuGibywFYDnX2wxWNrmgS7cwN-JtM7j1ASHXerjHYC13cQgCgfMZttJSUbHmacI2JbhZ60LdfKnn739yaL-Wa556qax4UobhXv7/s1600-h/p09.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Am2kdIcVpBQX_4YYortIEiiRmvyI6HS9lK9-CO3j6E5fvMdIbYbWsTLFn2kGSDoOai-B749mcGZvgtoO2HcFd7ngTGNgKw0dIEQI63qSK51eG_4rAyFN_qv9ZLeLAQxkUsrUd5Re4zT8/s400/p13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412779413558629090" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnh6qkUO5K7VdFugwmJEKb28YtkuYCRtEv3bC2Wv4pkkHQPyNvKEWq8Y4PpgELjWkrdqbh-XxKZgu0bMEo4kOl3l80rX3utsFsj5JXBBHw6UAF80uYUPbiLnk0uRJ7fnfBgDs9w0L567h/s1600-h/p14.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnh6qkUO5K7VdFugwmJEKb28YtkuYCRtEv3bC2Wv4pkkHQPyNvKEWq8Y4PpgELjWkrdqbh-XxKZgu0bMEo4kOl3l80rX3utsFsj5JXBBHw6UAF80uYUPbiLnk0uRJ7fnfBgDs9w0L567h/s400/p14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412779573947159026" /></a><br /><br />He would later adapt Asimov again with Lucky Star in 1989. <br />Fernandez eventually left the comics field in the 1990s to <br />focus exclusively on painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH7ZeEdxuXNWHLbo9bF5m0s6S92EFSVxE4ypdyU-eK1okXAfLOzgAKrpHxFho1OKTHNBTtu803UQnAHYrmhnQs799ap4qJ66DmcJQFts54RlfLKN-dGBpoIXcExPQEYssZsYNdwZd-wc0/s1600-h/Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH7ZeEdxuXNWHLbo9bF5m0s6S92EFSVxE4ypdyU-eK1okXAfLOzgAKrpHxFho1OKTHNBTtu803UQnAHYrmhnQs799ap4qJ66DmcJQFts54RlfLKN-dGBpoIXcExPQEYssZsYNdwZd-wc0/s400/Cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412780159159812802" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlofakCW69tE44H9xZEb1_dmEU9H-fzDcDNS-aTppKzQrqFDenrf9GWL-LB76d-rUP4apJ257lmmVRGmDhv6ePmkSdGYKKX2xBmIkt5Ia7Gm0FQWGXZ808JKKPl2kTYd2vM2hTkzYb6HlC/s1600-h/Cover-rear.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlofakCW69tE44H9xZEb1_dmEU9H-fzDcDNS-aTppKzQrqFDenrf9GWL-LB76d-rUP4apJ257lmmVRGmDhv6ePmkSdGYKKX2xBmIkt5Ia7Gm0FQWGXZ808JKKPl2kTYd2vM2hTkzYb6HlC/s400/Cover-rear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412780314975655730" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4j2C0LiLQM3YU6Xh_lLsomnQw9lbg7JKaeL6nC5WBqof6eMOOecVvo2TfDPCMHLSDzjmCqbfTWPzQPK5vLCkgICUKBtRzRVRouBIityPJ0Og1cYb_xBcFzNUejrowwEwBklb76M40MTt/s1600-h/fernando_fernandez_dracula.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4j2C0LiLQM3YU6Xh_lLsomnQw9lbg7JKaeL6nC5WBqof6eMOOecVvo2TfDPCMHLSDzjmCqbfTWPzQPK5vLCkgICUKBtRzRVRouBIityPJ0Og1cYb_xBcFzNUejrowwEwBklb76M40MTt/s400/fernando_fernandez_dracula.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412780424484523410" /></a><br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Fernandez_(comics)">Wikipedia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-6722738731206048712009-12-03T09:19:00.000-08:002009-12-03T12:13:41.463-08:00Drakula Istanbul´da (1953)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcaSEVd_lPIOnH_pm9SjSWdN8vJHUH2b-IFrck8r1WAz8p50KM2SmNii7h8UamJiMlAO2OFfNXZyRevqchjSY0zWxozQAivsSnC5zUr4mFcE4dQ-J6wW6oaoGcssRpXwlC4_hoBpgIEtS/s1600-h/hayalperestekrem_drakulaistanbulda.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcaSEVd_lPIOnH_pm9SjSWdN8vJHUH2b-IFrck8r1WAz8p50KM2SmNii7h8UamJiMlAO2OFfNXZyRevqchjSY0zWxozQAivsSnC5zUr4mFcE4dQ-J6wW6oaoGcssRpXwlC4_hoBpgIEtS/s400/hayalperestekrem_drakulaistanbulda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063456163455890" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">CAPSULE</span>: This has been a very rare film, but it seems to be <br />becoming more readily available. This is not a sequel to, but <br />a simplification of Bram Stoker's novel. It just replaces the <br />London backdrop with Istanbul and sets the story in the year <br />of its production, 1953. The film has some nice bits on a tight <br />budget, but turning the Mina character into an alluring stage <br />dancer somehow cheapens the story. Atif Kaptan makes what <br />seems a lack-luster Dracula, but perhaps if I knew Turkish it <br />might have been more impressive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEpsoVtgufjUwxFhrT5W8CqoIWiGA1hI9YpC9Yiu2UqwFYpqB7Na-MLmtKumUi4WibE6HY_hPdoWhHuSzZzFh9AxmB-rumgBU4voNYJKBRs6WzEpwdPpzPGa8RkjEXL98rS_Tjz5Llf-j/s1600-h/Drakula-Istanbul-039-da-Ali-Riza-Seyfi-Kamer-Yay__19084948_0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEpsoVtgufjUwxFhrT5W8CqoIWiGA1hI9YpC9Yiu2UqwFYpqB7Na-MLmtKumUi4WibE6HY_hPdoWhHuSzZzFh9AxmB-rumgBU4voNYJKBRs6WzEpwdPpzPGa8RkjEXL98rS_Tjz5Llf-j/s400/Drakula-Istanbul-039-da-Ali-Riza-Seyfi-Kamer-Yay__19084948_0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411062710898451266" /></a><br /><br />As someone who was interested early on in horror films and <br />not long after that in the long history of the horror film, I had <br />a large number of titles of films I wanted to see some day. <br />Most I was able to see as a teen or at least by my twenties. <br />But there are some lost horror films and some that are just too <br />obscure to ever find. I had considered the Edison version of <br />FRANKENSTEIN one such lost film, but I eventually got a chance <br />to see and <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Reviews/248/24809">review</a>. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaba3szEtkEdjVBS0mfrpnBDCgznheyF5Z0CSgOtax1J-eT15R6ttWnERU5LYpUgWyw-qDAK4D9wk12S6XZWArymh6B6YChgczxvp8CJqDKbn6p4q1e-E59wDGcR6SCJrBiwmCSjCIZTe/s1600-h/drakula2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaba3szEtkEdjVBS0mfrpnBDCgznheyF5Z0CSgOtax1J-eT15R6ttWnERU5LYpUgWyw-qDAK4D9wk12S6XZWArymh6B6YChgczxvp8CJqDKbn6p4q1e-E59wDGcR6SCJrBiwmCSjCIZTe/s400/drakula2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411062966839508690" /></a><br /><br />Nearly as rare was the Turkish version of Dracula, Mehmet <br />Muhtar's DRAKULA ISTANBUL'DA or DRACULA IN ISTANBUL. <br />This was a 1953 version--not a sequel--of the Bram Stoker <br />story. In this version Dracula comes to prey on Istanbul. At <br />first that change of setting seems strange, but NOSFERATU <br />and DRACULA (HORROR OF DRACULA) did bring Dracula to <br />Germany. This was only the third film version of the novel. <br />Actually Dracula was only one of several well-known figures <br />who were brought to Istanbul in Turkish films. There was <br />TARZAN IN ISTANBUL (1952), THE INVISIBLE MAN IN ISTANBUL <br />(1955), THE UFOS IN ISTANBUL (1955) (if a UFO can be <br />considered a well-known figure), and in 1967 there was the <br />Turkish FANTOMAS: APPOINTMENT IN ISTANBUL.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzxRhI3oe4wGLO0Q1w-AhUHdaQbliyYzKNEOYVvCn-ATFAzGtjBone5LVsvbsZuA-vO4jYgy3X_2k1a4dnQtAU3Kq_o-SanAFzyiIQPcvlxhyphenhyphen-cZUOXjSp0uzdug6b-wQGDVWa8GBGwv4/s1600-h/drakula1z.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzxRhI3oe4wGLO0Q1w-AhUHdaQbliyYzKNEOYVvCn-ATFAzGtjBone5LVsvbsZuA-vO4jYgy3X_2k1a4dnQtAU3Kq_o-SanAFzyiIQPcvlxhyphenhyphen-cZUOXjSp0uzdug6b-wQGDVWa8GBGwv4/s400/drakula1z.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063059106089538" /></a><br /><br />One might think that setting the latter part of DRACULA in <br />Istanbul would create a problem. Bram Stoker's Dracula is all <br />caught up in the Christian tradition. The vampire is repelled <br />by the cross, by holy wafers, and by holy water. Well, actually <br />the problems had already been worked out. In 1928 Ali Riza <br />Seyfi wrote a novel KAZIKLI VOYVODA (or VLAD THE IMPALER) <br />which was mostly just a translation of DRACULA, though the <br />action does not move to England but to Istanbul. Seyfi had <br />already worked out how much of the vampirism translated to <br />a mostly Muslim country. The holy wafers and holy water were <br />left out. Crosses became portable copies of the Koran which <br />repelled Dracula. Seyfi's intent was to play up Bram Stoker's <br />having Dracula the vampire be the still-living remains of Vlad <br />Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler. After all, whom did <br />the real historical figure Vlad impale? It was Turkish invaders <br />into his country. Turks have a special historical reason to <br />hate Dracula.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrF-LKjGS1gj6w9y4P6gRROXSw_9Az120P8DmhMWsvX8WkipdDBxKLtebY773Shnbymm8lfskrMgiZVEIDgthJGw3YrfmnTnbPuJ5i4wnA6hy8r7iDqlEEA4IWreUM70-9PlHKQ4O2E0d/s1600-h/istanb1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrF-LKjGS1gj6w9y4P6gRROXSw_9Az120P8DmhMWsvX8WkipdDBxKLtebY773Shnbymm8lfskrMgiZVEIDgthJGw3YrfmnTnbPuJ5i4wnA6hy8r7iDqlEEA4IWreUM70-9PlHKQ4O2E0d/s400/istanb1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063543533068178" /></a><br /><br />The film DRAKULA ISTANBUL'DA is based on both the Stoker <br />novel and the Seyfi novel. And because the two novels are so <br />similar, probably even Ümit Deniz, the writer of the film, did <br />not know what parts he was taking from either. The script is <br />really a much-shortened version of the story most people <br />know well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQUm4zOL7z5k004xETHDr2NmARgq7EAMuQyKVj2dVs9XgNM6dbKpkBIMKkBhpL0goAq0McJdgNsmEQnGZzzj2ILImbVRbzJm8v7cxbxlliIjrmB9-9M9k7rPlw-ZUaYllDy4101Hb959G/s1600-h/istandulda.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQUm4zOL7z5k004xETHDr2NmARgq7EAMuQyKVj2dVs9XgNM6dbKpkBIMKkBhpL0goAq0McJdgNsmEQnGZzzj2ILImbVRbzJm8v7cxbxlliIjrmB9-9M9k7rPlw-ZUaYllDy4101Hb959G/s400/istandulda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063648570316450" /></a><br /><br />After the film was released in 1953 it disappeared for many <br />years, as films frequently did in those days. It was just an <br />unavailable film that people like me wished to see but never <br />really expected to see. I thought it was a lost film like LONDON <br />AFTER MIDNIGHT. Apparently eventually it did make it to <br />Turkish television and eventually could be seen in various ways <br />in this country. I saw it under less than ideal conditions. It was <br />in Turkish without subtitles and the aspect ratio was wrong. I <br />do not know Turkish. But seeing this film is like seeing an opera <br />on the stage. I may not know exactly what is being said at each <br />instant, but I know the story well enough to have a rough idea <br />of what was going on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotXuiWceEaS5rYon2bp5N2dxT9XIB0rWVP6um0m9vXP0-HCIJ02WP0RbYSa2wth_jSjMBCoiWB_20B3e0dHU-w9jctrCfg_gG8iUSnWKCzEvv-PETdzZQRVDA1iyrUWbfLEvr77s2SnLZ/s1600-h/Drakula+Istanbul%27da_00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotXuiWceEaS5rYon2bp5N2dxT9XIB0rWVP6um0m9vXP0-HCIJ02WP0RbYSa2wth_jSjMBCoiWB_20B3e0dHU-w9jctrCfg_gG8iUSnWKCzEvv-PETdzZQRVDA1iyrUWbfLEvr77s2SnLZ/s400/Drakula+Istanbul%27da_00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063781791420722" /></a><br /><br />Is this film an accurate film adaptation of DRACULA? Well, <br />NOSFERATU and the 1931 version of DRACULA did not set the <br />fidelity bar very high. DRAKULA ISTANBUL'DA was the most <br />accurate adaptation up to its time. Five years later Terence Fisher <br />would make DRACULA (United States title: HORROR OF DRACULA) <br />and I would say the two are on a par for closeness to the novel. <br />Neither was exactly right and each was much simplified. Still, this <br />book has never been really well adapted to cinema. I would say <br />the most accurate versions made to date were COUNT DRACULA, <br />the 1977 BBC/PBS version with Louis Jordan, and Francis Ford <br />Coppola's 1992 DRACULA, though each took liberties. Orson <br />Welles also did a fairly accurate radio version for the premiere <br />of his Mercury Theater radio program. <br />Go to <a href="http://www.mercurytheatre.info">http://www.mercurytheatre.info</a> for all his Mercury Theater <br />programs online.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATVtcuHf061nGeC3Cga9Yweii8UWnlfRaaXxn-64_wlCHL3_ZUqybXJC77hfIwYZpzv9cxJj0h5bFh1RsXgNLslY_K350X45hYk7IHxO-wkvjNvxszj5JanFIMPitsB9NMMGmI6vMr4Ke/s1600-h/13a26284bb5ffaab93d0afa5835532fda3170565.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATVtcuHf061nGeC3Cga9Yweii8UWnlfRaaXxn-64_wlCHL3_ZUqybXJC77hfIwYZpzv9cxJj0h5bFh1RsXgNLslY_K350X45hYk7IHxO-wkvjNvxszj5JanFIMPitsB9NMMGmI6vMr4Ke/s400/13a26284bb5ffaab93d0afa5835532fda3170565.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411063916875004322" /></a><br /><br />DRAKULA ISTANBUL'DA updates its story and moves the story to <br />Istanbul. That is two strikes against it. It also removes an entire <br />insane asylum, Dr. Seward, Renfield, and a host of other characters. <br />Mina is no longer the delicate flower of a girl she is in the book but <br />a somewhat sensual stage dancer. She is less innocent, so does not <br />create so much concern for her situation. There are two production <br />numbers showing her on the stage, one has her as a Latin hottie <br />and the other as a tastefully covered Turkish belly dancer. The <br />musical production numbers in a horror film may have been <br />inspired by THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsSnxdVIrqQeorYdJgQ2RweYAVJpURBA_ErMvwYx2s3gE9tP33vc7yk7KDasU9Un28omxY1f5y_Oguz4m6Ol6O9aWkg9_9hgFwTkEWUk39Y4E76V8Bl-W-uWRhhQk0tS9G8HGfZ9Fi10l/s1600-h/1hxvkn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsSnxdVIrqQeorYdJgQ2RweYAVJpURBA_ErMvwYx2s3gE9tP33vc7yk7KDasU9Un28omxY1f5y_Oguz4m6Ol6O9aWkg9_9hgFwTkEWUk39Y4E76V8Bl-W-uWRhhQk0tS9G8HGfZ9Fi10l/s400/1hxvkn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411064025412305362" /></a><br /><br />There are little economies throughout the production. My wife <br />pointed out how many scenes had Jonathan Harker in one hallway <br />of Dracula's castle and how easy that made camera setups. (By the <br />way, the character names are all Turkish and nothing like what they <br />are in the novel with the exception of Drakula. For example Mina <br />becomes Guzin. To save explaining I will use the names of their <br />antecedents in the novel.) Dracula has only one bride and one <br />servant. The latter is of dubious loyalty and seems more <br />sympathetic to Harker than to Dracula.<br /><br />The score has odd touches including at bit of "April in Paris." The <br />composer, whoever he is, seems to be frequently at cross- purposes <br />with the director. Times when the film should be creating an aura of <br />fear, instead the score has an air that is light and comical.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH0A8hnqWD55jnnwoBNEgdL16E8s0fxtbCAvtrtUkspNX90wblpgl0W2i_a2I_ANqk0kHXlmv5Ja0MjLO_i5wd7hP09ea2PCvzIXZkt1-YyofTtMC2m_JGucCEtgusP4RxlweT0Wck8X_/s1600-h/vlcsnap1913541bp4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH0A8hnqWD55jnnwoBNEgdL16E8s0fxtbCAvtrtUkspNX90wblpgl0W2i_a2I_ANqk0kHXlmv5Ja0MjLO_i5wd7hP09ea2PCvzIXZkt1-YyofTtMC2m_JGucCEtgusP4RxlweT0Wck8X_/s400/vlcsnap1913541bp4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411064485699476162" /></a><br /><br />Visually the film is a mixed bag. Clearly it was made on a low <br />budget. But it has atmosphere. The credit sequences take a cue <br />from what might be Universal horror films. The American studio <br />would frequently some touch like smoke congealing into the letters <br />of the opening titles. For this film the opening credits seem to roll <br />out like a scroll on invisible paper across the screen. Dracula has <br />sleeping gas piped to some of the rooms of his castle and in one <br />room is comes out like smoke from the eyes of a painting creating <br />a bizarre image. Staking scenes take place with most of the gory <br />action off camera. Dracula's castle, really an unconvincing drawing, <br />is wrong for eastern European castles. I think of them as having <br />conical turrets like Castle Bran does in Transylvania. The castle <br />we see in the film has open turrets like we would expect to see <br />in a King Arthur movie (or on the sorts of castles built by the <br />Crusaders in Turkey).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9ax7e0rCi2YyB8QyrBwiM-T4hpR9EuJYkliHho_JSHvo9UL94pVVhXeUTn8BZr706QXt6yG-GVNqbHEKbkZXpLHJYW3a73_yX_uw3o2pJWYkVGJ5vYQKnXIF90b2oqPjoEGXImMSaenN/s1600-h/e383652d465650f0a04793ab07e3a61ed256bfcf.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9ax7e0rCi2YyB8QyrBwiM-T4hpR9EuJYkliHho_JSHvo9UL94pVVhXeUTn8BZr706QXt6yG-GVNqbHEKbkZXpLHJYW3a73_yX_uw3o2pJWYkVGJ5vYQKnXIF90b2oqPjoEGXImMSaenN/s400/e383652d465650f0a04793ab07e3a61ed256bfcf.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411064150865845490" /></a><br /><br />Mina does not look particularly Turkish and she is played by Annie <br />Ball, which does not sound like a Turkish name. Nevertheless <br />Ms. Ball seems to have made a career in Turkish films. Atif Kaptan <br />who plays Dracula apparently had appeared in other macabre roles. <br />He is a slight letdown as the King of Vampires. It might have been <br />different if I could understand what he was saying, but he just <br />looks like a distinguished gray- haired gentleman without <br />particularly striking looks. Dracula appears to have fangs that <br />grow when he needs to use them. It has been claimed that this <br />was the first film to put fangs on a vampire. Not true. NOSFERATU <br />had fangs, but they were two front teeth and not retractable. One <br />effect that does not work well any more is that Dracula appears in <br />a flash. Basically it is the effect that goes back to George Melies <br />of just stopping the camera, having the character walk into its <br />view, and start filming again. There is a nice scene of Dracula's <br />face when he is in the form of a bat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5j3dV7M9b8DomgVsneMAUg87_Y7M66uuNhtICAtpVxPcqDONriYBqWF5u73gjoNSJVstwNm_q_CgZYN5UR5FKStOyQBzjjFZaNduXhXY1KjwGaKUAEB8FJiQUSOWTlZJNT7lAouoJDYHh/s1600-h/ss012xx.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5j3dV7M9b8DomgVsneMAUg87_Y7M66uuNhtICAtpVxPcqDONriYBqWF5u73gjoNSJVstwNm_q_CgZYN5UR5FKStOyQBzjjFZaNduXhXY1KjwGaKUAEB8FJiQUSOWTlZJNT7lAouoJDYHh/s400/ss012xx.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411064274629952146" /></a><br /><br />In a sequence taken from Bram Stoker, Dracula crawls down the <br />wall of his castle, a disquieting scene. COUNT DRACULA (1977) <br />usually gets credit for having shown this sequence for the first <br />time. However, it appears earlier both in this film and in SCARS OF <br />DRACULA (1970). The film plays up his bat-like characteristics. <br />As a human he wears a cape that gives him a bat-like look. <br />Dracula can transform into a bat, but for some reason he does not <br />toward the end when he is being chased on foot. This mistake leads <br />to his downfall. The age-old vampire is something of an esthete and <br />he hypnotizes Mina to have her dance for him. Also unorthodox for <br />portrayals of Dracula is that when he wants to disable an opponent <br />and just socks him. I suppose Buffy vampires kickbox, but for some <br />reason I just do not think of Dracula as ever having to deliver a <br />roundhouse punch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QlR6ea7zryUsrvP2tXe7FVKXni73-8xfOkONc62XXe3zWR9JwElILdpJ_ZsZKYBQIugtivNVDvNhnOY2odueKOIcc7BXX92hLEdVcKOvGHlZ8ddlpy4fKbAZqEY3Zk3FopBqKlJP8vBB/s1600-h/ss027cf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QlR6ea7zryUsrvP2tXe7FVKXni73-8xfOkONc62XXe3zWR9JwElILdpJ_ZsZKYBQIugtivNVDvNhnOY2odueKOIcc7BXX92hLEdVcKOvGHlZ8ddlpy4fKbAZqEY3Zk3FopBqKlJP8vBB/s400/ss027cf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411064357694582370" /></a><br /><br />I decline to rate the film since I feel only somebody who knows <br />what the actors are saying should have that privilege. Overall, I <br />did not care for the updating. But I was willing to overlook most <br />of the film's other weaknesses. It had enough strengths to make <br />watching it, even under poor condition, a real pleasure. I hope <br />that now that the film has been re-discovered that some <br />entrepreneur will decide it is worth subtitling and putting on <br />DVD. Was it worth the wait to find this film? Well, probably not. <br />But now that it is becoming available it is worth seeking out.<br /><br /> Mark R. Leeper<br /> mleeper@optonline.net<br /> Copyright 2007 Mark R. Leeper<br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://leepers.us/markleeper">Mark R. Leeper</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-14811806066997393692009-12-01T12:03:00.000-08:002010-01-05T14:19:06.674-08:00PAUL NASCHY´S DEAD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwedeStKjjgPDJaIQFnmu1QwIKrQkXsW3PtAgkxrAYTF7t2CJTfVikIQbnqUurplz51q7xR7YW0KKLEUqJ3Isktkt0kmsQytPdqHA8hlBSE0aslUEuOLwqH2IaacrL3o5-PE7F6h4kqgB/s1600/RojoSangre2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwedeStKjjgPDJaIQFnmu1QwIKrQkXsW3PtAgkxrAYTF7t2CJTfVikIQbnqUurplz51q7xR7YW0KKLEUqJ3Isktkt0kmsQytPdqHA8hlBSE0aslUEuOLwqH2IaacrL3o5-PE7F6h4kqgB/s400/RojoSangre2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410361520015710850" /></a><br /><br />Paul Naschy (born Jacinto Molina, September 6, 1934, <br />Madrid – December 1, 2009, Madrid) was a Spanish <br />movie actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily <br />in horror films. His portrayal of numerous classic horror <br />figures—the wolfman, a hunchback, Count Dracula, a <br />mummy—have earned him recognition as a Spanish Lon <br />Chaney. King Juan Carlos I presented Naschy with Spain's <br />Gold Medal Award for Fine Arts in 2001 in honor of his work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWOTAvZCdCcbBDdX4rYA2lln1TEn-fJ5jCCEs9cvvPcON8tCNEmrmWY4z23fOCatM_hQnKkXVe6LlSqcNVnu4hoXpGL3klwxhvGxIUEELDYhH5TdOs1SVG4M34_pqzcwho6RMRq8BfjjO/s1600/81453_paulnaschy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWOTAvZCdCcbBDdX4rYA2lln1TEn-fJ5jCCEs9cvvPcON8tCNEmrmWY4z23fOCatM_hQnKkXVe6LlSqcNVnu4hoXpGL3klwxhvGxIUEELDYhH5TdOs1SVG4M34_pqzcwho6RMRq8BfjjO/s400/81453_paulnaschy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410361588121669762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSwMiMcXXh1aLkxpTq1mxQwKZnKxz62Rlc_1Rw_YbyHDgTL_qyOnu34zGnu68QZse92msCRMmmvWXJZp1VVDksYv5V37rZZGlRdr3cRszR4YLHpXeB4CUyhdbZUeT9Qxbra_5tmYDrCSh/s1600/Marca+del+hombre+lobo,+la+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSwMiMcXXh1aLkxpTq1mxQwKZnKxz62Rlc_1Rw_YbyHDgTL_qyOnu34zGnu68QZse92msCRMmmvWXJZp1VVDksYv5V37rZZGlRdr3cRszR4YLHpXeB4CUyhdbZUeT9Qxbra_5tmYDrCSh/s400/Marca+del+hombre+lobo,+la+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410361722608414914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf-pqyqKc8R3JAPqa3McmoiYuYtz3FHZII-ridFiN7K3EJXBJCH8XDux2_Q7DcMbx50MwXVuh6UeC549FucmNfBAeRYRypP-MYWf1NNk3xkOxn5HZCcWbBYS3GBNnvyjMYt-l8005WZek/s1600/paul_09_ok.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf-pqyqKc8R3JAPqa3McmoiYuYtz3FHZII-ridFiN7K3EJXBJCH8XDux2_Q7DcMbx50MwXVuh6UeC549FucmNfBAeRYRypP-MYWf1NNk3xkOxn5HZCcWbBYS3GBNnvyjMYt-l8005WZek/s400/paul_09_ok.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410361842723825058" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iz0cFbAIa3XuhllIEK_6mym4WFPXeTUpmdn3VO-DE5qjg_muNR2P_Bqnd4SHQ-szMHGbxUNEmQB8-i3D0PEdwv_iB0bEp-A_Kpq2kBfMUbU5KngwKmA0iTjV0pEQfzp_BENqhVBsZqIo/s1600/Retorno+del+hombre+lobo,+el+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iz0cFbAIa3XuhllIEK_6mym4WFPXeTUpmdn3VO-DE5qjg_muNR2P_Bqnd4SHQ-szMHGbxUNEmQB8-i3D0PEdwv_iB0bEp-A_Kpq2kBfMUbU5KngwKmA0iTjV0pEQfzp_BENqhVBsZqIo/s400/Retorno+del+hombre+lobo,+el+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410361941502103410" /></a><br /><br />"Una estrella s´enfonsa en un mar d´art"<br />"Una estrella se hunde en un mar de arte"<br />"A star is sinking in a sea of art"Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-33840527183957360742009-11-28T21:28:00.000-08:002009-11-28T22:16:06.069-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Seven<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2h8i23f8UBAfaQnDuX0mUAoujcxu8S3mNfhlLY80n-x2sOnKyEoMFHknSKzZu_dIcrXw0LSuQx3MgWw_fkWBdJxswMM5CtA6Tj408QvGoyvLLt9s4kmb81u57LNk2i_76EAcmaFq1aig/s1600/maria.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2h8i23f8UBAfaQnDuX0mUAoujcxu8S3mNfhlLY80n-x2sOnKyEoMFHknSKzZu_dIcrXw0LSuQx3MgWw_fkWBdJxswMM5CtA6Tj408QvGoyvLLt9s4kmb81u57LNk2i_76EAcmaFq1aig/s400/maria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409404540935456850" /></a><br /><br />The end of the Boris Karloff Blogathon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0iR9tV0-gagSyk9W_4pII2ETetJ-sOLhhtTq1zvjKncZyTEy4MsIMR_29dDPndjz5rKLRCzMQQ-LH4DqrfBsJXTi5Hq_zK3w-WWbDv8yRgqZbu3YGRlFZy8nYVluY65XqocRIxiT2jTI/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0iR9tV0-gagSyk9W_4pII2ETetJ-sOLhhtTq1zvjKncZyTEy4MsIMR_29dDPndjz5rKLRCzMQQ-LH4DqrfBsJXTi5Hq_zK3w-WWbDv8yRgqZbu3YGRlFZy8nYVluY65XqocRIxiT2jTI/s400/flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409404693442991938" /></a><br /><br />BORIS KARLOFF BLOGATHON<br />SCHEDULED PARTICIPANTS:<br /><br /><a href="http://acidemic.blogspot.com/">Acidemic</a><br /><a href="http://anactorsnotebook.blogspot.com/">An Actor's Notebook</a><br /><a href="http://andrewsweeklymusings.blogspot.com/">Andrew's Weekly Musings</a><br /><a href="http://anotheroldmovieblog.blogspot.com/">Another Old Movie Blog</a><br /><a href="http://dawtrina.blogspot.com/">Apocalypse Later</a><br /><a href="http://arbogastonfilm.blogspot.com/">Arbogast on Film</a><br /><a href="http://badabing.splinder.com/">Badabing!</a><br /><a href="http://bakingwithmedusa.blogspot.com/">Baking with Medusa</a><br /><a href="http://basementscreams.wordpress.com/">Basement Screams</a><br /><a href="http://watchinghorrorfilmsfrombehindthecouch.blogspot.com/">Behind the Couch</a><br /><a href="http://www.blackholereviews.blogspot.com/">Black Hole DVD Reviews</a><br /><a 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href="http://thevaultofhorror.blogspot.com/">The Vault of Horror</a><br /><a href="http://www.zedwordblog.blogspot.com/">The Zed Word</a><br /><a href="http://thingthatdontsuck.blogspot.com/">Things That Don't Suck</a><br /><a href="http://thisguyoverhere.com/horror/">This Guy Over Here</a><br /><a href="http://www.thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/">Thrilling Days of Yesteryear</a><br /><a href="http://vaderetromesatana.tumblr.com/">Vade retro me satana</a><br /><a href="http://weirdhollow.blogspot.com/">Weird Hollow</a><br /><a href="http://orringrey.com/journal/">Who Killed Orrin Grey?</a><br /><a href="http://woopitydooart.blogspot.com/">Woopitydooart</a><br /><a href="http://www.seesomethingstrange.com/">Wouldn't You Like To See Something Strange?</a><br /><a href="http://www.whatwritesatmidnight.blogspot.com/">Writer By Night</a><br /><a href="http://youreonlyasgoodasyourlastpicture.blogspot.com/">You're Only As Good As Your Last Picture</a><br /><a href="http://zomboscloset.typepad.com/">Zombos Closet of Horror</a><br /><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-karloff-blogathon-day-seven.html">THE BORIS KARLOFF BLOGATHON: Day Seven</a><br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-46004694908446337762009-11-27T22:07:00.000-08:002009-11-27T22:31:13.619-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Six<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqO4EzHUpRxgSqrbreLqtrBbKyFJBENNsh1-PJ5WvwpssWh_mD4yyV20945erCB8erJqyZK-Hswa6eLTKRX_onzUNgSpxMCN7f2W_UcX_rU0WgQpB53vc26hLeo8ePqjuUgtAKq9hYlWO/s1600/BorisKarloffAndFriendsLPFront.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqO4EzHUpRxgSqrbreLqtrBbKyFJBENNsh1-PJ5WvwpssWh_mD4yyV20945erCB8erJqyZK-Hswa6eLTKRX_onzUNgSpxMCN7f2W_UcX_rU0WgQpB53vc26hLeo8ePqjuUgtAKq9hYlWO/s400/BorisKarloffAndFriendsLPFront.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409033032413939986" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Boris Karloff "An Evening With Boris Karloff And His Friends" (1967).</span><br /><br />A cool merging of monster talent here; Forrest J. Ackerman <br />writes a script that Boris Karloff reads with Verne Langdon <br />& Milt Larsen producing! This LP is a collection of synopses <br />for the classic Universal films that Karloff figured in so <br />largely, and mixed in with his narration are sound bites and <br />musical cues from "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", <br />"The Bride of Frankenstein", "The Son of Frankenstein", "The <br />Wolf Man", and "The House of Frankenstein"; all of which must've <br />blown the collective minds of monster kids dwelling in the <br />pre-video-on-demand days of 1967. Forrest J. Ackerman's <br />script (famously written in one sitting) does a nice job of <br />stitching together all the parts, and while the whole thing <br />only lasts about 24 minutes it manages to give an appropriately <br />grand sense of status to the initial Universal horror cycle that <br />was then still setting the tone for most monster entertainment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKFu2zXgV1_JOU64JW5RcyG6KQAg8ihO4DpfmRu4_0HNoqWTPW2IA-6y_-lAr4pD3gzkQUG5hEe8cNM9WgJV_YcfOIhaeMqfTUQaDeASF_Xg88lhtZkUAeteVzknEUftripUJVYP0Vrg0/s1600/BackTitle.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKFu2zXgV1_JOU64JW5RcyG6KQAg8ihO4DpfmRu4_0HNoqWTPW2IA-6y_-lAr4pD3gzkQUG5hEe8cNM9WgJV_YcfOIhaeMqfTUQaDeASF_Xg88lhtZkUAeteVzknEUftripUJVYP0Vrg0/s400/BackTitle.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409033184480817618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WkDR3jpExya0F40mg_m-HEfoOdTdDMSNu8z9ZWS69yROmDYnvZQL8ggpZQuuH-ZIivDLeuXHZpaPUoeqkoq15YLly6LHeflDFxhGxAzoejG-YGaFfUd3HhX_4lPDzp_kcuG45wFUpM0J/s1600/TrackListA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WkDR3jpExya0F40mg_m-HEfoOdTdDMSNu8z9ZWS69yROmDYnvZQL8ggpZQuuH-ZIivDLeuXHZpaPUoeqkoq15YLly6LHeflDFxhGxAzoejG-YGaFfUd3HhX_4lPDzp_kcuG45wFUpM0J/s400/TrackListA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409033424961276482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26EWVemNWnvEe_bCfKa2q0g7M0cK1VjVM0joVh10HbgsplWMc45Zn-w4iJ_UIpftzQbbJfd-U_sP3Qa92Z3FMFHCZmpHhl39tB6MVZxh5bqCswAE1YCvRcaxIH4si6diIeWvzz9xkjTZF/s1600/Credits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26EWVemNWnvEe_bCfKa2q0g7M0cK1VjVM0joVh10HbgsplWMc45Zn-w4iJ_UIpftzQbbJfd-U_sP3Qa92Z3FMFHCZmpHhl39tB6MVZxh5bqCswAE1YCvRcaxIH4si6diIeWvzz9xkjTZF/s400/Credits.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409033570744348642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jRvZkGBJID2VH4Ce3wlrV_bAYiFhiDU5E7wUTzJ-fd4f1SzC5GoSiPHkF3mm7O8XNUJWKIkXsMniaMCrxmG8VLFXtd7N1U0EDF4-9PgrXIC6p2jdDZdXSC3A9_fmzSrBhQ0dkI5PJl0K/s1600/LinerNotes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jRvZkGBJID2VH4Ce3wlrV_bAYiFhiDU5E7wUTzJ-fd4f1SzC5GoSiPHkF3mm7O8XNUJWKIkXsMniaMCrxmG8VLFXtd7N1U0EDF4-9PgrXIC6p2jdDZdXSC3A9_fmzSrBhQ0dkI5PJl0K/s400/LinerNotes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409033740513973362" /></a><br /><br />Download the File Now! Click <a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZZBD7IQQ">Here</a>.<br /><br />Boris Karloff "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Tales Of Mystery And Imagination</span>".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVAe8BG7aFFX278HioPArzEPaVKcgY-6CDgxECw3m4P26VYn9xnh3_LzYr10JxotGSMtUwbc6s5BuNPSjxbyXsO22mdUewfcC2UJucGJoRSUIcPiAktWT9M_Zt8hGkWBCx2vpq6f6DDUL/s1600/BorisKarloffSleepyHollowRipVanwinkleFront.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVAe8BG7aFFX278HioPArzEPaVKcgY-6CDgxECw3m4P26VYn9xnh3_LzYr10JxotGSMtUwbc6s5BuNPSjxbyXsO22mdUewfcC2UJucGJoRSUIcPiAktWT9M_Zt8hGkWBCx2vpq6f6DDUL/s400/BorisKarloffSleepyHollowRipVanwinkleFront.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409036037025454882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b5PW0ZoTSQOmjpTlPnIASXnOAhN0nuQ2dXQJM0mIhJUI3QM-aYrC0ij1y5ghXRTyCirr6qPWKXlMBSkyVPnbM9GZXyHY0kzuM2NHgYcxAZXjTGFIvYuogQ7BuN9WRtF-IkjZIu6ezMFj/s1600/BorisKarloffSleepyHollowRipVanWinkle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b5PW0ZoTSQOmjpTlPnIASXnOAhN0nuQ2dXQJM0mIhJUI3QM-aYrC0ij1y5ghXRTyCirr6qPWKXlMBSkyVPnbM9GZXyHY0kzuM2NHgYcxAZXjTGFIvYuogQ7BuN9WRtF-IkjZIu6ezMFj/s400/BorisKarloffSleepyHollowRipVanWinkle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409036198144703810" /></a><br /><br />I've had several requests for this one. Seen in many different <br />versions, this particular LP was from Pickwick International in <br />1977. The Script is by Sid & Helen Frank. Music by Frank & Judy <br />Stein. Arranged and produced by Ralph Stein. The sound effects <br />were done by Myst-A-Rama / Cricketone Chorus And Orchestra.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE'S THE OTHER "CRICKET RECORDS" VERSION:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2vt3hgciq5E8mtJ89JtiTgvN35ErR6BYzPVHcTrML6TaItt1PMxfmqInQTKPY6r1UEzSChwY4uM6Y1t8tvy0XnQHGlsoUVCwVGmPUaVP21El0ALzDcP3uHWAtnON9WEji1GM1C0nLFEG/s1600/BorisKarloffTalesOfMysteryAndImagin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2vt3hgciq5E8mtJ89JtiTgvN35ErR6BYzPVHcTrML6TaItt1PMxfmqInQTKPY6r1UEzSChwY4uM6Y1t8tvy0XnQHGlsoUVCwVGmPUaVP21El0ALzDcP3uHWAtnON9WEji1GM1C0nLFEG/s400/BorisKarloffTalesOfMysteryAndImagin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409036430601536338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAxq9w6P9fWinWq-P_1b00332ensrgwJd6aZIHG3L9WmePuROfV86_z-749V1aAehIssPH0jotyWk486cyvrFCApeysWhaKNx2eEm2nF_VcUfshwkES7JuBX56IgxsZ6aLO5D130H2Ak0/s1600/BorisKarloffTalesOfMysteryAndImaginationLPBackCricket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAxq9w6P9fWinWq-P_1b00332ensrgwJd6aZIHG3L9WmePuROfV86_z-749V1aAehIssPH0jotyWk486cyvrFCApeysWhaKNx2eEm2nF_VcUfshwkES7JuBX56IgxsZ6aLO5D130H2Ak0/s400/BorisKarloffTalesOfMysteryAndImaginationLPBackCricket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409036547461796066" /></a><br /><br />Listen to the archive or Download it! Click <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/msipbvvx4n">Here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-and-colin-clive-share-quiet.html">THE BORIS KARLOFF BLOGATHON: Day Six.</a><br /><br />Fonts:<br /><a href="http://mostlyghostlymusicsharingblaaaggghhh.blogspot.com">Mostly Ghostly Music Sharing Blaaaggghhh</a><br /><a href="http://scarstuff.blogspot.com">Scar Stuff</a><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-42345018521377516932009-11-26T20:42:00.000-08:002009-11-26T22:11:40.301-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Five<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhrZ8uO0cLgqGYW1Ji8TW1RxJFqW5OKPtvCXqYNnl-Kf4ggb0VgH3Kx_9NuDMv1MrtJxR8zyFfQl6tg_HWZVkDfqTgshL6ClAfa9tFs1Sf8PIityJfhdh8aIFRrrjlHo_0CjNrzcf2niB/s1600/51eEiww0LCL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhrZ8uO0cLgqGYW1Ji8TW1RxJFqW5OKPtvCXqYNnl-Kf4ggb0VgH3Kx_9NuDMv1MrtJxR8zyFfQl6tg_HWZVkDfqTgshL6ClAfa9tFs1Sf8PIityJfhdh8aIFRrrjlHo_0CjNrzcf2niB/s400/51eEiww0LCL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408639768504745618" /></a><br /><br />Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.<br /><br />The Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration, <br />with a Complete Filmography of Their Films Together.<br /><br />Contributors: Gregory William Mank (author)<br />Format: Hardback, 254 x 178mm , 701 pp, ca. 250 photos <br />(12 in colour), notes, bibliography, index<br />Publication date: 15 Aug 2009<br />Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc<br />ISBN-10: 0786434805<br />EAN: 9780786434800<br /><br />"Dracula" and "Frankenstein's Monster" are horror cinema <br />icons, and the actors most deeply associated with the two <br />roles also shared a creative friendship. Bela Lugosi and Boris <br />Karloff starred in dozens of black-and-white horror films, and <br />over the years managed to collaborate on and co-star in eight <br />movies. Through dozens of interviews and archival research, this <br />book examines the Golden Age of Hollywood, the era in which <br />both stars worked, recreates the shooting of Lugosi and Karloff's <br />mutual films, examines their odd and moving personal relationship <br />and analyzes their ongoing legacies. Features include a fully <br />detailed filmography of the eight Karloff and Lugosi films, color <br />inserts of the eight movie posters, and more than 250 photographs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfh_QuIo3V1EgIJWWaP_zrpT8Zd_drAZwBI93cZRDTi1oFXd5eAvYRcSakDxcWVXT7fzRLo9puF4_0JolFEogKT5uJr60xhikxx41yM5zJqARlx-FKCD81u8KG1fd7NjlSBczQNkizioh/s1600/Imagen+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfh_QuIo3V1EgIJWWaP_zrpT8Zd_drAZwBI93cZRDTi1oFXd5eAvYRcSakDxcWVXT7fzRLo9puF4_0JolFEogKT5uJr60xhikxx41yM5zJqARlx-FKCD81u8KG1fd7NjlSBczQNkizioh/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408656187270877346" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reviews:</span><br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">Meticulously researched (Mank has been writing on the subject of <br />classic horror for years and was able to interview many of the people <br />behind those movies of the 1930s and 1940s in the late 1980s, when <br />there were many more still around), and entertainingly written, this <br />book will stand as the final word on both actors....Mank’s book is the <br />best example of its type. </span>"--Total SciFi Online <br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">This is an incredible book. I can barely scratch the surface of the <br />information and secrets that Mank has uncovered. Suffice to say that <br />this book is the one book you must own if you are a fan of Lugosi and <br />Karloff. </span>"--Fangoria <br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">The Mank book, which he calls an "obsession" since his first <br />interviews with Lugosi's ex-wife in 1974, is meticulously researched <br />and more than 300 pages longer than the original. It grandly paints a <br />portrait of the two stars and the spooky past of Universal, Hollywood's <br />top scare studio of the 1930s and 1940s.</span>"--USA Today <br /><br />“<span style="font-style:italic;">Explores the truths behind the mysterious Karloff and the enigmatic <br />Lugosi...brings to life the compelling and complicated saga of the <br />horror kings...add this to your shelf</span>”—Library Journal <br /><br />“<span style="font-style:italic;">Excellent...well-written and well-researched. If Mank is behind it, <br />you know it will be good</span>”—Mania <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVwVFrYtWfB3rME-3a1dTlN-johEyf-XqtwQhvdvzB4_jcN4eRrl-aTDEyYByCW-gIhYepwSGYiNPp0Akea0iTCG0P_3ONdgx2OpTnMRpCwex44KT7qj09qE_6SE51sapJP9Bx9Q0vA57/s1600/ed6c45a4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVwVFrYtWfB3rME-3a1dTlN-johEyf-XqtwQhvdvzB4_jcN4eRrl-aTDEyYByCW-gIhYepwSGYiNPp0Akea0iTCG0P_3ONdgx2OpTnMRpCwex44KT7qj09qE_6SE51sapJP9Bx9Q0vA57/s400/ed6c45a4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408656568588100850" /></a><br /><br />>><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author Biography:</span><br /><br />Gregory William Mank, a Delta, Pennsylvania, English teacher, has <br />acted in nearly 100 stage productions. He has written numerous <br />books on classic horror films.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakGilpPSoUK2EtssVwmi17A8eQz_xPAnThxtL-doDK9CNhMuYmSVWVDiuNTrVhv51YDgFjYSBKtch7aeFASSVVU72lCrLJaAoLRWe9FwZrVP85OsH7xyFnjqwnss2YPcp2EN-BWzWegW6/s1600/greg_at_ics__2__305x600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakGilpPSoUK2EtssVwmi17A8eQz_xPAnThxtL-doDK9CNhMuYmSVWVDiuNTrVhv51YDgFjYSBKtch7aeFASSVVU72lCrLJaAoLRWe9FwZrVP85OsH7xyFnjqwnss2YPcp2EN-BWzWegW6/s400/greg_at_ics__2__305x600.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408640763888926994" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-karloff-blogathon-day-five.html">THE BORIS KARLOFF BLOGATHON: Day Five</a><br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://gregorymank.com/">Gregory Mank</a><br /><a href="http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3480-0">McFarland</a><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-44512831823664835472009-11-25T22:59:00.000-08:002009-11-26T04:17:53.101-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Hw-rgLuH5AlFYfnqCVSaHNB4ScOts8bfz01YnQHKe5TNDKBnUh3E0PLTMuxGW0ghkd40fQ0cK4HNBfaMnO2IMBdBoTkJzN-g623_mdSMqmcHe3dArvnrRG1Nz90wUCXe4GTy_W9A-iZY/s1600/karloff010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Hw-rgLuH5AlFYfnqCVSaHNB4ScOts8bfz01YnQHKe5TNDKBnUh3E0PLTMuxGW0ghkd40fQ0cK4HNBfaMnO2IMBdBoTkJzN-g623_mdSMqmcHe3dArvnrRG1Nz90wUCXe4GTy_W9A-iZY/s400/karloff010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408354721529114402" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE FOUR "LOST" FILMS OF BORIS KARLOFF</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oHfIKXkeROkrsvxK4_HAGWFlZVps_klt0X7oE1LkdFD_8kRL6Jif0TXvhxFjdA1ik2AHo5jPOXh161cXXbwnMonnFxLIgUNHN_QkReICA6Jkf6y81NnwSNIp3vdHTRu77TU4d5UlJdzr/s1600/karloff003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oHfIKXkeROkrsvxK4_HAGWFlZVps_klt0X7oE1LkdFD_8kRL6Jif0TXvhxFjdA1ik2AHo5jPOXh161cXXbwnMonnFxLIgUNHN_QkReICA6Jkf6y81NnwSNIp3vdHTRu77TU4d5UlJdzr/s400/karloff003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408355115247086018" /></a><br /><br />No one can deny that Boris Karloff was a master villain, but even <br />the best of actors wasn´t immune to the whims of sriptwriters.<br />In the 40´s when studios were churning out scripts, mad <br />writers often threw logic out the windows and came up with some <br />really freaked out plots. For example take "THE MAN THEY COULD <br />NOT HANG", well actually they did hang him, but his assistant <br />brought him back to life with an artificial heart. In "THE MAN <br />WITH NINE LIVES" he discovered that freezing people can cure <br />cancer. "BEFORE I HANG" had him discovering that blood cells <br />carry "the very essence of our behavior". Unfortunately he injects <br />himself with the blood of a murderer. Go on, guess waht happens.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0l5g7px5fuMcWcfqvWn-YpK-gvPW50aMA6o7snIUWk7NM-4P3InhII3-bJCzHSE1BzLnvQY7hm0Zm5j2re_fBcs09mxfUFFWWGGWIkWIJe_4uJqWfyvA1L8JD6p7TvjPbSclPvCROIo5s/s1600/karloff007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0l5g7px5fuMcWcfqvWn-YpK-gvPW50aMA6o7snIUWk7NM-4P3InhII3-bJCzHSE1BzLnvQY7hm0Zm5j2re_fBcs09mxfUFFWWGGWIkWIJe_4uJqWfyvA1L8JD6p7TvjPbSclPvCROIo5s/s400/karloff007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408371926200502914" /></a><br /><br />The four Mexican films he made at the end of his career were <br />no exception to far out ideas. "THE FEAR CHAMBER", the movie <br />I´m here to talk about this issue, is the most outrageous of the <br />four. Of course, it was written by Jack Hill, who also wrote "SPIDER <br />BABY, SWITCHBLADE SISTERS", and "BLOOD BATH", admittedly <br />some of the most wahcked out plots of all time, so Boris was really <br />doing the best he could with the material he was given. Okay crew, <br />leave your disbelief at the door and fasten your seat belts. This ride <br />is gonna get bumpy!.<br /><br />A scientist (Boris Karloff) and his assistants (Julissa and Carlos <br /> [Charles] East) are able to pull a piece of stone from an active <br />volcano. What makes this rock so radical is --now get this-- <br />it´s alive, and by hooking it up to a computer they are able to <br />communicate with it! The talkative mineral promises to tell the <br />scientists where huge deposits of gold and diamond are located <br />if, and here´s the first plot twist, they will provide it with what <br />it needs to live: human glandular secretions. The gland juice <br />must be taken from people at the moment of extreme fear to <br />provide the best nourishment. Is this a totally radical idea or <br />what? So what do Boris and company do when they hear this? <br />Do they toss the rock back into the volcano and forget the <br />whole thing? Do they tell the rock what it´s asking is too <br />much? No! They all go right to work and build a torture <br />chamber in the basement! Is that awesome? There´s even <br />more. To get victims they advertise at an employment <br />agency for live-in housekeepers. Once thay lure tham to the <br />mansion thay use the fear chamber on them. With lights, <br />mirrors, rubber tentacles and Boris himself hamming it up <br />in a black robe faking a human sacrifice, they scare the <br />women to a point where their glands produce enough fluid <br />to keep the rock not only alive, but growing!.<br /><br />Boris is not the well intentioned but misguided scientist he was <br />back in the Columbia Pictures "Mad Doctor" series in the 40´s; <br />he´s totally up the wall here. In once scene he describes how a <br />soon-to-be victim has a fear of maggots and slugs and says <br />"Imagine how she´ll feel to wake up and find herself covered with <br />them." What a relief this scene wasn´t shown, yuck, what a total <br />gross out!.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqIxABYp9uEuV9I_y889nw0xlkSPrbq3AYT-0ay72nUTm3HLVdrmeGNT4HE3KtKmpV7uZm-reiqENiWET26XVPjSkIIpgLqxa79sLAI9sjG_ueP9hZTB3Sof_Q_vlBryX8H62YFbLnwWz/s1600/karloff008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqIxABYp9uEuV9I_y889nw0xlkSPrbq3AYT-0ay72nUTm3HLVdrmeGNT4HE3KtKmpV7uZm-reiqENiWET26XVPjSkIIpgLqxa79sLAI9sjG_ueP9hZTB3Sof_Q_vlBryX8H62YFbLnwWz/s400/karloff008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408372158815827426" /></a><br /><br />Now like the plot is not rad enought to carry the film for the rest <br />of the running time, get this; a thief breaks into the lab. The rock <br />knows its personal space is being violated and evolves a tentacle <br />to pull the female crook to her death. Upon discovering her corpse <br />and finding out she planned to rob the house Julissa remarks "It´s <br />not murder, it´s justice." Boris, showing a small spark of humanity <br />at last, replies "No, it´s murder as surely as if we´d killed her <br />ourselves." I guess scaring people out of their skins is okay but <br />killing them isn´t. Anyway, Boris tries to destroy the computer but <br />collapses from illness. His assistants put him to bed, tha´s about it <br />for Boris in this picture.<br /><br />In order for the plot to keep going we have to lose the cast members <br />who showed any decency. Carlos and Julissa decide they want to go <br />off and get married, Boris is in his room sedated, this leaves lab <br />assistants Isela Vega and Verye Beirute, both of whom are deeply <br />into a heavy grreed trip. They lure victims to the house and bypass <br />the fear chamber, taking them right to the rock so it can kill them. <br />Members of the house also become victims. A turbaned swami <br />who was in the house for no reason I could figure out is stabbed <br />by Beirute and a mute dwarf (Santanon) is also killed. Carlos and <br />Julissa return just as Beirute gets way too greedy and kills Senorita <br />Vega. Beirute knocks Carlos down and declares, "I´m gonna be king <br />of the world!" (He pronunces it 'kink', and if you think about how <br />absolutely bizarre this film is maybe he´s right.) and stomps off <br />toward the volcano.<br /><br />Boris finally gets out of bed and figures a way to get rid of the <br />yakety rock. Boris figures that if thay feed the information thay´ve <br />glommed from the stone to shrink back to its original size. Now <br />does that rank as the dumbest plot solution you´ve ever heard <br />or waht? Well, dumb as it sounds the idea works and the rock not <br />only shrinks but goes dormant again. Oh, and what about Senor <br />Beirute? Well, the ending of the film is pretty badly edited but you <br />get the idea that he went scrambling around the inside of the <br />volcano and falls into the molten lava. Oh well, he was a gorss <br />character anyway, serves him right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jl2rwrs4k0UAkfMi2xbhpdggiWoDQ19laM_eCG8B_FEjyEd9ihPhPfdkOzOKvTzhyphenhyphenVM3023hPjL7WvGuKhRQWjsRxPjUmXjoErorrc4dUiVDyT9VmWU-2MY921Iz2j3aJ2mIbB-c-xIb/s1600/karloff009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jl2rwrs4k0UAkfMi2xbhpdggiWoDQ19laM_eCG8B_FEjyEd9ihPhPfdkOzOKvTzhyphenhyphenVM3023hPjL7WvGuKhRQWjsRxPjUmXjoErorrc4dUiVDyT9VmWU-2MY921Iz2j3aJ2mIbB-c-xIb/s400/karloff009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408372503711334498" /></a><br /><br />"FEAR CHAMBER" has plot holes in it that you can ride a horse <br />through at full gallop. The living rock is millions of years old <br />but it says it need human pheramones to live. What did it live <br />on before humans came along? How did it survive buried in <br />Earth? If it has to be linked to a computer to talk, how does it <br />communicate with its own kind? How does it know that humans <br />value gold and diamonds enought to tell us where to find them <br />and why does it want to help a species so alien from its own? <br />And why, oh why does that soooo very dumb idea to make the <br />rock shrink actually work? So, like what did you expect from the <br />man who wrote "SPIDER BABY"? Oh puh-leeze!<br /><br />Of all the four Mexican Karloff´s, "FEAR CHAMBER" is the most <br />deserving of its R rating. There´s one or two scenes that I can´t <br />even describe in a family magazine like this; but Boris isn´t in <br />them so don´t freak. Perfomances are way over the top from <br />everyone except for Boris Karloff, who only overdoes it in the <br />fear chamber scene and that´s because he´s supposed to. <br />Verye Beirute shows how he become Mexico´s best brute <br />villain, and Isela Vega is real...uh...well I can´t say the word in <br />this magazine, but it rhymes with 'witch'.<br /><br />"FEAR CHAMBER" was clipped of 5 minutes in the MPI home video <br />but is complete from Sinister Cinema.<br /><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">THE BORIS KARLOFF BLOGATHON: Day Four</a><br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://www.scarymonstersmag.com/">Scary Monsters Magazine</a><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-49854038606380029102009-11-24T23:59:00.000-08:002009-11-25T00:26:35.610-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Three<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JgSIa1l6fRyAyyqLnr3JqtSD4sxXvi1wW9ouX5bwhn41UFRY3-xkRHMXmotc-Xby5b4QS9JaIdll477cfRjI7MSNDwxi_dD8-l8njH23r7eNkZHX-9I8oh7BE1pZXAa-fVpRoz5myzzP/s1600/marqueeboris1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JgSIa1l6fRyAyyqLnr3JqtSD4sxXvi1wW9ouX5bwhn41UFRY3-xkRHMXmotc-Xby5b4QS9JaIdll477cfRjI7MSNDwxi_dD8-l8njH23r7eNkZHX-9I8oh7BE1pZXAa-fVpRoz5myzzP/s400/marqueeboris1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407954580752110178" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Boris Karloff with daughter Sarah Karloff aired august 26, 2007.</span><br /><br />“Sure, I remember Boris Karloff. He was the monster in <br />Frankenstein.”<br /><br />Well, yes, but what about Scarface, one of the finest gangster <br />films ever made, directed by Howard Hawks … and The Old Dark <br />House, the granddaddy of all haunted house thrillers, directed by <br />James Whale … and The Lost Patrol, the template for all the lost <br />patrol films which followed, directed by John Ford? Not bad, not <br />bad at all.<br /><br />“Boris Karloff, he was in that horror flick, Frankenstein, right?”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGZU_2r1W7FizrVTLCBnx3oKg7zkQPmxWfToEvzHOl7vaqEHM8XPurf_rVsIttbOVd0el4P0fMC7PstGKUAjON08FLBj5LySLXL2nYT8-1GOXBpLKir3m6ws-8DQGnZlpSywV2tRvJ8QI/s1600/Imagen+4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGZU_2r1W7FizrVTLCBnx3oKg7zkQPmxWfToEvzHOl7vaqEHM8XPurf_rVsIttbOVd0el4P0fMC7PstGKUAjON08FLBj5LySLXL2nYT8-1GOXBpLKir3m6ws-8DQGnZlpSywV2tRvJ8QI/s400/Imagen+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407953811041588210" /></a><br /><br />For sure, for sure. But if it’s Karloff and horror, let’s not stop <br />there. How about 1934’s The Black Cat, a wicked little gem which <br />teamed Karloff and Bela Lugosi for the first time? Or 1935’s The <br />Black Room, another nasty gem in which Karloff plays twins, one <br />good and the other evil (and is he ever!)? Or The Raven, from 1935? <br />Another Karloff/Lugosi delicious little horror thriller. These three <br />solid thrillers work surprisingly well even today, 70 plus years after <br />their releases.<br /><br />“Boris Karloff, Boris Karloff? Wasn’t he in Frankenstein? Played the <br />monster, I think.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9jnyp7jUz_Ltu5pLrI-YiNFrfck2DYvydki-u937MIC0hmZ0u2hw5_UaYhcNlPQk7B7bw7wJYuGgKO2aRB_fr2XTwopVTX77WPEWVgk57CUvolrbrVrCo2a7gRzBeazfefTGRDyLqFeZ/s1600/Sara+Karloff+Autograph.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9jnyp7jUz_Ltu5pLrI-YiNFrfck2DYvydki-u937MIC0hmZ0u2hw5_UaYhcNlPQk7B7bw7wJYuGgKO2aRB_fr2XTwopVTX77WPEWVgk57CUvolrbrVrCo2a7gRzBeazfefTGRDyLqFeZ/s400/Sara+Karloff+Autograph.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407950704451783842" /></a><br /><br />Certainly did, more than once. In addition to Frankenstein, he also <br />played the monster in both Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) and Son Of <br />Frankenstein (1939). In fact, there are those who say that his <br />performance as the monster in Bride is the best of his career.<br /><br />“I know who Boris Karloff was, he had the screws in his forehead, in <br />that monster flick, Frankenstein.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfMuZzyo7xtcgy69ofTEp4oegJ0IQkuTkP-ZKpgiDCErkTRm55ruc6u8nX4TxCgEeqL8upBMMjmeFfdm0MTkLF8EV8SDr6GI-Gwn0xMosLDmBKBY3bvkmUOOYdio4XSjV43qKKaXuWQjo/s1600/Imagen+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfMuZzyo7xtcgy69ofTEp4oegJ0IQkuTkP-ZKpgiDCErkTRm55ruc6u8nX4TxCgEeqL8upBMMjmeFfdm0MTkLF8EV8SDr6GI-Gwn0xMosLDmBKBY3bvkmUOOYdio4XSjV43qKKaXuWQjo/s400/Imagen+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407954146808132482" /></a><br /><br />Sure did. But the screws were inside his head – and definitely not <br />screwed too tight – in such enduring dark horror classics as The Body <br />Snatcher ('45), Isle Of The Dead ('45) and Bedlam ('46). All three are <br />Val Lewton productions, and each serves as a solid example of <br />Lewton’s estimable work.<br /> <br />“Karloff, he was always the same, wasn’t he? The Frankenstein <br />monster.” <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7yXhh1OXbhSIe6bBqe5C7ri3OQuqgrEh1cYgB8y6-b4HA97Zu1YeoLOlPE4d9JG8yKJA5SesFPerSqwwkMicZCnkPZQe0wP2aTVtJaIjgeKlEGvFDDvhl5ffsy1Rw0eKiNI3-dw9jDm2/s1600/Imagen+1.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7yXhh1OXbhSIe6bBqe5C7ri3OQuqgrEh1cYgB8y6-b4HA97Zu1YeoLOlPE4d9JG8yKJA5SesFPerSqwwkMicZCnkPZQe0wP2aTVtJaIjgeKlEGvFDDvhl5ffsy1Rw0eKiNI3-dw9jDm2/s400/Imagen+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407951356929479730" /></a><br /><br />Don’t tell that to Danny Kaye, who played opposite Karloff in The <br />Secret Life Of Walter Mitty; nor to Gary Cooper, who played opposite <br />Karloff in DeMille’s Unconquered, both in 1947. Not a monster in <br />sight, just a very, very fine actor named Boris Karloff.<br /><br />Or tell that to Broadway theatergoers, who caught Karloff in Arsenic <br />And Old Lace and Peter Pan opposite Mary Martin and The Lark <br />opposite Julie Harris.<br /><br />Or mention it to television viewers who caught Karloff’s Uncle Vanya <br />on Masterpiece Playhouse, or his title role in Don Quixote or his King <br />Arthur in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court or his turn as <br />Father Knickerbocker in The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow.<br /><br />“Karloff, Karloff? Why do I know the name. …? Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, <br />he was the monster in all those Frankenstein movies.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58bK0WVW-e2Bcelb_C-ezX5GfW_Hrl6xPIf_sZAvnO1VISz4GVKLLf2PUVmOs8wU9Xnb2t6CjE7t4SbvLyC-hNZnPf-CFwyHFRCBtajzRZX-LPviZDiq2bLP-Gmpn3plIqZjiF6quSnth/s1600/Imagen+2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58bK0WVW-e2Bcelb_C-ezX5GfW_Hrl6xPIf_sZAvnO1VISz4GVKLLf2PUVmOs8wU9Xnb2t6CjE7t4SbvLyC-hNZnPf-CFwyHFRCBtajzRZX-LPviZDiq2bLP-Gmpn3plIqZjiF6quSnth/s400/Imagen+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407951786836702914" /></a><br /><br />This Sunday night, at 8 pm ET, Sarah Karloff, daughter of Boris <br />Karloff, discusses her father’s fascinating career on ICONS Radio <br />Hour with Stephen Bogart and John Mulholland. Ms. Karloff offers <br />first-hand anecdotes about her father’s approach to acting and, <br />especially revealing, his feelings about his career in horror films.<br /><br />Interview Click <a href="http://www.iconsradio.com/shows/ICONS-Radio-Hour-Show22-BorisKarloff-(08.26.07).mp3">Here.</a><br /><br />Fonts: <a href="http://www.iconsradio.com/boriskarloffshow.html">Icons Radio Hour</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-23413739591616215442009-11-24T01:44:00.000-08:002009-11-24T02:28:49.272-08:00The Boris Karloff Blogathon: Day Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz-5ikzKERwySL2_bI5acoa82ZFk-9NklKhFkyHz1vVkA5uCsCtCKpJPdDumvS6TBuBRdgjsqR5XXb9YVvvhdxi2dNXvnB0a5Si8vmG9eOvWaJ6M78-MVS1zTM_hyphenhyphenEOfRNbS2Nrm97-6x/s1600/bogdanovich_00001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkz-5ikzKERwySL2_bI5acoa82ZFk-9NklKhFkyHz1vVkA5uCsCtCKpJPdDumvS6TBuBRdgjsqR5XXb9YVvvhdxi2dNXvnB0a5Si8vmG9eOvWaJ6M78-MVS1zTM_hyphenhyphenEOfRNbS2Nrm97-6x/s400/bogdanovich_00001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407604660373206626" /></a><br /> – <span style="font-style:italic;">David K. Frasier, Reference Librarian.</span><br /><br />Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt on November 23, <br />1887 in Camberwell, London) was a 44-year-old journeyman <br />actor when director James Whale, unable to convince Bela Lugosi <br />to accept the role, cast the mild-mannered Englishman as “the <br />Monster” in the 1931 Universal horror film, Frankenstein. The <br />actor’s sensitive portrayal of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s <br />creature made him an immediate star, but forever typecast him <br />in increasingly low-budget horror and science fiction films from <br />the 1930s to the late 1960s. In 1966, the veteran actor who had <br />made some of the most notable genre films in the history of <br />motion pictures (Bride of Frankenstein, 1935; The Body Snatcher, <br />1945) had been reduced to appearing in cheapie productions like <br />The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, although that same year he had <br />done the winning narration for the now-classic animated television <br />production of Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”<br /><br />In 1968, 29-year-old film critic turned director Peter Bogdanovich <br />gave Karloff his last memorable screen role as aging horror movie <br />star, “Byron Orlok,” in Targets. Bogdanovich’s directorial debut <br />(which he also produced, co-wrote, and edited) was inspired by <br />ex-Marine Charles Whitman’s deadly 96 minute rampage on the <br />campus of University of Texas-Austin on August 1, 1966. Hours <br />after murdering his mother and wife in separate incidents, Whitman <br />amassed a small arsenal of high-powered rifles, and positioning <br />himself atop the university’s Tower, killed 13, and wounded 31 <br />before being shot to death by a campus security guard. In a more <br />sedate scene from Targets featured on <a href="www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfXOx04d6m4">YouTube</a>.<br /><br />Bogdanovich (seated on couch) convinces Karloff to retell <br />W. Somerset Maugham’s short piece, “Appointment in Samarra” <br />(1933). Karloff died on February 2, 1969, but not before footage <br />taken of him in late 1968 was added to four low-budget films <br />shot in Mexico: Cult of the Dead, Alien Terror, House of Evil, and <br />The Fear Chamber.<br /><br />The Bogdanovich mss, purchased from the filmmaker in 1995 and <br />periodically supplemented, is housed in the Auxiliary Library Facility <br />(ALF). Materials must be requested in advance for use in the Lilly <br />Library by using the Bogdanovich mss. <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/lilly/mss/html/bogdanovich.html">collection description</a> and <br /><a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/lilly/mss/subfile/bogdanovichinv.html">inventory</a> in conjunction with IUCAT. Among the collection’s more <br />than 100,000 items are production materials, research, related <br />business correspondence, and scripts for his films including Targets <br />(1968), The Last Picture Show (1971), Directed by John Ford (1971), <br />Paper Moon (1973), Daisy Miller (1974), Saint Jack (1979), Mask <br />(1985), et al. Also included are reel-to-reel audiotapes of interviews <br />conducted by Bogdanovich with directors George Cukor, John Ford, <br />Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Sidney Lumet, Otto Preminger, Raoul <br />Walsh, and Orson Welles. The accompanying photos feature a unique <br />item from the collection: a 3-pound hand painted fiberglass casting <br />of Karloff’s bust by veteran Hollywood make-up man and F/X sculptor <br />Norman Bryn commercially available through Classic Creature Craft, LLC.<br /><br />Fonts: <br /><a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/170">LILLY LIBRARY NEWS & NOTES</a><br /><a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840038861217373209.post-44022579834224825312009-11-22T22:07:00.000-08:002009-11-24T00:38:03.400-08:00Boris Karloff BlogathonLet's take a journey through the art of 10 illustrators who <br />we show their vision of this great genius that is Boris Karloff<br />or Frankenstein Monster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawnMfh5hMACKHX8nokoZtu3GkCYN1jCzwps3Sy_jy6CUP_CV_2fy1KreBn_2yYG6owhhfF9TdOxKBVVsr4jlKdtg28vXUE0iAcC_OM_VPOtDoqX1fqadnAKOQqvpY78kpu7USGSi7Pv5_/s1600/Elongated_Boris_Karloff_Head_by_gpr117.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawnMfh5hMACKHX8nokoZtu3GkCYN1jCzwps3Sy_jy6CUP_CV_2fy1KreBn_2yYG6owhhfF9TdOxKBVVsr4jlKdtg28vXUE0iAcC_OM_VPOtDoqX1fqadnAKOQqvpY78kpu7USGSi7Pv5_/s400/Elongated_Boris_Karloff_Head_by_gpr117.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407177420806579362" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://gpr117.deviantart.com/">Gregory P. Rodriguez</a> </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuDI-gpUinMAA0QpAuCKU7kJVsHoBl5PI8LujFzNg_QWAMoncav1jBW6TnArbsQXjeiKDG9ZVsrMyYgwewK1xu_b4yL22yRYHE1oZqjLeMLn7bkwwVPYLl0EEe9aCshGlZtsOsEKtpR7X/s1600/Boris_Karloff_by_myporcelaintears.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuDI-gpUinMAA0QpAuCKU7kJVsHoBl5PI8LujFzNg_QWAMoncav1jBW6TnArbsQXjeiKDG9ZVsrMyYgwewK1xu_b4yL22yRYHE1oZqjLeMLn7bkwwVPYLl0EEe9aCshGlZtsOsEKtpR7X/s400/Boris_Karloff_by_myporcelaintears.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407186847082207746" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://myporcelaintears.deviantart.com/">Wynn Ryder</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRWXPZOFE1oR387uo25FssGYCId7hx39qjnPMZOsbF_-T5JqudEQP8oIa9iSn1b8tGj2ZeszPuYR1xReUj_gVbd7n2CCYH5gXA5RSLjmN6Q8JJJp3httMw76m04WeTJjlthUDgDwNZeJV/s1600/Frankenstein_by_juarezricci.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRWXPZOFE1oR387uo25FssGYCId7hx39qjnPMZOsbF_-T5JqudEQP8oIa9iSn1b8tGj2ZeszPuYR1xReUj_gVbd7n2CCYH5gXA5RSLjmN6Q8JJJp3httMw76m04WeTJjlthUDgDwNZeJV/s400/Frankenstein_by_juarezricci.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407178404135834242" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://juarezricci.deviantart.com/">Juarez Ricci</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSZ8lwNrXR05jfcC35M6BQOdRDEWMQHiV9NAyfa-eV6w83pP_rRgBsiHFhYm7J_E4vHL1jeha1bi9cu_Jwapchl7s9BdXNUh4ZpJMSLBdi3owg2GHWf9iFJ2zuCIjXScfowBDkKpARStB/s1600/bride_of_frankenstein_by_Alicechan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSZ8lwNrXR05jfcC35M6BQOdRDEWMQHiV9NAyfa-eV6w83pP_rRgBsiHFhYm7J_E4vHL1jeha1bi9cu_Jwapchl7s9BdXNUh4ZpJMSLBdi3owg2GHWf9iFJ2zuCIjXScfowBDkKpARStB/s400/bride_of_frankenstein_by_Alicechan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407179927031677842" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://alicechan.deviantart.com/">Alicechan</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EhcrNSLXkpPFiX1NEOl41ZAk0LcGUYiGEm4BFQv7rOJcjFOG-rgU689Owf2xVS2Oex9ciZOBCrBa_PIrtT6lP049F7i6BJjRRe0OsFjNsa31W9VZhiIQahlpIFomyHSCjMSHAyGlbpM1/s1600/FRANKENSTEIN_S_MONSTER_by_sideshowmonkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EhcrNSLXkpPFiX1NEOl41ZAk0LcGUYiGEm4BFQv7rOJcjFOG-rgU689Owf2xVS2Oex9ciZOBCrBa_PIrtT6lP049F7i6BJjRRe0OsFjNsa31W9VZhiIQahlpIFomyHSCjMSHAyGlbpM1/s400/FRANKENSTEIN_S_MONSTER_by_sideshowmonkey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407180741963415794" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://sideshowmonkey.deviantart.com/">David Hartman</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82yx-OJFVTCPB4UG5mwo68g8hmRv2XqPvwzySnjyFu_RGPVGPwdnyV8MeY9vDmKY2CB23w70oOO5QkYtQvgjMEze1SnPwM_lga9QDDQ_llc84xR2O08v7AwVYFVxh5-CTzIK_99vFeLwE/s1600/Young_Frankenstein_by_Cowboy_Lucas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82yx-OJFVTCPB4UG5mwo68g8hmRv2XqPvwzySnjyFu_RGPVGPwdnyV8MeY9vDmKY2CB23w70oOO5QkYtQvgjMEze1SnPwM_lga9QDDQ_llc84xR2O08v7AwVYFVxh5-CTzIK_99vFeLwE/s400/Young_Frankenstein_by_Cowboy_Lucas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407182310922923538" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://cowboy-lucas.deviantart.com/">Lucas Soriano</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieCp_Bu5CZcABW6ymvbh9-BFevh-Yahp16WUZE00gPXaGS3-HXQ9M3LfLbSYN2CFFmIa3cpJEEbqqZ7lrgP5OqXbsrfs9vBoNKZ2hLTFv-NJ4rIzik9O7ipwHK35mqHU3YWzBZhzJC_75/s1600/FRANKENSTEIN_CHAINED_COLOR_by_mister_bones.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieCp_Bu5CZcABW6ymvbh9-BFevh-Yahp16WUZE00gPXaGS3-HXQ9M3LfLbSYN2CFFmIa3cpJEEbqqZ7lrgP5OqXbsrfs9vBoNKZ2hLTFv-NJ4rIzik9O7ipwHK35mqHU3YWzBZhzJC_75/s400/FRANKENSTEIN_CHAINED_COLOR_by_mister_bones.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407183660980324786" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://mister-bones.deviantart.com/">Chris Bones</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9ve2v4ggW3vipOTi3dBEm1p-prRLWAgM33A2ick8PkaVZrD-9AK-NmyOgekdNRdXYqgMX1Kjtv0ohlk2KJECI9ZrRahSViuMiIrapPO_AKsNDmQWQ-BQSsLu4Faei5hNXyLDDevccs46/s1600/why_i__m_here_by_cuson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9ve2v4ggW3vipOTi3dBEm1p-prRLWAgM33A2ick8PkaVZrD-9AK-NmyOgekdNRdXYqgMX1Kjtv0ohlk2KJECI9ZrRahSViuMiIrapPO_AKsNDmQWQ-BQSsLu4Faei5hNXyLDDevccs46/s400/why_i__m_here_by_cuson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407184496770505330" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://cuson.deviantart.com/">Cuson</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhMrgZ5qI5zj7RVC2-2tOxrznKUSURcvtjSU308DHY7IbTL12WlhybCdmt9HgsDO_IRNF-8FS0ozT20iozkxBjWy9kQ77A7NtTDmspzQD3MEWoDhb1SYXxQc3IseCZXmPc8yG0CrQxHOV/s1600/Electric_Frankenstein_Sweden_by_blitzcadet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhMrgZ5qI5zj7RVC2-2tOxrznKUSURcvtjSU308DHY7IbTL12WlhybCdmt9HgsDO_IRNF-8FS0ozT20iozkxBjWy9kQ77A7NtTDmspzQD3MEWoDhb1SYXxQc3IseCZXmPc8yG0CrQxHOV/s400/Electric_Frankenstein_Sweden_by_blitzcadet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407185176021798802" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://blitzcadet.deviantart.com/">Brett Parson</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMqsku8J9fhrVKnCThmewVyTV7mk1yfk3_g49MVgExJAZoS4hDya-P0puheR3GsIyojaYvHqUrhO7cZK_68NkvSj8nIucQ5z5sx2TucgTnfwEeRFj4V8QaVsEm7OwunOUizeAS7bpaCAS/s1600/Mary_and_Her_Creation_by_MirrorCradle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMqsku8J9fhrVKnCThmewVyTV7mk1yfk3_g49MVgExJAZoS4hDya-P0puheR3GsIyojaYvHqUrhO7cZK_68NkvSj8nIucQ5z5sx2TucgTnfwEeRFj4V8QaVsEm7OwunOUizeAS7bpaCAS/s400/Mary_and_Her_Creation_by_MirrorCradle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407186094283025458" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://mirrorcradle.deviantart.com/">Goldilocks Larson</a></span><br /><br />Happy Birthday "Maestro".<br /><br />Today begins the Blogathon Boris Karloff, conducted by Pierre <br />Fournier of <a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com">Frankensteinia</a>. Going through his website and take <br />a look at the <a href="http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2009/11/boris-karloff-blogathon-day-one.html">message Sara Karloff</a> has left the participants of the <br />Blogathon.Mandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03682972322807348095noreply@blogger.com2