Search - Vintage Horror Classics: Dracula on DVD

Fangs a lot!

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 07/27/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The two double-side recorded DVDs on DELTA's VINTAGE HORROR CLASSICS: DRACULA contain six theatrical films, several movie trailers and a documentary: "Bram Stoker's Dracula," which examines this famous monster's historic origins and the events that brought him ultimate cinematic stardom.



Among the half-dozen titles here are the last entry in the British-made Lee/Cushing vampire series ("Satanic Rites"), the silent-era precursor to our fabled Count ("Nosferatu"), a 1933 effort ("Vampire Bat") that includes the actor who played the hunchbacked assistant in 1931's "Frankenstein" (Dwight Frye), a bloodthirsty cult who await their "Messiah of Evil," a Philippino-made variation of the "Lost Horizon" theme ("Thirsty Dead"), and an early-70s 'B' grader starring a bloodsucker named Caleb Croft ("Grave").



DRACULA film trailers in this collection:

Dracula - 1931

Dracula's Daughter - 1936

Son of Dracula - 1943

House of Dracula - 1945

Horror of Dracula - 1958

Brides of Dracula - 1960

Dr. Blood's Coffin - 1961

Kiss of the Vampire - 1963





VINTAGE HORROR CLASSICS: FRANKENSTEIN is another entry in this series from DELTA.





PROGRAM LIST for "Vintage Horror Classics: Dracula" includes 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.



(4.7) Grave of the Vampire (1974) - William Smith/Michael Pataki/Lyn Peters/Diane Holden



(6.0) Messiah of Evil ("Dead People") (1973) - Michael Greer/Marianna Hill/Joy Bang/Anitra Ford/Royal Dano/Elisha Cook Jr.



(8.1) Nosferatu (silent-Germany-1922) - Max Schreck/Greta Schröder



(5.2) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (UK-1973) - Christopher Lee/Peter Cushing/Michael Coles/Joanna Lumley



(2.7) The Thirsty Dead (USA/Philippines-1974) - Jennifer Billingsley/Judith McConnell/John Considine



(5.5) The Vampire Bat (1933) - Lionel Atwill/Fay Wray/Melvyn Douglas/Dwight Frye"