We’re going straight for the jugular with this one and looking at one of the best goddam movies in the sub-genre: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. From the tragic love story, to the beautiful costumes and oh, so much blood, it really is an operatic masterpiece.

You know that it’s based on the gothic vampire novel by Bram Stoker, but do you know the full story?

We take a delve into what, or who, inspired this vampy tale – both the book and the film, exploring Stoker’s inspiration for Dracula and the more medieval route the filmmakers drew from. It’s a bloody, vampire filled, pun-laden dive into one of our favourite movies, and topics (vampires, that is).

We also have our Learn from the Best segment:

Read:

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

25 Crazy Facts Behind The Making Of Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Some books on Vlad (we haven’t read these):
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/vlad-dracula

Listen:
Dictators two-parter on Vlad the Impaler

Watch:

Cinefix’s Bram Stoker's Dracula - What's the Difference?

Bloodlines: The making of Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Here’s some vampiric films to sink your teeth into, for the Obscure Film Club:

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Cronos (1993)

Black Sunday (1960)

Vampyre (1932)

The Hunger (1983)

And a bonus pick:

Vamp (1986)