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10 best Dracula movies, ranked
Dec 28, 2024
Dracula, aka Nosferatu, remains one of the most terrifying and well-known figures in pop culture. Since author Bram Stoker introduced the world to his vampiric vision with his 1897 novel, the character has been adapted into several forms of media over the past 127 years, most recently in Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu.
There have been multiple movies across different genres that center around the iconic bloodsucker, and it seems like they won’t stop coming anytime soon. While the world continues to embrace the terrors of the legendary vampire, here are the best films centered around Dracula/Nosferatu so far.
10. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
This meta-horror film stands out for presenting a fictionalized account of the production of 1922’s, with F.W. Murnau inadvertently hiring Max Schreck, an actual vampire, to star in his film as Count Orlok.
Such an unconventional remake makes for an excellent satire of the film industry and its vices, with Murnau being the eccentric, demanding director and Schreck the extreme method actor who’s too into his character. But like the actual Nosferatu, this film is a dark depiction of obsession and how far one is willing to go to satisfy it.
9. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Despite what the film’s title implies, this horror-comedy classic from Abbott and Costello shows the titular duo encountering Bela Lugosi’s Dracula and many other iconic movie monsters in addition to Frankenstein’s monster. The two leads’ brand of rapid, slapstick humor alone makes this movie a noteworthy watch.
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