Cutting his teeth: how Bram Stoker found his inner Dracula in Scotland
Author’s method acting approach to writing terrified local people in Aberdeenshire as he perched on the rocks like a bat
March 2022
Ranked
Count Draculas on film – ranked!
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, we run the rule over the stars who have played the virgin-crazed, bloodsucking aristocrat
June 2017
Sherlock's Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat to write Dracula TV show
Pair reuniting to create Sherlock-style BBC series with feature-length episodes telling story of the vampire count
December 2016
Film blog
Why him? The worst male suitors in cinematic history
With this week’s release of Why Him, starring James Franco as a nightmarish fiance-in-waiting, we pick the most terrible fellows to ever try for a lady’s hand
June 2015
Christopher Lee: an actor of muscular intelligence with a staggering career
From his electrifying roles as Count Dracula, to his venerable turns in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Christopher Lee possessed a rare grace and charm
June 2014
Biting: Luis Suárez v fictional chompers
Michael Hogan asks how the Liverpool and Uruguay striker measures up to biters seen on screen
October 2013
Anthony Hinds obituary
Hammer film producer who oversaw popular gothic horror movies such as The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula
August 2011
Jimmy Sangster obituary
Screenwriter behind Hammer films such as Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein
June 2008
Royal Mail releases Hammer horror and Carry On stamps
Royal Mail has released stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carry On films and the first Dracula movie by Hammer Films. Each stamp features an original cinema poster from a Carry On or Hammer movie
October 2007
Battle of the bloodsuckers
Who's the best Dracula? Christopher Lee in the Hammer horror or Max Schreck in the classic Nosferatu? For Halloween, The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson decides.
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Philip French: The original 1958 Hammer Studio's Dracula is back in all its garish, cheapo glory.
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Peter Bradshaw: Madly over-the-top and lavishly restored 1958 Hammer Dracula starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
