Horror of Dracula
Probably the best horror movie to come out of England's Hammer Films in the 50s
and 60s, "Horror of Dracula" (1958) introduced movie audiences to Christopher
Lee's powerful, dynamic and scary interpretation of Bram Stoker's immortal Count
Dracula. The film's screenplay, due to budget concerns, omits some characters
and situations, even eliminating the book's London locale, but director Terence
Fisher's sense of pacing, plus some genuine scares and a slam-bang climatic
confrontation between Dracula and heroic vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (the
equally dynamic Peter Cushing, whose character is so fanatical about destroying
the Count that he even physically throws himself at the vampire ) keep the movie
percolating from start to finish. (The film would spawn several sequels, of
uneven quality, through the 1970's.)
-Ed
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