Terror Of Dracula

A worthy entry in the Dracula Canon
I was delighted to finally view this film. I went in knowing that this was a modest production. Looking past its humble audio-visual values, what this project evidences is a deep love and respect for its subject matter - the gothic origins of the Dracula Mythology. Anthony D. P. Mann and company have put together a script that honors the Stoker source material while bringing their own ideas to the table. The depiction of the Count by Mann is quite effective. In the modern milieu, overrun by vampires as erotic creatures or teen idols, it is refreshing to see the portrayal of Dracula as the evil monster Stoker intended. Such projects should be encouraged by the intended community - lovers of horror, appreciators of an older form of storytelling, where dialogue is important and genre traditions are revered. I look forward to whatever projects this troupe has planned next.

Evil
This was cool just to see someone out of the mainstream's interpretation of the classic. I agree with what one of the other reviewers said, this Dracula is pure evil. That element has been missing from Hollywood versions for far too long. Entertaining.

Great low budget version
First, this is a low budget film, okay, VERY low. Does that make it bad? Absolutely NOT. It is a very entertaining version of the Dracula story that while not following the Stoker novel entirely stays true to the original spirit. Dracula/Vampires have gone from horror monsters to love lorn anti-heroes to sparkling wussies in the past 75 years or so as far as cinema is concerned. This film is refreshing in that it presents Dracula as an evil creature out to destroy. There is no reincarnated lost love, no reluctance to a vampire curse he is under, no this Dracula is evil to the core and it shows and dang its refreshing. Bravo to the makers of this indie film.

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