Bela Lugosi became a silver screen icon when he portrayed the blood-thirsty Count Dracula in the 1931 masterpiece that helped ...

The Lugosi template for Dracula with his slicked-back hair and opera cape had long since sunk into cliche, losing its ability ...

It is important to observe that Stoker's own success did not started with Dracula, but with a British play based on his novel. From this play comes the polished and romantic image of the Count, ...

The quintessential vampire is instantly recognizable not just from his jet-black widow’s peak, association with bats, and black-and-red cape, but also from his well-mannered nature and unique ...

made his version of the vampire sinister but stately, with courtly manners, formal dress, slicked-back hair, and a batlike cape. Stoker’s heirs sued Nosferatu’s producers, and a German court ...