In Denmark, he’s known for his television and stage work, as well as being a musician.
Hammer films were known for their moody cinematography, creepy ambiance, and often their sumptuous period costumes.
A well-timed zinger can momentarily keep the impending doom at bay, if only for a moment.
It also serves to lull viewers (and victims!)
into a false sense of security.
AND PLENTY OF ACTION
Part and parcel to a proper Dracula story is the pacing.
We also see what looks like a few different zombies, and knife-wielding nuns.
Suffice it to say, there’s more than enough to get our hearts racing and our blood pounding.
CRUCIFIXES, POSSESSION, SATANIC NURSES, OH MY!
Typically vampires and other creatures of the underworld have always been warded off by religious iconography.
Perhaps the Count has been able to bypassthe affliction of holy relics.
We see several coffins and one that carries a re-animated corpse.
It’s unclear whether the cargo is being sent to Transylvania or on its way to London, England.
Next, there’s no sign of Dracula’s arch-nemesis, Abraham Van Helsing.
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