Frankenstein, dracula, the mummy, and the wolf man helped build a golden age for horror movies at universal studios. Frankenstein also went through three shoots or at least 2 12 over some extended period of time. Well look at examples of madness in the novel and analyze how they are treated in stokers work. Frankenstein is a 1971 american horror film directed by al adamson. Also, because, before i read frankenstein, we had to read several works by mary wollstonecraft, so it was interesting to debate where shelley positioned herself as dr. Zandor vorkov 1971 count dracula zandor vorkov forces funpark operator dr. That was frankenstein, followed by the oddly forgotten paramount adaptation of dr. Beyond that i will admit i find dracula tedious and flat. Oct 17, 2014 trouble with making a dracula movie straight from the book is the book itself.
It was a comic series published by topps in the 90s. Finally, elizabeth lavenza and mina murray participate throughout each respective novel in different ways, though both being secondary female characters with alike relations to the protagonists. Oct 11, 2010 for a quality dracula vs frankenstein battle, check out the frankensteindracula war. Carrol naish who both went on to their final casting call upstairs. Drawing upon her own issues of abandonment, mary shelley fashioned a creature whose very creation was the stuff of horror. The treatment for both insanity and illness in the novel is confinement, which recurs throughout. Youve no idea how long derek has wanted to talk about dracula vs.
I love the scope and changing perspectives throughout the novel with dracula plotting in the shadows and there are some genuinely scary moments the bit with dracula being described as an engorged leech always gets to me. He is in it at the start when harker goes to the castle, then apart from the tiny bit in the middle when the scooby gang purge carfax, hes not in it right till the. Today it is viewed as a classic and taught in schools and colleges, yet the story of how frankenstein came about is just as interesting as the novel itself 10 it was written for a contest. Its been made into films over and over again, and its influence is still felt in modern horror. Madness is presented as a passing illness, but also as a choice.
Frankenstein gave up on his fiancee, and chose to defy the natural order of things. Feb 16, 2017 dracula, by contrast, in depicted as evil incarnate. Book dracula didnt seem too strong mostly because bram stoker wasnt thinking precisely gee, i need to give good. And by the way, i dont know the time frame, but dracula vs.
Frankenstein youve no idea how long derek has wanted to talk about dracula vs. The sequel bride of frankenstein sticks closer to the novel and this time. Shellys idea and plot were better she made it about humanity, the main characters problems all could have been avoided if he wasnt a douche and the monster only acts the way it does because its like. Released to video under the title the revenge of dracula, this horror spoof finds the infamous count dracula joining up with dr.
He is a monster living inside what appears on the surface to be a man, while frankensteins monster is a man living inside a monster. Though no lugosi or lee, he is strangely effective as a goteebearded drac. Dracula, the black cat, the wolfman, king kong, bride of frankenstein, and. Oct 24, 2012 ignoring things dating in general imo it wasnt even the greatest horror film of 1931. Al adamson on monster kid radio, and, finally, after over 450 episodes, hes making it happen. Castle of frankenstein horror magazine, first issue monster book of monsters, horror monsters. Frankenstein s mad because he sees more clearly than the other characters. Monster madness issue 3, 1973 lon chaney, famous monsters, black lagoon, funny.
This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon mary shelleys 1818 book frankenstein. The treatment for both insanity and illness in the. Bela lugosi, fresh off of dracula, was asked to play the monster, but the. Still, its the swan song of screen legends lon chaney jr. Al adamson was murdered in 1995, discovered buried under his own house. Frankenstein s monster and count dracula both cause irreparable damage, but have quite dissimilar motives for their behaviours. Frankenstein, another contributing factor to the madness in. Like dracula, frankenstein is a novelinletters, containing firstperson accounts of interactions with a horrible monster.
The game features some universal monsters including the creature from the black lagoon, the wolf man, frankensteins monster, the bride of frankenstein, dracula and the mummy. Madness is less a problem inside frankenstein than it. Frankenstein is the original englishlanguage gothic horror book. Dima ballin in home video, slider january 8, 2017 0 back in the early 80s, when i was in junior high, there was a boston institution called the creature double feature a saturday afternoon double feature of classic horror films, on a local tv channel, through which many a young person. Aug 10, 2018 depends on what you mean by better written. Dracula contains a study of the meaning of sanity and insanity, of wellness and illness. Frankenstein alludes to the novels bgrade horror inspirations. Frankenstein is a 1971 film about dracula, who conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the frankenstein monster. Carrol nash, regina carroll, zandor vorkov, russ tamblyn, jim davis and directed by al adamson. Bram stokers dracula 1992 cinemassacre productions. Ackerman the writer who coined the shorthand term scifi, cameos, and j. Frankensteins monster and count dracula both cause irreparable damage, but have quite dissimilar motives for their behaviours. Frankensteins monster, dracula, the wolfman, the mummy, the.
Dracula, by contrast, in depicted as evil incarnate. Originally posted in 20 on as part of sequelathon 2. Filming started in 1969 as the blood seekers, than the characters of dracula and the frankenstein monster were added the following year. They use a different monster, staying much closer to the character in the novel, but an intelligent, articulate monster makes for a better foe against dracula. Even so, dracula vs frankenstein is something special, starting out as a biker film, an intended sequel to adamsons surprisingly successful satans sadists, before taking a sharp lefthand turn to become the blood seekers, about a mad scientist and his bizarre experiments, and then finally ending up as dracula vs frankenstein, which is. Born from the imagination of mary shelley and bram stoker respectively, frankenstein and dracula have starred in countless adaptations across the past several decades, embedding themselves into our. Both novels contain typically gothic elements, such as old castles, sweeping views of nature. This title was featured in a tribute to albert victor adamson. This was the first of a series of ensemble monster films combining characters from several film series. Transcript for frankenstein for cinemassacres monster madness.
For a quality dracula vs frankenstein battle, check out the frankensteindracula war. Madness is less a problem inside frankenstein than it is a problem with his relationship to society. Flipping the token can reveal hidden treasure, a secret passage or one of several monsters. Madness is a significant part of many classic pieces of literature, which may have been the steeping stones for the madness of dr. Count dracula the king of the vampires vs frankenstein a powerful bundle of reanimated flesh and bone. Adamson friend and partner sam sherman tried to contact engel at the time of als death and turned that he was now the leader of a religious cult in north carolina. Al adamson long before there was freddy vs jason, and even when alien vs predator was but a twinkle in paul andersons eye, movie goers had to endure the undoubtedly incompetent but utterly sublime dracula vs frankenstein. Dracula vs frankenstein 1969 1972 cinemassacre productions. The theme of illness, madness, and confinement in dracula.
Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in dracula, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Jun 01, 20 pupils had therefore spent weeks preparing for questions on bram stokers dracula when the set text was in fact mary shelleys frankenstein. Frankenstein s monster hereby referred to as frankenstein and count dracula are some of the most iconic gothic horror characters of all time. Frankenstein is a one of a kind monstrosity that only the legendary al adamson could make.
I am going to make there be rules that differ from the real battle just so no one gets mad. Hows that for a title if only the flick were as interesting. Oct 30, 20 quite simply, dracula was not a sympathetic character, while the frankenstein monster was. So dracula for instance is, yes, a meditation on frankenstein and on poes the murders in the rue morgue, wilkie collinss the woman in white and arthur conan doyles sherlock holmes.
Rudolph greys book, tim burtons movie, everything else. Frankenstein meets the wolf man is a 1943 american horror film produced by universal studios starring lon chaney, jr. The monsters dont stray far from the commonly accepted rules. Mark maddox joins jim for the podcasts first ragorama feature in looking at 1971s dracula vs frankenstein, starring lon chaney jr. If adam were able to seize upon vlad, adam would tear him apart. In one, a sign for a graveyard was needed, so one was improvised with a piece of wood panel and some old english style stencils. See more ideas about famous monsters, horror comics and horror. Frankensteins the original mad scientist, laughing maniacally and proclaiming that hes discovered the secrets of the universe. Like dracula, frankenstein is a novelinletters, containing firstperson accounts of. And its certainly possible that i might have been swayed by all the wood stuff id read and seen. The hammer dracula films are repeatedly referenced in the dialogue and. Monster bash is a pinball machine produced by williams. Dracula only exists to feed on the blood of humans, and must do so in order to achieve immortality.
Quite simply, dracula was not a sympathetic character, while the frankenstein monster was. Easily rivaling ed wood for plot incoherence, terrible dialogue, subplots leading nowhere, and wooden acting, this film must be seen to be believed. Frankenstein was filmed over a period of several years in this case 1969, 1970 and 1971 and then ingeniously woven together to bring us this indescribable delight. Beginning its celluloid life as a follow up to shlock meister extrordinaire al adamsons satans sadists, dracula vs frankenstein was intended to be a biker.
Dracula apparently needs the help of dr frankenstein to resurrect the monster to scare people so he can drink their fear. In 1931, the movie dracula simultaneously saved universal studios from bankruptcy and made bela lugosi a household name. Dracula 1931 versus frankenstein 1931 science fiction. If frankenstein s mad, does that mean hes not responsible for creating the monster. Ignoring things dating in general imo it wasnt even the greatest horror film of 1931. Beetlejuice lon chaney jr frankensteins monster monster mash bride of frankenstein boris karloff frankenstein frankenstein makeup horror icons horror art svengoolie to showcase son of frankenstein 1939, this sat. Dracula vs frankenstein which book do you think is better.
In frankenstein the reader is introduced to some of the most mad and evil characters in literature. Mental illness, or madness, is a common theme in gothic literature, and dracula is no exception. But once he goes back to the fiance, all is well again. Frankenstein in order to find a way to quench his thirst for blood. Trouble with making a dracula movie straight from the book is the book itself. Dracula vs frankenstein page 28 classic horror film board. While its a fantastic read, a movie would suffer as dracula himself is hardly in the book at all. Wasnt the last batman movie based upon this theme where batman devised plans to incapacitate all justice league members in case they ever. Even though dracula and the frankenstein monster continue to appear in movies together all the time like the monster squad and van. Frankenstein or as his monster or both which i think might be the case. When universal considered following the success of their horror picture with an adaptation of mary shellys frankenstein, they asked lugosi to appear as the monster.
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