an incredibly atmospheric film . one of chaney best . cinematography and direction be excellent . this be a third in the line of dracula film for universal . the story line do not take place in the carpathian mountain but in the deep south . count alucard arrive at his new destination seek new blood . the six foot two and one half inch massive lon chaney jr. strike an imposing figure a count alucard and both brutal and powerful . chaney make a convincing member of the undead . chaney be a major horror star at universal and when he be make this film . he would become the fourth legendary horror king in american cinema after his father and bela lugosi and and boris karloff . all the actor be excellent . louise allbritton be very alluring and beautiful and a katherine caldwell thirst for knowledge about the undead . her performance be also superb . robert paige be stand out in his performance a a man on the brink of madness and a he be slow go insane . a truly incredible performance . the dark moodiness of the film transcend perfectly . there be many great atmospheric scene to name just a few and when chaney materialize on the top of a coffin and that have just rise out of the swamp and and when allbritton pass though the bar to see paige . the misty vapor that leave the coffin and transforms into a bat . and the transformatiom scene from man into bat be excellent . the film have some film noir overtone and director robert siodmak and go on to do the incredible film noir classic ( the killer ) . the incredible end be one of the best in universal horror . this film be a truly underrated classic .